Bengaluru civic body's new plan to dispose waste will clog drains, say experts
Civic IssuesBBMP is planning to make it mandatory for homes and hotels to install pulverisers, which will liquefy waste, but the city’s pipelines are not built to tackle this load.Theja RamIn a bid to...
View ArticleFormer MLA lashes out at Anantkumar Hegde for Constitution comment, calls him...
PoliticsSrinivas Prasad also targeted Go Madhusudhan for him statement on the Constitution and branded him a “religious fundamentalist”.TNM StaffUttara Kannada Member of Parliament and Minister of...
View ArticleAmit Shah to review BJP's poll preparedness in Karnataka
PoliticsShah's visit comes in the backdrop of BJP's Karnataka unit and the ruling Congress blaming each other over Mahadayi river row IANSBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah will visit...
View ArticleTwo constructions workers die of cholera in B’luru, negligence case against...
HealthUnhygienic living conditions and non-purified drinking water at the living quarters is said to have led to several workers being infected with cholera.Theja RamDirty toilets and living areas, a...
View ArticleIf Anantkumar Hegde becomes CM, dread Karnataka will turn into graveyard:...
Politics"If the task of drafting the Constitution had fallen into the hands of the likes of you and your ancestors, the illusionists, then you would have created hell and called it heaven," Mahadeva...
View ArticleSituation tense as K'taka BJP workers, farmers face-off over Mahadayi issue...
ProtestBJP workers raised objections against his supporters holding a protest outside the BJP party office in Bengaluru last week.TNM StaffMahadaui Protests in NargundA face off between BJP workers and...
View Article'Will enter politics if someone challenges me': Prakash Raj
PoliticsPrakash Raj has been outspoken in his criticism of BJP leaders including Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.TNM StaffJust a day after Rajinikanth announced his entry into politics, actor Prakash Raj...
View ArticleBengaluru cops take no chances, tight security for New Year 2018 celebrations
CivicSince the New Year bash of 2017 saw multiple allegations of molestation, the Bengaluru police decided to take no chances this time around. TNM StaffMG Road and Brigade Road saw heavy police...
View ArticleMangaluru cops or moral-uru cops? Hindu woman, Muslim man thrashed for...
Moral policingThe woman put up a video message alleging that police beat up her friend and her because they belonged to different communities.TNM StaffImage for representationIn yet another incident of...
View ArticleHe lost both hands 15 yrs ago: Now, Ganesh Kamath runs a successful firm in...
Human Interest"I may never be able to feed myself, but my venture is feeding 40 people and their families,” Ganesh proudly says.Manjunath KamathThere are success stories, and then there are...
View ArticleThe taxis were busy on NYE, so the B’luru cops decided to drop 100 people home!
New Year's EveAround 25-30 police vehicles were pressed into service, and they were instructed to prioritise women, children and senior citizens.TNM StaffPicture Courtesy: Abdul Ahad, DCP Whitefield...
View ArticleBengaluru’s first baby girl born in 2018 in Rajajinagar to get free education
NewsThe child will get free education up to under-graduation, the BBMP announced. IANSThe first New Year baby girl born at 00:05 on Monday at a civic hospital in the city's western suburb would get...
View ArticleB’luru cops give rowdy-sheeters sapling, book and a thread for ‘positive...
Human InterestThe sapling was given as a symbol of positive growth and the rowdy-sheeters were asked to water the plant regularly.Theja RamIn the wee hours of January 1, the rowdy-sheeters of...
View Article‘OLX seller’ Bengaluru techie Ajitabh still missing, father wants CBI probe
CrimeThe police say that they have contacted representatives of OLX, but the company has not disclosed the information sought.TNM StaffIt has been over two weeks since 29-year-old techie Ajitabh Kumar...
View Article'Love Jihad' in the time of elections, fear mongering on the rise in Karnataka
ReligionThe paranoia surrounding people from different communities entering into relationships led to a Hindu seer announcing that he is making preparations to form a Hindu task force.Prajwal BhatThe...
View ArticleIntolerant saffron group attacks Hindu, Muslim, Christian teens hanging out...
Religion Forget inter-faith love, Mangaluru Hindutvavadis can’t even stand inter-faith friendship. 3 teens – a Hindu, a Muslim and a Christian – attacked for hanging out at water park.Prajwal BhatA...
View ArticleWho contacted Ajitabh? As cops claim 'no clue', OLX says they've given the info
CrimeOLX claims that they sent the information on December 22, but not to the DCP.TNM StaffIt has been over two weeks since Bengaluru techie Ajitabh Kumar went missing, but the police claim they are...
View ArticleI-T raids in Karnataka reveal Rs 65 cr illegal income of human hair exporters
Tax Evasion"Tax evasion even on income from hair offered by devotees in temples was found by our investigation directorate teams," said an official. IANSIncome Tax raids on human hair exporters in...
View ArticleBird flu scare in Bengaluru after chicken dies of H5N1 virus
HealthThe scare comes more than five years after the last reported bird flu scare in the city in October 2012.TNM StaffFears of a bird flu outbreak spread through Bengaluru after a confirmed case of a...
View ArticleDalits allegedly forced into animal sacrifice at Shivamogga's Marikamba Fair
Animal CrueltyThe SC/ST Commission received a complaint that Dalits were allegedly forced to sacrifice a buffalo and consume its meat.TNM StaffImage Police personnel have been deployed at the annual...
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