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25 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Overcharging Rs. 21 on water-bottle costs mall-outlet Rs. 12,000
A Bengaluru consumer court awarded Rs. 12,000 compensation to a man who was overcharged for a Kinley water-bottle by a mall-outlet owner.
23 Sep 2017
IndiaBengaluru: Free, subsidized treatment saves lives of 50 Thalassemic children
The lives of as many as 50 children suffering from Thalassemia have been saved by two Bengaluru-based NGOs and a hospital.
23 Sep 2017
Andhra PradeshFake IT company cheats 50 employees; no salaries, security-deposit refund
At least 50 employees of a fake IT company in Bengaluru have been duped after the firm downed its shutters without paying five months' salaries and refunding security deposits it collected.
22 Sep 2017
DNASC allows abortion of 17-year-old Bengaluru rape victim
Two minor rape victims, a 17-year-old Bengaluru girl and a 13-year-old Delhi girl, have been permitted by the Supreme Court to abort their fetuses.
22 Sep 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: New cab-hailing app Namma TYGR launched
Namma TYGR, a cab-hailing app, is soon going to take on app-based cab services like Uber, Ola, and TaxiForSure in Bengaluru.
22 Sep 2017
IndiaBengaluru: Jayant Sinha inaugurates Boeing India's new engineering centre
Expanding its operations, global aerospace major Boeing has opened an additional facility at Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center in Bengaluru.
22 Sep 2017
WhatsAppBengaluru: Income Tax Officer's abducted son found dead near lake
Bengaluru Police found the decomposed body of Income Tax officer Niranjan Kumar's 19-year-old son, Sharath, near the Ramohalli lake on the outskirts of the city.
21 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru Airport Metro Link: BMRCL revises alignment, saving Rs. 1000cr
After submitting the detailed project report for the Airport Metro Link, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited said it revised the alignment near Cantonment Railway Station, linking Shivajinagar and Pottery Town metro stations.
21 Sep 2017
WhatsAppBengaluru: Boy dies after falling from friend's 18-floor apartment building
Polas, a Class-12 student, mysteriously fell to his death from the 18th floor of his friend's apartment complex, the Prestige Shantiniketan building in Bengaluru's Whitefield.
21 Sep 2017
KarnatakaSC allows 17-year-old Bengaluru rape survivor to abort 24-week fetus
The Supreme Court has given its nod to a 17-year-old rape survivor's pregnancy termination, allowing the Bengaluru victim to abort her 24-week fetus.
20 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: BMTC staff goes on strike after driver's suicide attempt
NS Madhu, a 35-year-old bus driver in Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after being harassed by superiors over route-allotment.
20 Sep 2017
BollywoodGauri Lankesh Killing: A movie on the journalist's murder
Popular Kannada filmmaker AMR Ramesh is planning to make a movie about the murder of noted journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh.
20 Sep 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru receives 1,133mm rain till September; exceeds average annual rainfall
In the first nine months of the year itself, Bengaluru has received a rainfall of 1,133mm (until 19 September), which is much higher than its annual average level.
20 Sep 2017
Elon MuskBengaluru tech start-up wins $1mn in Elon Musk-backed competition
Chimple Learning, a two-year-old Bengaluru-based technology start-up, has become one of the finalists of "Global Learning XPRIZE" competition, winning a $1mn milestone prize.
19 Sep 2017
KarnatakaMysuru: Dasara elephant Arjuna carries 730kg weight in Vijayadashami rehearsals
One of the major attractions of Dasara celebrations at Karnataka's Mysuru is the sight of elephant Arjuna majestically walking on Raja Marga, carrying the 750kg Golden Howdah with Goddess Chamundeshwari's idol on Vijayadashami.
19 Sep 2017
Climate ChangeBengaluru Lake Frothing: Centre seeks CPCB's response over phosphorus pollution
Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake frothing has turned the Centre's attention to high phosphorus content in laundry detergents, bars, and industrial cleaners.
19 Sep 2017
BengaluruIFB to pay Rs. 84k compensation over defunct washing machine
A Bengaluru consumer court has ordered household appliance maker IFB Industries to pay Rs. 84,000 to a consumer in a case related to a defunct washing machine as the company didn't comply with its warranty norms.
18 Sep 2017
KarnatakaProtests against Hindi bring together activists, politicians in Karnataka
The protest against the "imposition" of Hindi in Karnataka has gone a step further with Kannada activists and politicians coming together to plan the further course of action.
18 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Foreign tourist arrivals decline by 1 lakh since 2014
Karnataka witnessed a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists visiting the state since 2014 due to various reasons like lack of air connectivity and basic facilities at tourist spots.
18 Sep 2017
XNo more creative memes from Bengaluru Police on Twitter!
After gaining massive popularity for innovative memes on social media, including those on Game of Thrones, Narcos, and Harry Potter among others, Bengaluru Police would now stick to the conventional methods of reaching out to citizens on Twitter.
18 Sep 2017
Road AccidentsBengaluru: Car race by minors on expressway kills 17-year-old
A midnight car race by three teenagers on Bengaluru's Hosur Road Elevated Expressway resulted in the death of one them near Roopena Agrahara.
12 Sep 2017
LucknowISB, IIMB organize doctoral consortium for training new B-School faculty
The Indian School of Business (ISB) and the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) partnered for organizing a consortium on training doctoral candidates about to begin their careers as B-School faculties.
11 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Namma Metro passengers left without mobile-connectivity in underground sections
Several Bengaluru Namma Metro commuters are frustrated as they are unable to get mobile connectivity in the underground section of the Purple Line.
09 Sep 2017
IndiaIndia's first smokeless village Vyachakurahalli enters Limca Book of Records
Vyachakurahalli, India's first "smokeless village", in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district has made it to the Limca Book of Records-2017!
08 Sep 2017
MyntraMyntra CEO Ananth Narayanan's house burgled; Rs. 1cr valuables stolen
Unidentified burglars stole valuables worth Rs. 1cr from Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan's Lavelle Road residence in Bengaluru.
08 Sep 2017
KarnatakaGauri Lankesh Murder: Rs. 10L reward to anyone providing leads
Karnataka Government is offering Rs. 10L reward for anyone who would provide clues in the murder of renowned journalist Gauri Lankesh.
07 Sep 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: New malls threateningly tower over old shops in Majestic
Decades-old shops in Bengaluru's Majestic are facing some serious competition as many parts of the neighborhood are getting a dramatic facelift, with swanky new malls "looming" over the area.
07 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Handloom and handicraft manufacturers organize "Tax Denial Satyagraha"
"Tax Denial Satyagraha" was held at Bengaluru's Town Hall to oppose GST on khadi products and items made from coir, jute, and grass.
07 Sep 2017
KarnatakaMangaluru: BJP organizes padayatra after cops deny permission for bike-rally
After BJP was denied permission to organize a bike rally in Karnataka's Mangaluru, the party leaders decided to embark on a walkathon from Jyothi Circle to the DC Office in the city.
07 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Devotees can now book Chamundeshwari temple darshan tickets online!
Karnataka PWD Minister HC Mahadevappa launched the online booking facility for direct entry tickets for darshan at the Chamundeshwari temple on the Chamundi Hills near Mysuru.
06 Sep 2017
KarnatakaNo breakfast at Indira Canteen for K'taka Congress President Parameshwara
Karnataka Congress President G Parameshwara conducted a random check at the Indira Canteen in Bengaluru's Ganganagar.
06 Sep 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Two medical aspirants' parents cheated of Rs. 30L
Bengaluru police have registered fraud cases against three middlemen allegedly posing as agents in the city's medical colleges and cheating the parents of two medical aspirants in separate incidents.
06 Sep 2017
StartupsBengaluru: Start-up that helps civic bodies prepare for natural disasters
Visual computing technology firm VizExperts said municipal agencies in Bengaluru have no system in place to get prepared for natural disasters.
05 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Robot excavators arriving soon to save flooded city
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is soon going to procure multi-purpose robot excavators to dredge and clean the clogged drains of the flooded city.
05 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Ola-cabbie attacks businessman with rod in fight over AC
An Ola cab driver in Bengaluru allegedly attacked a businessman, Keshava Reddy, with an iron rod after a fight over controlling the AC levels inside the car turned violent.
05 Sep 2017
JapanMeet this extraordinary Bengaluru teacher who crowdfunded students' robot-building dream
This Teacher's Day, meet P Sridhar, an extraordinary robotics teacher at Bengaluru's Seva Bharti Government Higher Primary School.
05 Sep 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Govt denies permission to BJP's Mangaluru Chalo bike rally
BJP in Karnataka has been denied permission by the Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government to organize "Mangaluru Chalo" bike rally in Bengaluru.
04 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Petrol pump to serve free food while customers refuel
In an impressive initiative to ensure at least some Bengalureans don't skip their meals to reach offices on time, Venkateshwara Service Station (near Indiranagar on Old Madras Road) would serve food to customers who stop to refuel.
04 Sep 2017
IndiaUnable to deal with layoffs, IT-workers fall for job scams
Job insecurity and layoffs are pushing IT professionals in Bengaluru to the edge of desperation, which is being cashed in on by dubious placement firms.
04 Sep 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Rs. 300cr rain relief package to save drowning Bengaluru
As heavy rains continue to batter Bengaluru, BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) is going to roll out a Rs. 300cr rain relief package under Nagarotthana Grant to save the city from floods, water-logging, and other rain-triggered problems.
