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‘Nothing wrong in kurubas projecting Siddaramaiah as CM’

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KPCC president Dr G. Parameshwar is quick to dismiss speculation that his party is out to woo the Lingayats — the dominant community in the state — by getting party president Sonia Gandhi to attend t

Senior citizen goes without power for over four months

If living without electricity is a nightmare, imagine the plight of 70-year old J. Laxmi Devi of Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district who had to go without electricity for about four and half mont

State records second highest H1N1 cases

As on April 28, Karnataka has recorded the second highest number of H1N1 influenza positive cases since January 2012. However, the State Health Department officials and experts say there is no need to

Litterers beware! Almitra’s on the prowl

The Dragoness of Bagalur, that’s what Almitra Patel's family used to call her when she was younger. A more unlikely tyrant there never was. But you would be wrong to underestimate her gentle benevolen

Get to know your heritage online

A first of its kind initiative by Mapunity to build a heritage information system for the city region has started. The project has been initiated to inform people about the heritage structures in thei

Kharge junior in BDA land controversy

Union labour minister Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank Kharge seems to have landed in a controversy over BDA site allotment by seeking re-allotment of a site in HSR Layout that was earlier surrendered

MLA’s car knocks down ex-HMT worker

A 69-year-old retired HMT watch factory employee, who was also a national volleyball player, was killed after he was hit by a Toyota Innova SUV, in which Tumkur Rural MLA B. Suresh Gowda, was travelin

HC grants gift of site

Owning a BDA site is a long and tedious process in Bengaluru, and only a few people are lucky enough to lay their hands on them. A 53-year-old woman, who was allotted the site, almost lost it but for

Law student drinks poison in front of BU registrar

Not allowed to write her exams, a fourth-semester law student allegedly attempted to end her life by consuming poison on the Central College campus on Saturday evening. The victim, Asha Govindraj (28

4L cases against auto drivers!

For those who think the traffic police do not book enough cases against the autorickshaw drivers, here are the statistics. Last year, over four lakh cases were booked against auto drivers and in the f

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.