Crimes against children in focus
Crimes against children, which were being swept under the carpet till now, are coming into the open after the French consulate officer Pascal Mazurier was accused of allegedly raping his three-and-a-h
Rape victim will study in same school
The high court on Wednesday made it very clear that the 13-year-old rape victim, who was allegedly thrown out of her school, shall continue her studies in the same school even if other students quit.
Citizens can now post complaints on civic issues online
Believing that citizen participation is vital to build a vibrant city, Janaagraha has launched www.ichangemycity.com, a social e-platform for any citizen to post complaints on civic issues and attract
Congress worried over BJP’s caste card tactics
Congress MLA B.C. Patil who had created a furore with his reported move to join the NCP, called on AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi at the latter’s residence in New Delhi on Tuesday and gave his
Gang’s toy gun trick fails to fire
A group of three miscreants allegedly tried to loot a finance company with a toy gun, but their plan backfired after the alert manager raised an alarm and the public came to the rescue. The K.R. Puram
4 ex-CMs named accused in ‘NICE scam’
The controversy surrounding the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC), a project taken up by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE), reached the Lokayukta special court on Wedne
CM asked to keep flock together
New Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has been advised by the BJP top brass to carry all factions—the state unit has quite a few—with him which they party feels, is the best way to quell dissidence and
Now, DVS heads a faction
D.V. Sadananda Gowda, once a shy contender for the post of Chief Minister, has come full circle and is set to emerge as a mass leader in his own right in the BJP. To start with, Mr Gowda will hold a l
Save Lokayukta campaign losing ground too
With the government seeming in no hurry to appoint a Lokayukta, the Save Lokayukta campaign appears to have lost steam. The campaign which took off last year with several prominent citizens from acros
Mavallipura groundwater toxic, city next?
Water samples tested from the 10 sources in around Mavallipura village by the chief chemist of the Department of Mines and Geology has revealed that the water of the region is highly polluted.
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