Governor’s advice: Spend more time together, live for 100 years
Spend more time together and live to be a 100 years old. This was Governor H.R. Bhardwaj’s suggestion to elderly couples. He was speaking after conferring the K.M. Munshi award on Prof. G. Venkatasubb
No takers for over 26,000 engg seats
Engineering courses that were once very popular seem to have lost their lustre. This year, some 26,000 engineering seats in state colleges are yet to be filled. According to the data released by the K
Panel backs off on land rule relaxation, passes buck to CMO
A day after Deccan Chronicle reported about the Urban Development department’s move to relax the stringent change of land use rules under Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act (KTCP) Section 14 (a),
Illegal assets case against Cong MLA
A private complaint has been filed against Gurmitkal MLA Baburao Chinchanasur alleging that he had amassed disproportionate assets (DA) and submitted false affidavits before the Election Commission an
Disease outbreak can hit children first
With garbage choking every other street, inviting stray dogs and rodents, fear of disease is stalking the city. Children could be among the worst hit if the rubbish is not cleared soon, warn doctor
Eco group warns of legal action
The Environment Support Ground (ESG) which fought alongside the people of Mavallipura and surrounding villagers against the dumping of waste in their midst in July is now demanding that the BBMP enf
Realtors fuelling the protests?
The protest by villagers against dumping of garbage at landfills is allegedly being fuelled by realtors at Mavallipura and Mandur who own huge tracts of lands for developing layouts. At present, 5,00
For accurate count, tigers to get UID
Soon, tigers in India will have a unique identification number and code to avoid duplicate sightings of the big cats across reserves that are inter-connected. It will also give a more accurate estima
Lack of vision by BBMP led to greater mess
Even while the mounting problem of garbage heaps across the City is threatening to break into a health epidemic, the city's apex civic authority is mulling to double the garbage cess from hapless, ang
It’s a waste-ful fight
Starting 9 am on Friday, the residents of Mavallipura will begin a second day of protests to prevent the BBMP contracted private trucks from making another attempt to dump garbage in the open landfill