By Bhamy V. Shenoy When we learnt that Bengaluru finally won the competition to be a Smart City in the fourth round, how many Mysureans asked the question why we failed the contest? In fact, we should have asked the question when the first round of twenty cities was announced in August 2015, Davangere and…
Yoga Day: Anna Hazare at Bengaluru
June 21, 2017Bengaluru: Social activist Anna Hazare attended the third International Yoga Day celebrations held in Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru this morning. More than 5,000 yoga enthusiasts took part in the event organised by the State government. Tao Porchon Lynch (98) from New York and Amma Nannamal (97) from Tamil Nadu, demonstrated several asanas and proved the effectiveness…
Bengaluru second city after New Delhi to get full-fledged Metro
June 18, 2017Bengaluru: 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
June 14, 2017Captain 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
June 13, 2017Mysuru/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
June 7, 2017City’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
June 6, 2017Bengaluru: 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
May 20, 2017The 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?
May 19, 2017A 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
May 18, 2017Kolkata 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…
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