Oil cos can curb LPG tragedies
The inter-state transport of bulk LPG, blamed for the recent fire tragedy in Chala, Kannur, can be completely avoided if the oil companies come to an agreement to share the product, it is claimed.
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Another sleeper cell may be operating from Maharashtra
The several arrests in the city with alleged terror links have established the existence of terror sleeper cells in the Bengaluru. However, the involvement of “specialists” from Maharashtra in assisti
No power cut for COP-11 venue
It’s ironic that while the prestigious biodiversity conference COP-11 to be held in the city next month is to showcase the city as an ideal investment destination, there are daily three hours of sched
Cops bungled on crucial DNA test?
Nearly three months after Pascal Mazurier, the consular attaché to the Consulate General of France in Bengaluru, was arrested for allegedly raping his then three-and-a- half-year-old daughter, it is r
NGO bid to boost mental health
The voluntary organisation Maithri is spearheading a unique initiative in mental health care to prevent suicides in Kizhakkambalam village, east of Ernakulam.
The slogan ‘prevention is better than cu
Future rockets to use air for fuel
With the need for lightweight and efficient satellite launch vehicles, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct flight tests for air-breathing rocket systems which use atmospheric ox
7-year-old city boy wins laurels at karate meet abroad
A seven-year-old boy from the city has won the silver medal in the Kumite event and a bronze medal in the Kata event at the International Karate Open Championship held in Malaysia in the first week of
Terror suspects’ kin to move bail pleas
Families of the alleged terror suspects currently in police custody, are hoping to move bail applications for their kin some time this week. Legal counsel representing the men in custody say it was m
Hanging cycle track ‘not feasible’
The proposal to construct a hanging cycle track below the metro rail track, mooted by a city-based NGO, is not feasible, said highly-placed sources in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. For the cycle track
Sivakasi factory owner caught
P. Murugesan, owner of Om Sakthi Fireworks in Sivakasi which had gone up in flames killing 38 workers four days ago, was smoked out of his hideout by a special police team on Sunday.
He was nabbed ne