IT city’s heritage at risk
The accident at the heritage Lansdowne Building in Mysore has brought to light the need for ensuring the safety of heritage buildings in Bengaluru as well. Four lives were lost in Mysore on Saturday,
Power boost for Kozhikode
After a gap of seven years, Kozhikode is all set to host the all-India powerlifting competition at Kandamkulam Jubilee Hall from September 3 to 8. About 600 participants will compete in the national e
Cash awards planned for power-saver consumers
Distribution companies have stated that power cuts are inevitable, and energy conservation is the only way out for now. The discoms are contemplating giving cash awards for consumers who save power in
Lansdowne tragedy a wake-up call
Saturday’s Lansdowne Building tragedy, which claimed four lives, should come as a wake-up call for all those who were flirting with danger for decades, throwing caution to the winds. When the 120-yea
Achuthanandan biography to appear by year-end
Some startling disclosures are likely as the life and struggles of eminent Communist leader and present Opposition leader, V.S. Achuthanandan, will be narrated in a book that is under preparation.
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Buses steer clear of OU
Students of Osmania University are still paying the price of the Telangana agitation two years ago when seven buses were burnt by them. Since then no APSRTC bus plies through the university campus. S
Portfolio reshuffle shortly: Eshwarappa
Deputy chief minister K.S. Eshwarappa revealed on Sunday that the portfolios of two or three ministers in the state cabinet would be reshuffled shortly. He did not divulge more details on why a reshuf
No change of guard at Jacobite Church
The Malankara Jacobite Church is not keen on effecting a revamp of its top governing bodies. Neither is it ready for secret ballots. Except for the priest trustee, who may move out on health ground, a
RTA’s new facility to test vehicles will check graft
In an attempt to prevent cheating in testing the fitness of vehicles, and accuracy when it comes to weighing heavy vehicles for tax purposes, the transport department plans to introduce a mechanised v
Crisis-hit state to grow fodder on govt lands
Starvation and death threaten 1.4 lakh animals now lodged at 193 state-run `goshalas’ (cattle camps), unless the state government continues to replenish its fodder stock. If drought has wiped out the