Metro or BMTC, website makes it easy to commute
The Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and Urban Development (CISTUP) has developed a multi-modal public transport trip planner for the city. Any commuter, who wishes to use a combinatio
1 more bear dead in B’ghatta, 9 diagnosed with TB
Animal lovers have raised concern over a series of deaths of sloth bears at the Bannerghatta Zoo. Three bears died this month, taking the toll to nine since January. All the deceased bears were affect
No control on sex-selection tests, panel defunct for 8 months
From 2008 to 2011, the State Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) Committee conducted over 700 raids across various diagnostic centres in the state. Of them, 46 cases of violatio
Getting a passport just got easier
The Bengaluru Passport Office was established in 1978 at Koramangala and it initially covered all districts of Karnataka. The Passport Office is open from Monday through Friday, except on public hol
Machine to crush bottles, end littering at rail station
Bangalore City Railway Station will become plastic free with the installation of a pet bottle crushing machine. The initiative has been taken as the BBMP is facing problems disposing of plastic waste
14 MLAs crossvote: BJP unity in tatters
With at least 14 BJP MLAs cross-voting in favour of Congress-led UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential polls and causing a major embarrassment to the saffron party, Chief Minister Jagadi
Dengue kills 4 in city, but BBMP confirms only 2 deaths
The city has reported four cases of dengue deaths, while the BBMP has confirmed only two. Of the four deaths, three have been reported over the last two days from Vijnanapura area (ward 51).
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Demolition on, it’s end of Puttanna Theatre
One of the city’s major landmark Puttanna Kanagal theatre in Jayanagar will soon become history as the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) started demolishing the theatre from Saturday to build a fi
Unity show: Cong cracks
The Who’s Who in the Congress party gathered under one roof on Saturday in a show of unity that should have set to rest all speculation that this was a house divided. But the smiles for the camera so
Saradagi loss: KPCC chief says sorry
A month after the upset defeat of Congress candidate Iqbal Ahmed Saradagi in polls to the Legislative Council, Congress general secretary in-charge of Karnataka, Madhusudan Mistry, and pradesh Congres