Elderly numbers go up, ailments also on the rise
The nation is witnessing a steady increase in life expectancy among the elderly population. This, at the same time is increasing the burden of non-communicable diseases in this age group, bringing abo
H1N1 claims 3 lives in 3 months
Ms Suza A., a resident of Kalyan Nagar, succumbed to H1N1 influenza at Columbia Asia Hospital on March 27. With this, the death toll due to H1N1 in 2012 rose to three in Karnataka.
The H1N1 flu, whic
BBMP demands 450 VIP passes for IPL matches
The IPL matches in Bengaluru have fueled a rift between the KSCA and the BBMP.
According to sources, BBMP had demanded around 450 VIP tickets for corporators to watch the ongoing IPL matches. Howeve
Bengaluru, the pub city, runs out of heady brew!
The pub city seems to have run dry with watering holes, especially those selling tap (draught) beer, hanging up a “No beer’ board, much to the disappointment of their customers.
“There’s no draught
Residential areas in city all choked up
When one talks about traffic congestion in Bengaluru, the first thing that comes to mind is the city’s arterial roads where there is bumper to bumper traffic during peak traffic hours. Similar conditi
Shocker: Teachers help students to copy
Acting on a tip-off, the SSLC flying squad caught students indulging in mass copying at the Maruthi High School in Rajghatta, Doddaballapur, on Thursday and apprehended a headmaster and two teachers f
No ‘park’ing here
For Bengalureans who are already stressed due to hectic work schedules and nerve-wracking
traffic, a little time spent in the neighbourhood park could work wonders. But more often than not, these par
DoS refuses to share info with Nair
For the second time, the department of space has declined to give details on why punitive action was taken against former Isro chief G Madhavan Nair in connection with the controversial Antrix-Devas d
No amount of denial by Pakistan can exonerate Saeed: Krishna
Two days before Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit, India on Friday insisted that all the details of involvement of Hafiz Saeed in the deadly 26/11 attacks have been provided and no amount
Veerappan's wife demands CBI probe into STF 'atrocities'
Muthulakshmi, wife of slain forest brigand Veerappan, on Friday sought a CBI probe into alleged atrocities committed by Special Task Force personnel during the hunt to nab him.
Hitting out at former