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CM asks Centre to set up IIT in state

The chief minister has requested the Centre to set up an IIT in Karnataka in the 11th Five-Year Plan.

Power, diesel crises hit industry hard

The acute shortage of diesel and interrupted power supply have adversely impacted the workflow and productivity of businesses across domains in the city.

No election duty for teachers

The state government order issued on July 21 states that teachers should not be deployed for election duty or any other non-academic activities.

Small units go for staggered holiday

With the shortage of power from the grid and now with shortage of diesel, many of Bangalore’s small-scale industries are impacted severely.

Lok Ayukta, I-T dept join forces

Legislators may have got away with bogus declarations in the annual statement to the Lok Ayukta.

Boy abducted, hunt launched

Some miscreants abducted a seven-year-old boy from Thornahalli village in Malur taluk evening.

Brace for 7-hour power cuts

Power blackouts in the state are set to get longer. Bangaloreans who are already facing four hour power cuts will have to brace for 5-7 hour load-shedding per day.

Man stabs cops, escapes

An offender stabbed two constables who had gone to arrest him, and escaped. The two constables, Shivanna and Siddaramiah, along with a friend, went to the accused, Kamakshipalya to nab him.

Lightning triggers quarry blasts

Lightning triggered a series of blasts in a stone quarry near Chikkajala, leaving a woman from Tamil Nadu dead and 15 injured.

Choose your cabin, menu on Chariot

With online booking, the ticketing process for Golden Chariot has been made more transparent, with value-added services like allocation of cabins and food preferences thrown in for good measure.

Keep HAL airport open: AAI

According to AAI's report, Bengaluru International Airport’s capacity is less than what its promoters have stated and that the promoters have violated a key clause in the concession agreement signed with the government.

Bangalore Race Course to be shifted

The Karnataka government has decided to shift the Race Course, a major landmark in the heart of this city, to a new location, Public Works Minister C M Udasi said.

Rain elsewhere, but drain overflows here

The flooding in Vasanthnagar also led to a garbage pile-up in the drain.

Power cuts fuel shortage of diesel

Many fuel bunks in the city have started displaying "no diesel stock" boards or have locked away the hand pumps.

Student scores poor marks, hangs herself

A Class 10 student had been asked to bring her parents to school as she'd fared badly in the first tests. She was denied entry to class because her parents had not come with her. She went home and hanged herself.