Some 1,000 less polluting buses will replace the smoke-belching ones of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) shortly and Bangalore will be the first Indian city to have these new Euro IV-compliant vehicles. The BMTC board recently approved the purchase of 1,000
With Naalkubeedi is set to become a developing region in the near future, thanks to Shri Annapoorna Commercial Complex and proposed housing projects, the people of the vicinity expect better transport facilities, especially the city bus service to and from Udupi.
The renovated sanctum sanctorum (Gharabgriha) of the renowned Shri Umamaheshwara Shri Durga Parameshwari temple at Adapdi in Palli village of Karkala taluk on the road connecting Belle-Karkala Road and Sooda will be inaugurated in a six day long religious and cultural
Friday 25th February, 2011- marked the special day for St Francis Xavier Association (SFX Kutam) a group of Mudarangady Parishioners residing in the UAE. The members of SFX Kutam gathered in Winney’s Restaurant in Karama to elect the new office bearers
Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) laid siege to the taluk office here on Friday in protest against “Tahsildar Prasanna’s statement giving a clean chit to Udupi Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL)”. President of the district unit of KRRS Vijaykumar Hegde said that
Child actor Rubina Ali, who featured in the Oscar-winning ’Slumdog Millionaire’ has lost her home in the major fire, that gutted several shanties in suburban Bandra. "I have lost everything including the film memorabilia," Rubina said today. The 12-year-old said she was inside her
Jimmy Hansra hit a career-best 74 as Canada notched up their second win in the World Cup history after defeating Kenya by five wickets in a group A clash at Feroze Shah Kotla stadium here on Monday. Canada produced a disciplined all-round performance
India’s batting line-up ensured no upsets in their World Cup campaign as a fighting Ireland was done-in by Yusuf Pathan’s cameo towards the end while Yuvraj Singh played the anchor role with his gritty 47th ODI fifty. Chasing under the lights, the home team had to battle
Veteran Congress politician Arjun Singh, who had a long and chequered career as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and, later, as Union minister, died here today after a long illness. Arjun Singh (81), who was admitted to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences some days
Kaup MLA Lalaji Mendon told media that “Nagarjuna (UPCL) which is causing the environmental damage at the coastal area, has come into existence because of other political parties while they were in the administration. These parties supported this project and only now it has
I am neither a resident nor a voter in India. I have a job in Qatar, what people back home call a cushy one. Till I have that job, I have this luxury of reading about local issues of Belle and comment about them; if the issue excites me sufficiently. One of the recent interesting
South Africa succumbed to a batting collapse under pressure as England snatched a dramatic six-runvictory over title aspirants South Africa in a low-scoring World Cup Group B thriller here on Sunday. England defended a small total of 171 which they scored in 45.4 overs after electing
Rain played spoilsport to a much-anticipated match as the cricket World Cup encounter between defending champions Australia and Sri Lanka was called off after 32.5 overs due to heavy rains here on Saturday. After electing to bat, Sri Lanka made a shaky start but recovered to 146
If you thought that the lighthouse was just another pretty structure by the beach, think again. Pay a visit to a nearby lighthouse near you and learn more, because they deserve better recognition of the work they have been doing in guiding ships and men to safety since time immemorial.
When the Namma Metro construction work tunnels underground at the Mysore Bank Circle, there is one stately heritage structure, a century old no less, that may succumb to the upheaval of excavation. This is the premises of the old law college of Bangalore University on Palace Road
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