Kalasipalya : The usually busy streets of Kalasipalya were even more chaotic on Wednesday morning with people mobbing the tiny office of Jabbar Travels on Tipu Sultan Palace Road hours after the bus that left Bangalore on Tuesday night caught fire near Kothakota in Mahabubnagar district on the way to Hyderabad, charring to death 45 […]
Bangalore: Karnataka government yesterday gave a green signal to hand over 84.38 acre of land on a 30-year lease to the Navy to set up a project in Devanahalli taluk in neighbouring Bangalore rural district. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Briefing reporters, Law Minister T B Jayachandra […]
Bangalore: Forty-five passengers were charred to death as a private luxury bus burst into flames after its fuel tank caught fire in Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh early today. Seven injured persons have been referred to Hyderabad hospital, he added. The private tourist bus coming from Bangalore to Hyderabad caught fire at Kothakota in Mahbubnagar […]
Bangalore : Three men were killed on the spot after a lorry rammed a trailer transporting an earthmover near Subhashnagar on National Highway-4 in the early hours of Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Rizwan (51), Ziaullah (45) and lorry driver Nagaraj (44), all hailing from Davangere. The three were travelling by the goods […]
Bangalore : Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday reiterated that he will take appropriate action after examining the contents of the Justice Padmaraj Committee report on allotment of ‘G’ category sites of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). Speaking to reporters after taking part in a mass marriage programme here, he said he has not yet gone […]
Bangalore : Ravikala, a 28-year-old woman working as housekeeping staff at M S Ramaiah Hospital here, was chased and burnt alive by her neighbours on Thursday night in the presence of a crowd in Soladevanahalli. Four neighbours who burnt her alive are absconding. Police have formed special team to nab them. Ravikala, a resident of […]
Bangalore : Puneeth Rajkumar has been announced Best Actor ( Subbaiah Naidu award) for his title role in Jackie and Ramya Best Actress for her lead role in Sanju Weds Geetha in the State Film Awards for 2010-’11, which were announced on Friday. Veteran film director Bhargava has been selected for the Puttanna Kanagal award […]
Bangalore : Former Prime Minister and JD-S supremo H D Deve Gowda today said the party would maintain equidistance from BJP and Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and supported the initiative taken by Left parties to form a future political combination. “In the coming Lok Sabha elections, JD-S will keep equidistance from both […]
Bangalore : An investigation has been ordered against Kingfisher airlines and its Chairman Vijay Mallya for non-payment of Rs 208 crore (Rs 2.08 billion) user development and passenger service fees to Bangalore International Airport Limited, reports Vicky Nanjappa. Bangalore airport claims that Kingfisher collected Rs 208 crore as fee from its passengers, but failed to […]
Bangalore : West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday offered to hold a grand funeral of the legendary singer in Kolkata, but Manna Dey’s daughter and other relatives ignored the offer. Mamata’s representative and Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee reached the home of the music maestro to pay tributes to the singer. Manna Dey […]
