Brace for total shutdown
The opposition National Democratic Alliance's call for a nationwide bandh on Thursday has left the public and traders jittery. Bengaluru, which was crippled for two days by a bus strike, is not ready
Ganesha fest: Third eye watching you
A large number of policemen in plainclothes will keep a watch on the Ganesha festivities and videograph the proceedings in the city to prevent any untoward incident on Wednesday. City police commissio
SMK prefers North Block to Soudha politics
A visibly distressed external affairs minister S.M. Krishna, upset over being badgered repeatedly on whether he would return to state politics, on Tuesday categorically denied plans to do so.
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Change KPCC chief: Rani Satish
After lobbying hard for the appointment of a Veerashaiva leader as KPCC president, the 30-member Congress delegation which is in Delhi, wound up its tour on a high note with KPCC vice president Rani S
Rao: Internal security of India, US priority
“India and the US are looking at working together on strengthening homeland security,” Indian Ambassador to the United States, Nirupama Rao, said here on Tuesday. “The homeland security dialogue is o
Year on, still no Lokayukta
Karnataka was the first state to have a Lokayukta – Late Justice A.D. Kaushal, the former judge of the Supreme Court – way back in 1986 after the then ruling Janata Party enacted the Karnataka Lokayuk
10 months on, no flight to Mysore
What’s wrong with the Mysore airport? It is still waiting for the resumption of commercial flight operations for the last 10 months after Kingfisher Airlines suspended its lone flight in November last
Ceasefire offer shocks cops
Chief minister Jagadish Shettar’s announcement last weekend of a week-long ceasefire from September 17 to 23 to facilitate the surrender of Naxalites has taken the state police by surprise, as none of
Girl punished: 2 teachers held, freed
Two teachers were arrested and released on bail after they charged with subjecting a sixth standard student to corporal punishment. The police tried to convince the girl’s father to withdraw the compl
Ayukta court orders in NICE case on Oct. 3
The Lokayukta special court has posted for orders the private complaint filed against Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE) and its project, Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMI