The Bandipur forest fire which destroyed about 750 acres of forest area in N. Begur and Gundre regions was put off today morning after a three-day- long operation. The Forest Department personnel including the tribals, who began to work extensively to extinguish the fire from spreading to other parts of the forest due to gusty…
A woman was brutally hacked to death by her husband in Nanjangud taluk this morning suspecting her fidelity. The murder victim has been identified as Mangalamma (28), while the murder accused has been identified as Basavashetty of Gattawadi village in the taluk. It is said, Basavashetty, who was infuriated after his wife reportedly looked at…
In a tragic mishap, a woman was burnt to death and two others including a woman and her son received burns when a Bengaluru-bound KSRTC bus caught fire near Nelamangala on NH-4 early yesterday morning. While the deceased has been identified as Bhagyamma (50), the injured who are being treated at Victoria Hospital, have been…
Determined to present a pro-poor Budget for the State for the year 2017-18, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, today, chaired a pre-Budget meeting of officials at Vidhana Soudha. Officials of Horticulture, Irrigation, Animal Husbandry and other Departments took part in the meeting.
As part of the ongoing theatre and dance training camp from Feb. 8 to Mar. 1, attended by about 50 students, a four-day Desiranga Natakotsava has been organised by Desiranga Samskruthika Samsthe from Feb. 26 to Mar. 1 in city. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, writer Krishna Janamana said…
Six workers, all from Bihar, were charred to death when an accidental fire broke out at an Air Conditioner (A/C) manufacturing unit at Attapur Industrial Area in Hyderabad, early this morning. Police, who rushed to the spot, are holding preliminary investigations into the cause of the fire.
Bandipur inferno and aftermath Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology B. Ramanath Rai has assured that the State Government will take care of all medical expenses of forest staff who have been injured while dousing the forest fire at Bandipur. The assurance came when he visited the Apollo BGS Hospital in city this morning where…
Inferno spreads to N. Begur, Gundre ranges Counter-fire measures initiated; local villagers pitch in to extinguish flames The wildfire that broke out on Saturday in Kalkare range of Bandipur National Park which claimed the life of a forest guard is yet to be brought under control. The fire has now spread to N. Begur and…
In the wake of a 23-year-old German woman being molested and robbed atop Chamundi Hill last evening, the KR Police this morning took three suspects into custody for interrogation. The Police team headed by K.R. Inspector Prakash rounded off the trio from in and around the Hill based on the description given by the victim….
At the 10th State Wildlife Board meeting in Bengaluru yesterday, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah lashed out at forest officials over the fire where a young guard lost his life, battling flames. When the issue of forest fire and the compensation for the guard was placed before him, Siddharamaiah lost his cool and expressed his dissatisfaction over…
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