New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has identified five potential routes between Bengaluru-Mangaluru, Bengaluru-Chennai, Bengaluru-Hubballi, Bengaluru-Mysuru and Bengaluru-Hyderabad to run double-decker buses. The Ministry has identified over 70 routes across the country to ply double-decker buses for public transport. It has also announced the double-decker bus code, according to which the…
BMTC asked to pay 100 times the penalty it levied on hapless lady commuter!
November 22, 2017Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) had to cough up nearly 100 times the penalty it had levied on a senior citizen for no fault of hers. The senior citizen is 61-year-old Manjula, wife of G. Venkatesh Murthy, a resident of Somanahalli in Bengaluru South. She received the compensation after three years. A Consumer…
Investors Meet at Bengaluru: Road show in city next week
October 30, 2017Mysuru: In order to promote products of Micro and Small Scale Industries and to find appropriate local markets for the products, a two-day conference of marketing professionals and investors has been organised at the International Exhibition Centre in Bengaluru on Nov. 23 and 24, according to Mysuru District Industries Centre (DIC) Joint Director H. Ramakrishnegowda….
Mysuru Artist Badal highlights Bengaluru’s potholed roads
October 14, 2017Mysuru/ Bengaluru: City’s well-known artist Badal Nanjundaswamy is an artist with a difference. He has now made Bengaluru his home. He attracts attention to the woes of the people through his innovative ideas. Bengaluru, which was once called the Garden City, has now become the Garbage City and of late, is also called the Potholed…
Will 2018 poll witness BJP’s ‘poach-all’ operation?
October 14, 2017Bengaluru: In a re-run of the 2008 politics in Karnataka, the Congress has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started indulging in horse trading and accosting their leaders to reach the magic number of 113 in the 2018 Assembly elections. Desperate to return to power, the BJP has decided to rope-in politically influential…
Rain brings ‘Silicon City’ to standstill again; eight killed
October 14, 2017Bengaluru: ‘Friday The 13’ was bad for Bengaluru, India’s ‘Silicon City.’ Eight people were killed due to heavy rains, a man was severely injured as a wall collapsed on him while he was on his bike. The city was almost flooded causing traffic snarls all over besides inundating thousands of houses. Four people including a…
3rd Rail Wheel Factory International Open FIDE Rated Chess: City’s Girish Koushik wins title
October 9, 2017Mysuru lad IM Girish A. Koushik, won his last round tie against IM Viani Antonio Dchuna (KAR) and with 8.5 points from nine rounds he clinched the 3rd Rail Wheel Factory International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament title in Bengaluru recently. With this performance, Girish (Rating 2401) has added 11.1 ELO points. IM B.T. Murali…
Three killed as tree falls on car
September 9, 2017Bengaluru: Three persons were killed and two others sustained injuries when a huge tree fell on the car they were travelling at Bengaluru yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Ramesh (42), his wife Bharati (38) and Bharathi’s brother Jagadish (46), all residents of Sunkadakatte on Magadi Road. Also, two other occupants of the car…
Karbonn Smartphones KPL 2017 takes off this evening
September 1, 2017Bengaluru: The Karbonn Smartphones Karnataka Premier League 2017, powered by Cycle Pure Agarbathies, will take off with a glittery opening ceremony at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, here this evening. The opening ceremony will feature ‘Power Star’ Puneeth Rajkumar, Sharmiela Mandre and other sandalwood stars. This year, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has roped in…
KSCA U-19 Inter Mofussil Cricket Tournament: Five-wicket win for Mysuru zone
August 23, 2017Inspiring performances by skipper Nikin Jose (69), Gautham Sagar (34) and bowlers Sathvik Shaymanur (two for 23), Munish Chengappa (two for 20) and Thushar Harikrishna (two for 26), Mysuru Zone earned a five-wicket win over Mangaluru Zone in the KSCA U-19 Inter-Mofussil Cricket Tournament at Bengaluru on Monday last. Brief Scores: Mangaluru Zone144 all out…















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