Waste segregation must from Oct. 1
Starting October 1, segregate garbage at source or pay penalty, said Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy on Wednesday. Two days after the HC flayed the BBMP for not making segregation at source mandatory, the
City braces for bus strike today
The state-wide indefinite bus strike beginning Thursday morning could see thousands of bus passengers stranded as over one lakh drivers, conductors and other staff of the four road transport corpora
Howdah not on jumbo: Panel
An expert committee set up by the Karnataka High Court to look into human-elephant conflict in the state has recommended that elephants should be banned from carrying the howdah during the famous Dasa
Centre tipped off state on overseas calls from prisons
Social welfare and prisons minister A. Narayanaswamy on Wednesday admitted that the central government had warned the state government on telephone calls being made from state jails to other countries
Five get 7-year jail for child trafficking
In perhaps the first-ever case of conviction under the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956 in the recent past, the City Fast Track (Sessions) Court on Wednesday convicted five accused, includin
Credit card con gets Vasundhara
This Namma Bengaluru girl is known for her famous song, ‘Shakalaka Baby’, which still remains a huge hit among youngsters. She began her acting career with one of the most versatile actors in the coun
City gets plastic surgery
Is it any wonder that the BBMP is not taken seriously when it fails to not just follow through on its promises, but also on measures intended to save the city’s environment? It was in March last year
New post for VC: stalemate continues
There is some confusion about the appointment of the Vice Chancellor of Bangalore University (BU) Dr N. Prabhudev as the head of the proposed Karnataka State Rural Health Education Commission, with th
Prestigious colleges try to stop govt on seats
The delay in publishing the engineering seat matrix for the extended casual vacancy round which will commence from September 15 has created confusion among students. Students are worried about the fat
Minority bashing: Baig lashes out at BJP
Taking strong exception to states randomly detaining youth belonging to the minority community for their alleged role in terror cases, Congress MLA R. Roshan Baig launched a scathing attack on the BJP