Bengaluru: India’s IT capital of Bengaluru yesterday became the second city in India (after New Delhi) and the first in South India, to have a full-fledged Metro rail in operation following the opening of a final 12-km section of the 42-km first phase of the Metro project. The first phase, comprising an 18-km east-west line…
Asia Cup Qualifier-2017: Sunil Chhetri shines in India’s victory
Captain Sunil Chhetri stamped his class yet again as he scored the match-winner to fire India to a 1-0 win over Kyrgyzstan in a fast-pace and entertaining Asian Cup qualifier match here on Tuesday. Chhetri drilled a long shot with his right foot off a fine pass from Jeje Lalpekhlua in the 69th minute to…
Hostel workers protest against direct recruitment
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Opposing the State Government’s decision to directly recruit Group ‘D’ employees at State-run student hostels and residential schools run by the Backward Classes Welfare Department, hostel workers under the banner of Karnataka State Hostel and Residential Schools Outsourced Employees Association staged a demonstration at Freedom Park in Bengaluru this morning. Around 2,000 hostel workers…
Sundaresh receives ‘Achiever of the Year’ award
City’s swimming coach S. Sundaresh (left) seen receiving the ‘Acheiver of the Year-2016’ award from T.D. Vijayaraghavan, Vice-President, Swimming Federation of India during the felicitation function conducted by Karnataka Swimming association at Basavangudi Aquatic centre, Bengaluru recently.
2018 Assembly Polls: Villa hunting on for Amit Shah in B’luru
Bengaluru: BJP National President Amit Shah, who has decided to shift his base to Bengaluru to chalk out the strategy effectively for the 2018 Assembly elections, has began the hunt for villas through his emissaries. According to sources, the representatives of Amit Shah visited a villa located near Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli to have…
Mumbai Indians make it to finals
The Mumbai Indians stormed their way to the IPL 2017 final defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in Qualifier 2 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium yesterday. After opting to bowl, the MI bowlers destroyed their opponents, bundling them out for 107, after which their batsmen chased down the runs in 14.3 overs. Karn…
Will it be Knight Riders or Mumbai Indians for the finals?
A place in the IPL 2017 Final will be up for grabs when the Kolkata Knight Riders meet their nemesis Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 to be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru later today. MI finished the league season at the top of the table before they stumbled against Rising Pune Supergiant in…
Gambhir guides KKR to win against Sunrisers
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir guided his team to a win in the rain-hit tie against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on last night. With rain playing spoilsport, KKR needed just 48 off 6 overs as the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method came into play. Hyderabad had managed to score 128/7 in their 20…
Draw ceremony of FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Basketball held
The draw ceremony for the FIBA Asia Women’s Cup Basketball Tourney was held at the home-office of Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddharamaiah on yesterday. India has been placed in Group-A of Division-B along with neighbour Sri Lanka; Uzbekistan and American Samoa (ASA). The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has allotted two FIBA Asia Championships to the…
CM launches Kaushalya Karnataka Mission
Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is seen launching the Web Portal of Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru this morning as KSDC Chairman Muralidhar Halappa, actor-brand ambassador for Kaushalya Karnataka Mission Puneeth Rajkumar and Assembly Speaker K.B. Koliwad look on.
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