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City soaks under sudden showers

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Many parts of city received a brief, sudden downpour on Friday afternoon. The rain started post noon in parts of Bengaluru North, East and South and by 2.30 pm, the city had received 6 mm of rainfall.

Some respite: LPG cheaper by Rs6

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Consumers in Karnataka received a Vara Mahalakshmi gift when on Friday, a reduction in LPG, petrol and diesel prices came into effect. Karnataka is one of the few state where prices have dropped.

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Team Anna losing its punch?

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Is the fight against corruption losing its steam in Bengaluru? Has the interest among the public waned? The anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Anna Hazare received enthusiastic support last year.

State acts to curb spurious milk supply

The Karnataka government will crack down on bulk supply of adulterated and spurious milk from neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, within a week.

House leader V. Somanna on Friday assured the

In a first, drunk driver gets 10 days in jail

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Cracking down on drunken driving, a city court has, for the first time, convicted a repeat offender to 10 days in jail. Judge N.G. Dinesh of the Metropolitan Magistrate Court sent M. Kishore, a reside

Elephant scare leaves farmer injured in Bannerghatta park

A farmer who had ventured inside the Bannerghatta National Park along with two other villagers, injured himself while trying to escape after they spotted a herd of elephants.

The trio sighted the ele

Cash van driver escapes with Rs39 lakh after threatening staff

A replacement driver for a cash van belonging to CMS security agency, which was carrying nearly Rs1 crore to be deposited in State Bank of India ATMs in Yelahanka, escaped with Rs39 lakh after forcing

Unesco tag is doom: MLAs

Cutting across party lines, legislators adopted a resolution on Thursday, requesting UNESCO to drop its decision to confer the world heritage tag on ten hot spots in the Western Ghats. Emotions ran hi

To keep peace, KSE to juggle two posts

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Knowing quite well that initiating the process of appointing a new BJP state president to succeed K.S. Eshwarappa, is likely to trigger another factional war in the ruling party, the central leadersh

Bloody shootout is wake-up call

The state government has taken serious note of the horrific shootout and outbreak of violence in the city and its outskirts by announcing that CCTVs will be installed across Bengaluru as well as all l

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