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03 Sep 2017
KarnatakaMoved by the response at Indira canteens: Karnataka Minister
After recording a footfall of nearly 15 lakh at Indira Canteens within only three weeks, Karnataka Government has decided to start such canteens in seven government hospitals across in Bengaluru.
03 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka HC denies 17-year-old rape victim's abortion plea
The Karnataka HC denied permission for undergoing an abortion to a 17-year-old rape survivor who is over 20 weeks pregnant.
03 Sep 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru to receive heavy rains for 4 more days
Bengaluru Meteorological Centre and Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) have predicted that the city would receive heavy rains for four more days, mostly in the afternoons.
03 Sep 2017
KarnatakaNew Karnataka Home Minister says no to "Zero Traffic" privilege
Karnataka's new Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has refused to use his "Zero Traffic" privilege in Bengaluru. He believes it is not fair to stop the traffic for his convenience.
03 Sep 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Man fails to repay Rs. 4000; caged-in with dogs
Hareesh, a 32-year-old daily wage worker, was allegedly locked in a dog-cage in Karnataka's Madikeri town by former employer Kishan as he failed to repay a Rs. 4,000 loan.
02 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Three ministers inducted to cabinet; final reshuffle before polls
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inducted three ministers into the Cabinet, including Dalit MLC RB Thimmapur, ahead of 2018 polls.
02 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: 80-min flights between Mysuru and Chennai from 15 Sep
As Karnataka's Mysuru gears up for Dussehra celebrations from 21-30 September, commercial flight operations from the city, suspended in Nov'15, are set to resume on 15 September.
01 Sep 2017
IndiaKSRTC's biodiesel tenders find no takers!
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), India's first state-run corporation to operate AC buses running entirely on biodiesel, is struggling to procure biodiesel.
01 Sep 2017
BengaluruOnline ads demanding advance payments scam people for money
Several Bengalureans have reportedly been scammed by con men posting ads of cars, bikes, and mobiles on online classifieds services like Quikr and OLX.
01 Sep 2017
JapanIIMB's new initiative to bolster Indo-Japan ties
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is all set to launch the "India-Japan Study Centre @ IIMB" initiative.
01 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: MLA Raghavendra's car rams into pedestrian, killing him
Former Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa's son and Shikharipura MLA BY Raghavendra's car rammed into a pedestrian named Suresh near Davangere, killing him on the spot.
01 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Dog's death results in two back-to-back suicides
Gamini, a 19-year-old girl from Bengaluru's Ashwath Nagar, committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling.
01 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: "Completely free" education for girls from 2018
Karnataka Government would provide "completely free education" for the girls in the state up to post-graduation from 2018, announced Higher Education Minister Basavaraja Rayareddi.
31 Aug 2017
BengaluruAir Costa refunds: Passengers turn to social media, complaint forums
It has been over six months since Vijayawada-based regional airline, Air Costa, suspended its operations in Feb'17.
31 Aug 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Over concretization led to floods, says IISc study
After heavy rains flooded most parts of Bengaluru, an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) study said "unchecked concretization" coupled with the acute loss of vegetation and wetland is the reason behind the frequent flooding.
30 Aug 2017
IndiaBlue Whale Challenge: Bengaluru sixth-most curious about the deadly game
India is so curious about the "Blue Whale Challenge" that seven of its cities featured on the list of top 10 global cities searching for the deadly game.
29 Aug 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka state-board schools to now prepare their own question papers
Schools in Karnataka following the state board will now have to set their own question papers from the upcoming mid-term examinations.
28 Aug 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Woman throws off her 7-year-old daughter twice from terrace
In a very disturbing incident, a seven-year-old girl, Aishika Sarkar, was allegedly killed by her mother Swathi who threw her off to the ground twice from their four-story residential complex's terrace at Jaraganahalli in Bengaluru's JP Nagar.
26 Aug 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: 4-year-old girl allegedly raped dies at St John's Hospital
A four-year-old girl, allegedly raped and brutally assaulted, has succumbed to her injuries at St John's Hospital in Bengaluru.
25 Aug 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: SC says liquor businesses in municipal areas can reopen
After two dry months, several pubs, bars, and restaurants in Bengaluru are set to re-open.
24 Aug 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru boy builds drone that can deliver newspapers at doorstep
Bengaluru's Rohit Dey, a first-year BSc student, has built a drone named Nayan that can be used not only for surveillance, photography, and crop monitoring but also doorstep deliveries.
17 Aug 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka CM: Bellandur problem will be solved within 1-2 years
Bellandur lake's toxic foam, which worsened with Monday's overnight showers, is giving residents a hard time.
16 Aug 2017
KarnatakaRecent incessant rains in Bengaluru break 127-year-old record
The MET department said Bengaluru received 128.7mm rainfall on Monday, which is the highest rainfall received in a single day since 1890. This makes up 88% of the rain expected during the entire month.
14 Aug 2017
IndiaBengaluru among top five cities for B&B accommodations: Airbnb
Bengaluru has become one of the biggest markets when it comes to providing bed-and-breakfast accommodation. Bengaluru comes in top five destinations picked by Indians for Airbnb.
09 Aug 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru girl confronts pervert taking pictures of her on Metro
21-year-old girl from Bengaluru confronted a pervert after he took pictures of her, and made inappropriate gestures at her in a metro train.
08 Aug 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka board warns bank staff: Learn Kannada or lose job
It seems Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has launched a full-fledged war against Hindi imposition.
06 Aug 2017
IndiaBengaluru to have heli taxi service in 3 months
Bengaluru became India's first city to have helicopter shuttle service after Ministry of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha announced its launch between the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and Electronic City.
04 Aug 2017
KarnatakaTrial run complete, Bengaluru roads to have smart parking
With the intent of regularizing parking, BBMP will soon launch automated parking facility on central business district after its trial run was successfully completed.
03 Aug 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka's two-wheeler Honda plant is largest in the world
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter established its fourth assembly-line in its Narasapura factory in Kolar district, Karnataka, making India the biggest production hub for Honda's two-wheeler operations.
02 Aug 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka govt to provide rail link from Yeshwantpur to airport
After getting in-principal approval from railways, Karnataka government plans to provide suburban rail connectivity between Yeshwantpur and KIA.
01 Aug 2017
KarnatakaActor-Cricketer Dhruv Sharma passes away in Bengaluru
Speech and hearing impaired Dhruv Sharma, who went on to become Sandalwood actor and professional cricket player, died from multiple-organ failure in Bengaluru today.
31 Jul 2017
IndiaDouble-decker buses to ply on Bengaluru's roads again
In order to restore Bengaluru's past glory and boost tourism, double-decker buses will be plying on city's roads again by year-end as Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is going to buy five double-decker buses.
30 Jul 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing wife
A Bengaluru court convicted Satish Kumar Gupta, former HR manager with Infosys, for murdering his wife Priyanka Gupta and destroying evidence seven years ago.
27 Jul 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Conman arrested for duping college students with fake job-offers
32-year-old Ganesh was arrested in Bengaluru for tricking 45 students of a college in Kodagu district by posing as a fake hiring agent and giving fake job offers from IT majors.
26 Jul 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Online fraud racket busted, four people held
Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) cyber-crime investigators arrested four persons hailing from Jharkhand and busted their phishing racket in Bengaluru.
25 Jul 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Engineering colleges raise their cut-off ranks this year
Anxiety gripped engineering aspirants in Karnataka as several engineering colleges raised their cut-off ranks this year. RV College of Engineering, for instance, raised its cut-off rank to 310 from 450 in 2016.
24 Jul 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: State govt to open 900 liquor stores
Following huge dent in Karnataka's excise revenue in light of SC banning sale of alcohol on highways, state government is all set to open 900 liquor stores across Karnataka, including 30 in Bengaluru.
21 Jul 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: With this elevated corridor, Koramangala would be traffic-free
BBMP will kick off work on the long-pending 2.4 km elevated corridor between Ejipura Main Road to Hosur Road on Monday.
20 Jul 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru man plays guitar as surgeons 'burn' his brain
In a rather bizarre case, 32-year-old musician played guitar on operation-table as surgeons 'burned' his brain and relieved him of dystonia.
19 Jul 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: 3 foreigners arrested with cocaine worth Rs. 7 lakh
Central Crime Branch investigators caught three foreigners -a Nigerian, a Briton and a Mozambique- red handed and recovered six grams of cocaine worth Rs. 7.5 lakh from them at NGEF Layout, Byappanahalli, Bengaluru.
