A ransom of Rs 1 crore was demanded and the victim was abducted by his friend Bangalore, April 12, 2018: The Bangalore City Police solved a case of kidnapping that took place on Sunday evening. Shivakumar, a city-based businessman was kidnapped by his business partner, Satya. He was rescued two days after the kidnappers were caught. Seemant Kumar Singh, Additional […]
Continue ReadingThe ongoing bandh called by the Bharatiya Janta Party is against the complete washout of the Lok Sabha for 23 days. Bangalore, April 12, 2018: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar and Union Minister Prakash Javdekar have lashed out at the Indian National Congress, terming their act on April 9 as ‘Chola Bhatura’ fast. The […]
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Four years on, Bangalore is yet to receive the SC-mandated gender neutral public toilets Bangalore, April 12, 2018: It has been almost four years since the Supreme Court of India in a verdict mandated that there needs to be gender neutral public restrooms in India. However, the ground reality is quite different; Mysore is the […]
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What brings expats to the Silicon Valley of India? Not IT jobs. This time, Bangalore has seen a rise in expats from Iran and Arab for Rhinoplasty surgeries, due to which the cosmetology industry witnessed a dramatic growth in the city. Bangalore, April 12, 2018: Bangalore witnessed a 30 per cent increase in the inflow […]
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Youngsters prefer reading graphic novels over comic books, say book store managers across the city. Bangalore, April 12, 2018: Comic Con, the celebrated pop-culture festival for comic fanatics in the city has been boosting graphic novel sales, says bookstore managers across Bangalore. “The sales of graphic novels have gone up by 30-40 percent; readers prefer […]
Continue ReadingThere has been a dip in traffic defaulter cases following the imposition of a heavy fine. Bangalore, April 12, 2018: The Bangalore Traffic Police reports a fall in the number of cases of signal jumping following the increase in fine. The statistics of the Bangalore Traffic Police show that in the year 2016 722738 signal […]
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The 2018 elections will see plenty of new players entering the political arena. By Bhakti Makwana, Priyanka Pathak and Nilanjana Roy Bangalore, April 11, 2018: A number of small political parties have emerged and will be contesting in the state assembly elections to be held on May 12. The Sampoorna Bharat Kranti Party, headed by […]
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Ahead of the assembly elections in the state, JD (U) brings in Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. By Madhuvanti Srinivasan Bangalore, April 11, 2018: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar was all praise for Karnataka’s leaders, especially people like former Chief Minister J H Patel. Patel, he recalled, was one of […]
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Thirty three cases of murder have been reported in just the first two months of the year. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: Murders have been on a steady upswing since 2015 with this year’s first two months showing no improvement. Thirty three murder cases have been reported in the first two months this year averaging over […]
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High school students in Ron discontinue education after summer break. Bangalore,April 11, 2018: High schools in Ron Taluk see an increase in drop out rates as children get occupied with labour work during summer and discontinue their education. Veena, a mathematics teacher at Hirehal Government High School said that most of the students get employed […]
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