Bengaluru: The State High Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC) has approved Boeing proposal with a combined investment of Rs 3,427 crore which have potential to create 2,595 jobs. CM Siddaramaiah approved the proposal of Boeing India Private Limited to invest Rs 1,152 crore to set up an engineering and technology facility with electronics, avionics manufacturing and […]
Bengaluru: Heavy rainfall lashed various parts of Karnataka state on Friday night and seven people reportedly lost their lives. Bengaluru, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajnagar, Kolar, Bidar, Kalburgi, Vijayapura, Haveri, Raichur and Hassan have witnessed heavy showers on October 13 late night. Priest of a temple here at Kurubarahalli in Bengaluru engulfed in flood water whereas Shankarappa […]
Mangaluru: Aindrita is a true blue beach girl. Little wonder then that she has professes a major affinity towards the Karavali coast. “If work doesn’t bring me here, then I ensure that we at least holiday in this city once a year,” says the actor, who was recently in town for an inaugural event. “It’s […]
Bengaluru: Passersby rescued 25 passengers who were travelling by a BMTC bus after it came to a halt due to waterlogging on the Electronics City main road. Electronics City witnessed level-3 flooding. As the road was completely flooded, the bus had to be stopped due to a technical glitch. An autorickshaw which was passing by […]
Bengaluru: The high court of Karnataka on Wednesday directed the state government to refund the forest development ‘fee’ collected from mining companies. The direction comes as an embarrassing setback to the government. K N Srinivasa, one of the advocates appearing for two mining companies, said the state government may have to refund around Rs 5,000 […]
Bengaluru: A deadly pothole on BGS flyover Deadly pothole kills couple in cityon the busy Mysuru Road claimed the lives of an elderly couple early morning and left their six-year-old granddaughter injured. The accident occurred around 1.30 am when Anthony Joseph (55), riding a Honda Activa bike with his wife and granddaughter on pillion, veered to […]
Bengaluru: The state government’s push for English to be taught in state-run schools is proving to be a struggle. While the authorities are looking for ways to strengthen English learning in government schools in a bid to improve enrollment, the ongoing one-month English training for teachers is fraught with academic and administrative issues, an internal […]
Bengaluru: Why do roads in Bengaluru develop potholes after just one spell of heavy rainfall? That’s because the Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) uses unscientific methods to build roads, say urban transport experts. M N Sreehari, an urban traffic expert, says: “Flash floods, cyclones or snowfalls are common across the globe, but they do not […]
Bengaluru: Absconding grandson of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) former president, business tycoon, late Audikesavulu Naidu, Vishnu reportedly surrendered before City Crime Branch (CCB) police on Tuesday night in Bengaluru. He was escaped from the hand of the police when he was being treated at a private hospital here in the state capital after he was […]
Bengaluru: The BJP’s Karnataka unit today hit out at actor Prakash Raj for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on those “celebrating” the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, saying he has shown “political immaturity.” Raj had described as “chilling” the silence of Modi on those “celebrating” the killing of Lankesh, including the ones followed by […]
