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KSRTC is acquiring 90 new premium buses
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Exploiting the popularity of its premium Airavat (Volvo) services on long routes, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is planning to add another 90 brand new Volvo and Mercedes Benz buses to its fleet of luxury buses
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Rs. 90 crore for rural infrastructure
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The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs. 90.12 crore as loan assistance to the Government for building rural infrastructure
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Rs. 63 lakh to be sanctioned to purchase agricultural land
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It has taken nearly six months for the Government to act upon the report submitted by the district administration and sanction funds to purchase agricultural land
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Garib Rath from Puri to Bangalore extended
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In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the festival season of Ramzan, Dasara, Deepavali and Christmas, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to extend the schedule of the weekly special Garib Rath
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Chief Minister's scheduled visit affects work
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The construction of houses under Aasare scheme at a site near Talamari village in Raichur taluk has been suspended for a temporary period.
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Large areas to go without power tomorrow
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Several areas of the city will face disruption in power supply on Sunday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. owing to maintenance work.
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World Bank team happy with preparations for water project
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A three-member World Bank team is by and large happy on the ground preparations made for implementation of a Rs. 816-crore second phase of the Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (KRWSS)
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Information management regulation draft pending
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A draft Goa Information Management Regulation, 2010, sent to the State Government for printing and release by the Goa State Commission in January this year, is gathering dust.
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District-wise tourism master plans soon
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All 30 districts in Karnataka, including the recently-formed Ramanagaram and Yadgir, will soon have their own tourism master plans.
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Identification parade for Madhani
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The Karnataka police would be conducting an identification parade involving Abdul Nazar Madhani, PDP chairman and accused in Bangalore blast case.
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Bagalkot to host Krishi Utsav from July 24
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Minister in-charge of Bagalkot Govind Karjol has said that a three-day Krishi Utsav will be held in the district from July 24.
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8,839 domestic violence cases registered in 2009
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It is tough to be a woman, and more so if you are married and facing domestic violence. Women in the State, including Bangalore, are facing increasing problems from their families and society.
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Business as usual after BBMP action against encroachments
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Fresh vegetables, fruits and flowers of all hues and sizes are arranged neatly by vendors on the pavement on Gandhi Bazaar Road to attract the residents of the nearby localities
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Rs. 1,300 cr. to be spent to develop SC,ST colonies
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The Government would spend around Rs. 1,300 crore this financial year for the development of colonies of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes, said Minister for Social Welfare D. Sudhakar.
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State to add 950 MW through renewable energy
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The State Government has proposed to bring in an amendment to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961, to enable industries to buy land directly from the sellers
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KRRS backs Opposition on issue of illegal mining
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Extending support to the Opposition, which is holding a protest in the Legislative Assembly, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and the Hasiru Sene have urged Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to agree for a CBI probe into illegal mining.
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KERC fixes solar tariff at Rs. 14.50
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The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has fixed a promotional tariff of Rs. 14.50 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for solar photo voltaic (PV) and Rs. 11.35 per kWh for solar-thermal based generating units in the State.
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Welcome news: seats in six medical colleges open up
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Medical seat aspirants, who may not have landed a seat of their choice in the first round of counselling held in June, have good news in store. Seats in six medical colleges, which were pulled back from the first round owing to pending clearance
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BJP stages protest against fuel price hike in Karnataka Assembly
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Karnataka Assembly was adjourned for the day on Monday without transacting any business as the ruling BJP and opposition members were locked in a slanging match over the Bharat bandh.
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No water in some localities today
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Water supply to residents of Kalyan nagar, HBR and HRBR Layouts will be affected on Saturday because of sudden valve leakage at the III Stage of Cauvery water pumping stations.
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A meeting with a message
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Borders did not matter and language was no barrier. The message of unity and brotherhood was spread at the 76th anniversary of Malabar Muslim Association on Friday.
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Court rejects plea to quash FIR on mining
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The high court on Friday rejected the petition filed by Mahendra Jain, IAS officer, based on a complaint by senior IPS officer Jija Madhavan Harisingh with regard to illegal mining.
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BJP on damage-control mission with Lokayukta
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Pushed to the wall following a public outcry and with opposition parties whipping up sympathy for Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde, a delegation of BJP leaders called on him on Friday with a request to reconsider his resignation.
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BBMP budget to be ready soon
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After a long wait, the BBMP finally got its new Tax and Finance Committee on Friday. The six-member standing committee the first to be elected in the new council will be headed by P M Sadashiva, Sunkenahalli corporator.
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Now, no wallets in exam halls
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fter mobile phones, wallets are a no-no inside examination halls.
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