2 more dengue deaths in city
The BBMP first downplayed the suspected dengue deaths and the spread of the disease across Bengaluru. Now, the civic body is allegedly playing dirty by threatening hospital authorities to refrain from
V-P poll: BJP asks BSY to lead from the front
In yet another attempt to placate former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and seek his support for senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh in next week’s election to the Vice President’s post, party organising
Varsity deals second blow to student accused of Naxal links
He is all of 22 and branded a Naxal sympathiser. While the law takes its own course, Vittala Malekudiya , a second semester journalism student of Mangalore University (MU) finds himself in no man's
VAT hike will burn hole in pockets
Dealing another blow to citizens already reeling under rising prices, the State government’s decision to increase VAT (Value Added Tax) by 0.5% effective August 1, will further push up cost of househo
Voice of Pakistan’s oppressed heard in Bengaluru
Paradise is found in the most unlikely places. As Salima Hashmi began her lecture on Pakistan, she set out to break the stereotype of the militant lifestyle that the world sees as the terrorist’s bree
Ministers vie for Revenue
The Finance Bill may have sailed through the house without a hitch but if Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar believes he can breathe easy, he should think again. Disgruntled ministers are gearing up to
BSY to quit BJP, launch own outfit?
Is former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa considering the option of quitting the BJP before the next Assembly elections and striking out on his own by launching a new party? Or is his posturing as a ‘
Sree show continues, sans Sushma glitz
The glamour and glitz was missing as Bellary MLAs B. Sreeramulu and Gali Somashekara Reddy went about their annual task of organising a mass marriage programme to mark Varamahalakshmi puja here on Fri
Budget passed, VAT rates up
The Jagadish Shettar government passed its first test on Friday with the Assembly approving the state budget by a voice vote.
The vote was preceded by high drama with the Opposition Congress and JD(S
12 monkeys poisoned to death
Twelve bonnet macaques (common monkey) died on Friday after eating rice balls laced with rat poison while three have been sent to a rescue shelter. The mass killing of the macaques was reported in Tar