Infant mortality rate down by 10%
Feeding a newborn with breast milk within 6-8 hours of birth is essential as it helps reduce the infant mortality rate by over 10% annually. This was revealed by a study conducted by the National Fami
Team Anna disbandment unfortunate: Hegde
Key Team Anna member N. Santosh Hegde on Monday appeared to be in disagreement with Anna Hazare's decision to disband the team, which he said could have 'gone on' to create a mass awareness on corr
Traffic stopped in its tracks here
It’s been three years of inconvenience for people of Lingarajapuram. While they struggle to get to work and to hospitals in the area, work on the underpass on the Lingarajapuram Main Road hobbles alo
Bad oral hygiene causes tooth loss, hits self-esteem
Oral health care is very low among Indians and, as a result, problems like gum disease and dental decay seem to hit Indians at a relatively younger age. A survey conduced in June across major Indian c
Make roads safer for our children, say worried parents
With Friday's accident involving the Delhi Public School (DPS) van being blamed on reckless driving by a BMTC bus and not the careless of its own driver, parents are now calling for more public sens
Students ‘cut’ up with govt
In a bizarre incident, seven students of a government primary school at Tirumale in Magadi taluk of Ramanagaram district inflicted wounds on their wrists with the help of drawing compasses opposing th
DVS: Why is BSY acting like Oppn leader?
A meeting of the core committee of the state unit of BJP, convened to discuss issues such as a reshuffle of portfolios and nominations to the Legislative Council, was inconclusive as the leaders got i
BJP MLA amassed Rs 7.7 cr excess wealth
The Lokayukta police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against BJP MLA from Yelahanka, S.R.Vishwanath, for possessing Rs 7.74 crore more than his known sources of income. After the Lokayukta court order
Metro cracks the whip against crimes
Following a few cases of theft at Metro stations coming to light over the recent months, Namma Metro has come out with a list of offences and penalties under the Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenan
BSY loyalists up ante for top post
The factions are as active as ever in the ruling BJP with a team of ministers loyal to former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, likely to visit New Delhi sometime next week to lobby for the state presi