The works on shifting Tipu’s armoury finally began this morning to make way for the completion of Mysuru-Bengaluru Railway double track in Srirangapatna near Mysuru. Expert engineers, architects and monument shifting experts, who conducted a test to find out the feasibility to move the structure, were successful and the historic structure was moved by 8…
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Sol Sports AITA U-18 Tennis Tournament: City’s Arnav loses in semis
March 6, 2017City’s upcoming tennis player Arnav Pathange taking part in the Sol Sports AITA Junior U-18 Championship Series Tennis Tournament at Bengaluru went down in the semi-finals in the boys singles event on Friday. Praneeth scored a 6-4, 6-4 win over Arnav in the semi-finals and sailed into the title round.
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HDK responding well to treatment: Doctor
March 5, 2017Former Chief Minister and State JD(S) President H.D. Kumaraswamy has been hospitalised in Bengaluru. Kumaraswamy, who was unwell since Thursday, was admitted to Vikram Hospital on Friday as he was said to be suffering from fever and cough. Bursting of crackers by his followers in public meetings has led to his health complications, it is…
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Coffee growers associations to meet BJP leaders on March 6
March 4, 2017A meeting to discuss the long-pending demands of coffee growers has been called in Bengaluru on Mar. 6, said Mysuru-Kodagu Member of Parliament Pratap Simha. The meeting will be held with State BJP leaders to discuss the problems faced by coffee growers and attention of State and Union governments will be drawn, he said. The…
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Kumar Bangarappa quits Congress
March 3, 2017Former Minister Kumar Bangarappa has quit the Congress to join the BJP. Kumar Bangarappa himself made this official at a press meet in Bengaluru this morning. Stating that he was sending his resignation letter to the KPCC President explaining the reasons for quitting the party, Kumar said he would join the BJP for bringing a…
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Archery selection trials at Bengaluru on Mar. 5
March 3, 2017The Karnataka Amateur Archery Association (KAAA) will conduct selection trials on March 5 to pick the team for the 37th Senior Recurve and Compound Round National Archery championship for men and women to be held at Faridabad from March 26-30. The trials will be held at Sree Kanteerava stadium, Bengaluru from 8.30 am. Registered archers…
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Bengaluru Steel Bridge Project scrapped
March 2, 2017The State Government’s ambitious and controversy-ridden Steel Bridge project in Bengaluru has been scrapped. The Congress Government was all set to begin the 6.7 km steel bridge in the IT Capital between Basaveshwara Circle (near Raj Bhavan) and Hebbal flyover at an estimated cost of a whopping Rs. 1,761 crore. The project had met severe…
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Milk production drops sharply in State
March 1, 2017Severe drought coupled with shortage of fodder has badly hit milk production in the State, with milk production dropping by 7 lakh litres a day. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Animal Husbandry Minister A. Manju said that Karnataka is the second highest milk producing State after Gujarat. The State produces 72 lakh litres a…
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State may not face power crisis this summer
March 1, 2017Although the State is reeling under the worst drought in over four decades, the State may not witness any power crisis this summer as 1,300 MW of power is added to the State’s power grid. The 1,300 MW power includes 550MW generated from solar power systems and 800MW generated at Yermarus Thermal Power Station in…
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Dawn of wisdom
March 1, 2017Cities and countries too acquired celebrity status in many regions, including India, being identified based on their unique, sometimes exclusive features. Monuments, colourful fountains, gardens, avenues, unique-looking inhabitants, rare species of animals as well as plants and so on have figured in such identities. Bengaluru as Garden City, Mysuru as Heritage City, Pune as Pensioners’…
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