Bangalore: Namma Metro has changed commuting in the city in the three years it's been up and running. It's also brought down another bastion of male domination. The nine women loco pilots at the switches on its two routes have inspired admiration among commuters, who seek them out to snap selfies to

Bangalore: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa remained inscrutable as news of the Supreme Court granting her bail was given to her within minutes of the verdict on Friday forenoon, sources privy to the happenings in Central Jail, Parappana Agrahara, said. "Jayalalithaa remained coo

MANGALORE: In perhaps a late realization that wife is the real "better half" in life, a 50-year-old man from Thokkottu near here has filed a police complaint that his wife is missing for the last 10 years. The man wants the police to trace her as he badly needed her to look after his needs as he

Mounds of garbage lying around on street corners are a common sight in Bangalore. But BBMP chief M Lakshminarayana doesn't think so. On Wednesday, when TOI asked him about dengue cases and the mosquito men ace in the city due to uncleared garbage, he said, "It's not fair to blame us as the city i

Bangalore: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday directed officials to demolish illegal structures on government land, regardless of the encroacher. Referring to former legislator AT Ramaswamy committee report about encroachments in Bangalore Urban district and former additional chief secretary V B

With the State facing frequent droughts, the government is set to implement a Rs. 1,377-crore mega irrigation project. It will borrow Rs. 918 crore ($150 million) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the remaining amount of Rs. 459 crore ($75 million) will be the State’s share. The loan repa

October 12, 2014 | Press Release | Bhatkallys News Bangalore: The 12th Annual special issue of Vartha Bharati Kannada Daily was released by Hon'ble Chief Minister Mr.Siddaramaiah today at his home office KRISHNA at Bangalore today (12th October 2014). Former Minister Mr B.A.Moidin, Media Advis

Deepika’s case is an eye-opener and a classic example of a family’s love and reassurance for their daughter At a time when a girl child is not a priority for most people, here is a heartening story of a gardener father who donated his kidney to save the life of his 12-year-old daughter, Deepika.

BANGALORE: It may be the biggest daylight land robbery in the state, but nothing much has been done to either book the encroachers or deter others. Around one-third of government land in Bangalore has been encroached upon - 41,303 acres worth Rs 1.03 lakh crore. Finally, there seems to be some ho

The poor senior citizens in Karnataka now have reason to smile. The State Government has decided to provide free dentures to the senior citizens with complete tooth loss from November third week. Announcing this at a press conference in Bangalore on Thursday, Health and Family Welfare Minister U.

Over 150 personnel engaged in the operation Geethalakshmi, who fell into a drain at Bilekahalli on Monday night, has not been found at the end of the 18-hour search operation. More than 150 personnel from Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Police Department, Karnataka Civil Defence and National

The Panaji Town Police on Saturday booked two senior police officials, 48 advocates and over 500 others for illegally having dual citizenship. The accused include Superintendent of Police Juse Allan De Sa, Police Inspector Edwin Colaco, six unknown persons working under the Bombay High Court at G

MANGALORE: City police succeeded in nabbing a gang of five involved in highway extortion on Monday. The arrested are Mahammed Azeem (23) of Pudu village in Bantwal, Ahammed Sadiq (19), Nisar Hussain (23), Hasanabba Noushad (23), three from Katipalla in the city, and Y Shashidhara (30), a resident

Former prime minister and Janata Dal(Secular) national president HD Deve Gowda said on Saturday that the State government should transfer the jailed former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalitha to Tamil Nadu, as keeping her in Karnataka was a burden on the State's exchequer. Speaking to the

Early Thursday morning, lip-glossed young women and men in aviators picked up brooms and dustpans, and hit a respectably clean MG Road. They made celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary socially relevant, while taking up the campaign for a clean India. |Adopt-A-Mile, a civic movement for b

Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalitha, may not have to pay the staggering fine of Rs 100 crore imposed on her by a special court for amassing illegal wealth, a lawyer representing the prosecution has said, quoting the judgment.  The fine could be adjusted from her properties which ha

MANGALORE: Chief minister Siddaramaiah and Union minister for culture and tourism (independent charge) Shripad Yesso Naik will inaugurate the new Regional Science Centre (RSC) set up at Pilikula on October 1. Minister for forest, environment and ecology B Ramanath Rai said that the 45th RSC, whic

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who has been convicted in the disproportionate assets case, has been allotted the VVIP Cell number 23 in the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. She has been given prisoner number 7402. Sources said the cell is located next to the women’s barrack. Jail au