Balakrishne Gowda case hearing put off
The Lokayukta court has adjourned hearing in the disproportionate assets (DA) case against Mr H.D. Balakrishne Gowda to August 24. The court directed the complainant S.N. Balakrishna to submit objecti
Police bring juvies on reformation path
In a bid to reform nearly 100 juvenile delinquents from 18 police stations, the North division police had organised a reformation programme at KLE College in Rajajinagar. Film artistes, psychiatrists
Colours of freedom
It was festivity tinged with a good dose of patriotism. Hawkers selling national flags, badges, and tricolour balloons found willing buyers on the roads leading to the Manekshaw Parade Grounds where
Patients in dilemma as hospitals shut early
While the city celebrated the country’s independence, the sick had a harrowing time as almost all government hospitals closed their Out-Patient Departments (OPD) at 1 p.m. Several patients were seen
A raid on the Constitution?
Physical attacks on young people like the one on youngsters at a homestay in Mangalore recently, are being attributed to the “drinking culture” prevalent among the youth, thus blaming the victims inst
Crime & the city: 16 murders in 15 days!
How safe is Namma Bengaluru any more? There have been 16 murders in 15 days this month, a figure that has unnerved the city police, who are otherwise reluctant to admit that the crime graph is on a st
BSY’s state tour a sham, says Siddu
Criticising former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for announcing plans to embark on a state-wide tour, leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah, charged that the Lingayat strong
Special DC ‘gifts’ land to squatters
The Revenue Department has done it again. A prime forest land abutting the Bannerghatta National ark (BNP) has now been divided into many pieces and given away by a special deputy commissioner. In all
Congress plans strategy sessions
In an effort to grab the first-mover advantage ahead of the forthcoming polls to the Legislative Assembly in Karnataka, the Congress leadership has decided to hear out leaders of the state unit on str
N-E exodus: Thousands flee city
Thousands of students and families from the North-east quit colleges and jobs in the city overnight, locked their homes and rushed to the City Railway Station in a panicked exodus Wednesday night, fea