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‘State looks for stability’ (19 March 12:22) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 18: People in the state are fed up with the uncertainties of coalition governments and are keen to elect a single, deserving party to power so ... |
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Explore your rural side at Saras-2008 (19 March 12:20) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 18: The 14-day Cauvery Saras-2008, a national exhibition and sale of rural products, will begin on March 20 at the National College Grounds.
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Kharge lambasts BJP’s ‘divisive’ politics (19 March 12:19) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 18: The Congress has alleged that the BJP is making attempts to communalise the political atmosphere in the state in a bid to garner votes in t... |
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Land of sandalwood needs to grow more (19 March 12:19) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 18: The Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation (KSHDC) is planning to buy land in rural regions to grow sandalwood to overcome sho... |
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Auto gas fuels a row, DC calls meet today (19 March 12:18) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, March 18: The Bangalore Urban district deputy commissioner, M.A. Sadiq has convened a meeting on Wednesday morning for settling a dispute between autoricksha... |
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State, TN join hands to woo world traveller (19 March 12:18) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 18: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu might not see eye to eye on sharing Cauvery water. But when it comes to tourism, the two states do not seem to min... |
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Will this Indian doc capture Surrey? (19 March 12:18) |
| By Bhaskar Hegde
Bangalore, March 18: Dr Neeraj Patil might not be a well known figure in political circles in the state. He, however, has a lot of ideas to offer as a politician who is to ... |
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SFC to submit report June 30 (19 March 12:17) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 18: The third state finance commission (SFC) will submit its report to the government on June 30, commission chairman, A.G. Kodgi said here on ... |
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HDK: JD(S) will win on its own (11 March 12:59) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 10: After the Janandolana Yatra of the Congress and the Janasangharsha Yatra of the BJP, the state is now all set to witness the Jaitra Yatra o... |
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Cong: It will spur growth, help farmer (11 March 12:58) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 10: While the Congress party, as expected, welcomed the state Budget, the BJP criticised it. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, M.... |
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133 IIM-B students get prestigious jobs (11 March 12:58) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 10: The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore has created history with 133 of the 256 students — around 52 per cent — finding placement... |
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‘Tech edge must for judiciary’ (11 March 12:57) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 10: Infosys co-chairman, Nandan Nilekani would like the judiciary to utilise the available technology in court case management so that case pro... |
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Attack on house of CPM leader: No arrests made as yet (11 March 12:55) |
| Bangalore: The city police has not detained anyone so far in the case on the ransacking of the residence of Communist Party of India (Marxist) state general secretary, V.G.K. Nair. The incid... |
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Krishna heads back home (06 March 01:22) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 5: Mr S.M. Krishna resigned as Maharashtra governor on Wednesday evening, to enter the electoral battlefield in Karnataka. The state is likely ... |
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BJP rally soon to demystify ‘cruel joke’ on farmers (06 March 01:22) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 5: Describing the loan waiver scheme announced in the Union Budget as deceptive and a cruel joke on farmers, the BJP has decided to organise a ... |
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Election date: Parties keep fingers crossed (06 March 01:21) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, March 5: Pre-poll activity in the state is yet to take off with the major political parties keeping their fingers crossed and waiting for the announc... |
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Woman’s murder: 3 held (06 March 01:20) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, March 5: The city railway police has arrested three persons who were allegedly involved in the murder of a 40-year-old woman in Marutisevanagar near Byappana... |
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Robberies jolt police into action (06 March 01:20) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, March 5: Jolted into action by a spate of robberies, the city police has formed four special teams each to detect robbery cases and six cases of cheating by ... |
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Love spat leads to murder of 17-yr-old student (06 March 01:19) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, March 5: A 17-year-old college student was found murdered by his rivals on Tuesday night in an isolated place near a factory in Talaghattapura police limits ... |
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Doctors’ stir off, truckers go to Delhi (25 February 01:51) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 24: The junior doctors in government hospitals, who had struck work for the last three days, called off their strike Sunday night following an a... |
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Garbage contractors to join? (25 February 01:50) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 24: The woes of Bangaloreans are likely to increase from Monday with garbage contractors attached to the Greater Bangalore City Corporation(GBCC... |
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Bank services to be hit today (25 February 01:50) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 24: After the transport and health sectors, banking services in the city are going to be hit for two days from Monday.
An estimated 1.35 lakh e... |
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Now, GBCC plans surface underpasses (25 February 01:49) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 24: The Greater Bangalore City Corporation(GBCC) has decided to do away with the underpasses on the route to the new international airport. Inst... |
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Kerala police team may grill Yahya (25 February 01:49) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 24: A special investigation team of the Kerala police is expected to arrive in the city in a day or two to question suspected Students Islamic Movement ... |
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Congress ‘soft’ on terror suspects says BJP (25 February 01:48) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 24 : The state BJP president, D.V. Sadananda Gowda has alleged that the Congress is "soft" on suspected terrorists in the state.
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BJP leader: Gowda must stop statements on ultras (25 February 01:48) |
| Bangalore: BJP leader Ramachandra Gowda has asked JD(S) president, H.D. Deve Gowda to refrain from making statements either in favour or against jehadi terrorists.
"You had recently sa... |
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‘Emulate Jija Bai for a better future’ (20 February 12:58) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 19: Governor, Rameshwar Thakur has called on people to emulate Jija Bai, the mother of Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj, to give proper shape to the ... |
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JD(S) will move SC to retain its office (20 February 12:57) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 19: The rivalry between the two political parties — the Congress and the Janata Dal(S) — is all set to transform into a property dispute. On... |
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Krishna Rao’s works draw accolades (20 February 12:56) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 19: Rashtra Kavi, G.S. Shivarudrappa on Tuesday called for a literary scrutiny of the contributions made by renowned novelist, late A.N. Krishna... |
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Canara Bank hosts portal for e-trading (20 February 12:56) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 19: Canara Bank has launched its online equity trading portal, www.canmoney.in through its wholly owned subsidiary, Gilt Securities Trading Corp... |
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House robbed during family’s absence (20 February 12:47) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 19: Robbers made away with Rs 8.5 lakh and 310 gms of gold ornaments from a fabrication contractor’s house in Ramamurthynagar police limits.
The poli... |
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Woman killed by paramour (20 February 12:46) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 19: A 30-year-old married woman was murdered by her paramour in a lodge in the Majestic area in the city on Tuesday following an altercation. According ... |
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Congress leader from Andhra arrested for murder (20 February 12:45) |
| Bangalore: The city police has arrested four persons, including a Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh, on the charge of murdering the daughter of a retired ITI engineer from the city about t... |
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‘ZP CEOs must track growth’ (13 February 01:36) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 12: Governor, Rameshwar Thakur has given a diktat to deputy commissioners and chief executive officers of various zilla panchayats. They should ... |
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Yoga deserves a better deal from those in power (13 February 01:34) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 12: Noted writer and columnist, Khushwant Singh once said, "Yoga is so tedious and boring that I would rather hire somebody to do it for me... |
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Muttappa Rai forms outfit for Kannadigas (13 February 01:33) |
| By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore, Feb. 12: A new outfit named "Jaya Karnataka" has come into being to protect the interests of the state on issues such as language, culture,... |
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Get a taste of Udupi in city (13 February 01:32) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 12: Folklore has it that Pandavas spent their ajnaatavaasa (life in exile) at Udupi in coastal Karnataka. And the well-built Bheema, who cooked ... |
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Tourism to turn a money spinner (13 February 01:31) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 12: The tourism department has come out with a new draft policy for the five-year period from 2007-2012. The new plan envisages making tourism a... |
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‘Terror suspects chose IISc because of poor security’ (13 February 01:30) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 12: Suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyaba terrorist, Mohammed Sabhauddin alias Salauddin, was interrogated for more than four hours by a special interrogation tea... |
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Lalu: No bias in jobs (12 February 01:08) |
| By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore, Feb. 11: Railway minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav has asserted that no injustice has been done to Kannadigas in matters related to recruitment to Group D ... |
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BJP gets going to weaken JD-U (12 February 01:05) |
| By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore, Feb. 11: The state BJP’s ploy to woo leaders of the Janata Dal(U), seems to be intended to cripple and eventually decimate the party, so that they ... |
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HDK is back, vows to succeed (12 February 01:03) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 11: Former chief minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy — who was recuperating after a heart valve replacement — resumed political activity on Monday. H... |
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Asif charged for anti-national acts (12 February 01:02) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 11: The Corps of Detectives on Monday, slapped several additional charges, including illegal possession of arms and ammunition and involvement in anti-n... |
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Chit loss: Officer & wife end lives (12 February 01:00) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 11: A 50-year-old man working as deputy general manager in Bharath Heavy Electricals Limited, and his wife committed suicide by consuming poison along w... |
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Baby drowns in drum on terrace (12 February 01:00) |
| By Our Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 11: A two-and-half-year-old girl drowned in a drum kept on the terrace of her house in Yelahanka police station limits Sunday afternoon. According to th... |
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NGOs can curb dropout rate (12 February 12:57) |
| By Our Special Correspondent
Bangalore, Feb. 11: More than 90 per cent of all children in the country study in government schools. Only 40 per cent make it to class seven while 20 per cent ... |
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Biocon buys 70% stake in German company (12 February 12:55) |
| Bangalore: After the Mittals and the Tatas, it is the now the turn of biotechnology major, Biocon to go in for acquisitions. The company has acquired 70 per cent stake in a German pharmaceut... |
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Anti-terror squads to be formed (11 February 02:02) |
| By OUR CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore, Feb. 10: In the wake of the state police busting an active pro-Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) terrorist outfit in Hubli and Davangere, the director general and insp... |
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Governor pays tributes to Kengal (11 February 02:01) |
| By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore, Feb. 10: Governor, Rameshwar Thakur led the state in paying rich tributes to late Kengal Hanumanthaiah on his birth centenary celebrations here on Su... |
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Two women electrocuted (11 February 02:00) |
| By OUR CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore, Feb. 10: Two women were electrocuted in separate incidents in the last 24 hours in the city.
In the first incident, Lakshmamma, 40, a domestic help, was cha... |
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