Lok Adalath pulls up civic agencies
The Lok Adalath on Wednesday pulled up BBMP and BWSSB officials for diverting the storm water drain that used to feed Madiwala Lake. The Lok Adalath, constituted by the high court to safeguard the wet
3 held for stabbing rape victim’s father
The father of a 13-year old rape victim, who supposedly was under police protection, was stabbed. What is more pathetic is that while the victim lay in a pool of blood, nobody from the locality came t
Ashok’s land largesse, bagair hukum
The Bengaluru district Congress has filed a complaint with the Lokayukta against Home Minister R. Ashok on account of the bagair hukum land allocation scandal. The Congress leaders led by former m
BBMP asks hoteliers to set up bio-fuel plants
The BBMP is taking the “green” route to reduce the garbage problem in the city. Palike commissioner Rajneesh Goel has asked hoteliers in the city to serve the food in plates and tumblers made out of b
BU meet rejects proposal for probe
A Bangalore University (BU) Syndicate meeting on Wednesday decided not to recommend for a CID probe into various corruption charges leveled against the examination section of the university. A majorit
MG Road Metro station gets boulevard with fountain
The Namma Metro has got a facelift. To give Metro Rail commuters a pleasant view, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has created a beautiful boulevard, adjacent to the MG Road Metro Station. It was
Bagair Hukum: Ashok’s turn to land in trouble
Days after BMTF chief RP Sharma issued a show-cause notice to Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka on the allotment of 'bagair hukum' land to Mayor Venkatesh Murthy, the state Congress party has moved the L
‘Women reluctant to lodge plaint’
The current workplace environment is hardly tailored to help women who are sexually harassed. Several banks and other organisations don’t even have an Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) they can ap
Majid took brother’s place
Majid Bilal, who is believed to be the kingpin and Saudi Arabia-based handler of the Hubli-Bengaluru terror module had been arrested once for unlawful assembly during a protest and was later released
Security firm employee breaks codes, steals Rs 11 lakh from ATM
A man employed with an ATM cash-loading company stole Rs 11.5 lakh from an automated teller machine (ATM) in Vidyapeetha Circle in Hanumanthnagar. The theft baffled the police as, though the money had