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Central govt staffer can’t avail family planning dole in new job: HC

The family planning allowance to central government employees cannot be extended for fresh or re-appointments even in cases where they rejoin central government establishments, [...More]

Only 7% of schools meet RTE?deadline

Deadline for compliance to RTE's requirements ends today with little results. [...More]

This is Bangalore’s hottest March in 15 years

If you have been complaining about the unbearable heat for the past couple of days, be prepared for the worse in the days to come. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said thi. [...More]

Ration card just a mouse click away

Getting a ration card is now just a click away. The department of Food and Civil Supplies allows ration cards to be applied for online now. [...More]

Rice politics will eat up Rs 1200 cr

The way to a voter’s heart is through his stomach – this seems to be the popular belief among political parties in Karnataka bracing for the Assembly polls this May. [...More]

Alstom to strengthen Bangalore R&D centre

Alstom Transport is transforming its engineering facility in Bangalore into a global research and development centre. [...More]

Film portraying 'kirana' shop's plight bags national film award

Bharat Stores, a Kannada movie directed by P Sheshadri and produced by Basant Kumar Patil, has won the national award for Best Regional Film in Kannada. [...More]

60 p.c. of roads do not have footpaths: study

Over 60 per cent of the roads in the city don’t have footpaths while the remaining 40 have footpaths that are either encroached upon or have a width less than 1.5 metres. [...More]

Surge of independents a warning: CM

The victory of more than 600 independent candidates in the elections to ULBs is a warning to all political parties. [...More]

HC disposes of PIL against Kolar MP

With the state government submitting that the case against Union Minister K.H. Muniyappa for allegedly submitting false documents in 2002 to obtain a BDA site would be investigated by a three-member committee formed by HC, [...More]

Government doubles honorarium to priests

Spiralling price rise has affected even temple administrations. The priests of muzrai department run temples in Karnataka have cited that prices of rice, oil, flowers and fruits - essential things to perform pooja - have skyrocketed. [...More]

BMRCL to exploit solar energy potential on its property

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has invited private entrepreneurs to exploit solar energy potential on its property to generate solar energy under public-private partnership (PPP). [...More]

Oil pollution killing city’s biggest lake

Yet another water body is dying in a city that once boasted having 250-plus water bodies. This time it’s the largest lake in Bengaluru, which shows lethal doses of oil pollution, probably from industrial waste, garbage and sewage. [...More]

Pipeline ready, but CNG still a pipe dream in Bangalore

The pipeline may have reached Bangalore but piped gas remains a pipe dream for now. The delay is mainly because the referee in the selection process to identify the company [...More]

Karnataka coast yet to tap mud crab culture

Though mud crab constitutes an important secondary crop in the traditional prawn or fish culture systems in some of the coastal states, [...More]

Bangalore still on waitlist for better rail facilities

Bangaloreans’ hopes for better railway facilities, in terms of new trains — suburban as well as long distance — and upgrading of railway infrastructure were belied by the latest Railway Budget [...More]

Megalithic burial site at MM Hills

A team of historians recently chanced upon a Megalithic site used for burials at Mari Kote. [...More]

It’s hot, hot: Bengaluru singes at 340C

Bengalureans may have a brief respite from the hot weather if the cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal brings cloud cover over the city and parts of the state. [...More]

Karnataka gets a second Upa Lokayukta

Karnataka got a second Upa Lokayukta here on Saturday with former high court judge Justice Subhash B Adi taking charge. [...More]

Bangalore heading for a water crisis in May

A grave water crisis awaits the city in May, if the hints dropped by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) are anything to go by. [...More]

Karnataka buses plying to Tamil Nadu, but not the other way round

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is operating its services to destinations in Tamil Nadu as usual, KSRTC officials said. They said they services would be affected if there is a law and order problem. [...More]

Centre should create labour laws that are relevant: ISF

The Indian Staffing Federation has urged the centre to expedite the process towards fostering healthier, relevant, implementable and easy to understand labour laws [...More]

Routine life returns to normality in Bangalore

With Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) resuming operations on a regular scale [...More]

Lukewarm response to strike in Bangalore

The two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions, starting Wednesday, drew a mixed response in Bangalore. [...More]

Karnataka: Cable TV digitisation

Just around 40 days before the deadline for television networks to migrate from analog to digital expires, it appears that the switch is going to be an uphill task. [...More]