In a bid to boost the sales of electric vehicles in the country, the central government has announced that it will offer a subsidy of upto Rs 1.4 lakh on the purchase of EVs, including cars, motorcycles and even three-wheelers. The decision was taken at a meeting held on 23[Read More…]
Tag: Bengaluru
Karnatala: Indira canteens served 6 crore meals in 11 months
Former chief minister Siddaramaiah’s initiative Indira Canteens served nearly 6 crore meals to the Bengaluru citizens in past 11 months. The Indira canteen, launched last year, has witnessed a great growth as the menu has grown and so has the number of its branches while the mobile canteens have been[Read More…]
1000 Book Project: An initiative to reach under-privileged kids
On the Independence eve, a small group in Bengaluru started ‘1000 Book Project’ with the aim to donate books to rural children. Seif Sulthan, founder of Hope Foundation and a management trainer, initiated the project with aim to send 200 books each to remote schools in five different parts of[Read More…]
Karnataka asks PM Modi to ensure Bengaluru hosts Aero India air show
Karnataka on Monday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the biennial Aero India air show is held in this tech hub in February 2019, as over the past two decades. “I seek your indulgence for conducting the 12th edition of Aero India-2019 in Bengaluru, where the mega event[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Two husbands fight for a women while she walks away with ‘Third’
Must have heard of the tale in childhood where the two cats fight over one last piece of bread while a monkey witnessing the fight tricks down the duo and takes away the food. Somewhat similar real-life drama, yet with a twist, has happened in Bengaluru, where ‘two husbands’ fought[Read More…]
After 22 years, Aero India may shift out of Bengaluru, Karnataka leaders protest
Indian Air force’s biennial air show and aviation exhibition, Aero India, will be shifted outside Bengaluru this year, say reports. Following the reports, politicians from Karnataka lashed out at the Centre saying the Narendra Modi government wants to end states dominance, who has been hosting the Aero India show since[Read More…]
Bengaluru village losing its heritage at cost of city development
Ever since Bengaluru started expanding itself, with deploying loads of industries on its banks and outskirts, few villages fear of losing their heritage, and perhaps their existence too. Hebbal village, one of the oldest villages of Bengaluru is fighting to maintain its existence amid many tall buildings. Over thousand year[Read More…]
India ranks low in Dell’s women entrepreneur friendly cities: Report
Toronto: India’s technology hub Bengaluru and capital New Delhi rank 40th and 49th respectively on a list of 50 women entrepreneur-friendly global cities, a report by American computer maker Dell Technologies said on Monday. Despite ranking 49th overall, Delhi can leverage its market size (where it stands 3rd among global[Read More…]
Fire at Innovative Film City near Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A major fire broke out on Thursday at the Innovative Film City in Bidadi, about 40 km from here, which gutted the sets of reality show “Bigg Boss Kannada” and melted down a wax museum, police said. The fire service personnel have doused the blaze. There were no casualties[Read More…]
First girl to born in 2018 in Bengaluru to get free education
In a one of its kind effort to celebrate a girl child, the first female baby born in the New Year at a civic hospital in the city will be given free education till under-graduation, Bengaluru Mayor R. Sampath Raj said on Friday. “The first girl child born in the[Read More…]
Safe city plans for women in eight metropolitan cities initiated
The Central government on Wednesday began a process of formulating a comprehensive safe city plans for women in eight metropolitan cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Hyderabad. The process was started in the Steering Committee meeting constituted by the Home Ministry under the chairmanship of Union[Read More…]
58 Army men ride motorbike in Bengaluru for world record
In a spectacular display of daredevilry, 58 men of the Indian Army set a world record on Sunday by riding a single motorcycle at the IAF base in the city’s northern outskirts, official sources said. “The 58-member motorcycle team of the Army Service Corps (ASC) christened ‘Tornadoes’ set another world[Read More…]
LinkedIn rolls out ‘Career Advice’ feature in India
Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn on Wednesday rolled out its “Career Advice” feature in India that will help its over 45 million members in the country seek professional guidance from experienced mentors. Piloted in Bengaluru, the move is aimed at addressing the current mentorship gap in India. According to a[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Four killed in cylinder blast, several feared trapped
In a sad incident, at least four people were killed following a cylinder blast in Bengaluru on Monday morning. As a result of the blast, four houses partially collapsed due that led to the deaths. Several people are feared trapped under the debris in Ejipura area. “An LPG cylinder exploded[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Four year old sexually assaulted in school, guard’s involvement suspected
In another horrific incident, a four-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted at a private school in Bengaluru, allegedly by a member of the school staff. The incident comes days after a seven-year-old boy was brutally murdered in a school in Gurugram, allegedly by a bus conductor. The matter was reported[Read More…]
Surat man followed by PM: ‘Never heard of Gauri Lankesh, people gave it a political angle’
Surat garments trader, Nikhil Dadhich, who is being followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter and whose tweet on killing of Bengaluru journalist, Gauri Lankesh was in the headlines for the same reason said it was a normal tweet and he does not know why PM follows him. Dadhich[Read More…]
Gauri Lankesh murder: CCTV shows how the killing takes place
After journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot three times, she tried to run into her house in Bengaluru but failed. She collapsed outside, where neighbours who heard the gunshots found her lying in a pool of blood. The killing, which has outraged journalists, activists, and citizens, was reportedly recorded by security[Read More…]
US Mission condemns killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh
The US Mission in India has condemned the killing of senior journalist, Gauri Lankesh. “The US Mission joins advocates of press freedom in India and world-wide in condemning the murder of respected journalist, Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru. We offer our sincere condolence to the family, friends, and colleagues of Ms[Read More…]
Senior journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh shot dead at home in Bengaluru
Senior journalist and activist, Gauri Lankesh was killed by unidentified assailants at the entrance of her home in Bengaluru West on Tuesday evening. Reportedly, four bullets were fired into the editor of the Kannada weekly Lankesh Patrike at her doorstep. The incident happened at around 8 pm after she had[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Hospital denies treatment to accident victim
In a shocking incident, a hospital in Bengaluru denied admission to the family members of a 23-year-old accident victim. The victim’s family alleged that he was not allowed inside Victoria Hospital on Monday for treatment. The patient’s family further added that they were restricted from entering as the guards and[Read More…]
DK Shivakumar interrogated for 4 hours by IT officials in Bengaluru
The Karnataka energy minister DK Shivakumar on Monday appeared before the Income Tax department officials. He was questioned at the Bengaluru office for almost four hours at the Bengaluru office. As he was done with the interrogation, Shivakumar said to media personnel, “I am not afraid, I will do my[Read More…]
44 Gujarat Congress MLAs return home from Bengaluru ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
The 44 Gujarat Congress legislators, who were staying at a resort in Bengaluru for over a week now, returned to Ahmedabad on Monday morning. Reportedly, the MLAs landed in an Indigo flight at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport amid tight security at 4.45 am. Deputy Commissioner of police, Parikshita Gurjar[Read More…]
44 Gujarat Congress MLAs are ‘living like a family’, says Congress leader
The 44 Congress MLAs from Gujarat, who were accommodated in a resort in Bengaluru, visited the Raj Bhavan to meet Karnataka governor, Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala on Saturday. “Vajubhai has been a member of Gujarat assembly. He knows everyone. All 44 MLAs met him individually,” Shaktisinh Gohil, a Congress leader said.[Read More…]
Against Hindi imposition, Bengaluru Metro removes Hindi sign boards
Soon after the Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah asked the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited to temporarily redesign the signs at metro stations and remove Hindi names from them, Hindi sign boards outside metro stations in Bengaluru were removed by the authorities today. According to ANI reports, in Karnataka, after protests[Read More…]
Taxmen raids Karnataka minister, resort housing Gujarat Congress lawmakers
Karnataka minister, DK Shivakumar and a resort in Bengaluru where Congress has accommodated its lawmakers from Gujarat to prevent a rash of defections have been raided by Taxmen. Reportedly, Income Tax officials searched the minister’s home along with rooms at the Eagleton Golf Resort where 42 Congress lawmakers are staying[Read More…]