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Bangalore corporator threatens RTI activist over land dispute

A right to information activist and trade union leader has complained to the police commissioner that a corporator had issued death threats to him.
Section: Bangalore  | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:23 IST

‘He was here to study, but died a victim of child labour’

The World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) has condemned the death of child labourer Sharanabasappa, 16, who died while working with his parents at a construction site in Sadashivanagar on Friday.
Section: Bangalore  | Sunday, May 8, 2011 9:46 IST

BBMP corporator accused of arm-twisting

Nasimunnissa and her son Chand Pasha, in their petition, said that their over 3,200 sqft land at Arekempanahalli in Siddapura ward was purchased from T Krishne Gowda on September 23, 1991.
Section: Bangalore  | Wednesday, May 4, 2011 10:47 IST

COMED-Karnataka: Is it just a money spinner?

Impersonation, fraud and brazen bamboozlement... the inside story of the entrance test conducted by the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka. While bright, former students help in double-dealing admissions, there are even prestigious institutions that indulge in it.
Section: Bangalore  | Wednesday, May 4, 2011 9:59 IST

Row over DGP appointment may have spelt Shankar Bidari’s exit

Bidari’s transfer out of the Bangalore police commissionerate comes at a time when he is locked in a legal battle over the appointment of the state director-general of police.
Section: Bangalore  | Tuesday, May 3, 2011 10:18 IST

Social security eludes Karnataka Milk Federation staff

Is the state serious about providing social security to the workers of government-owned enterprise Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF)? Documents in DNA’s possession say no.
Section: Bangalore  | Friday, April 29, 2011 8:46 IST

A summer spent camping in Karnataka's hotels

An estimated 5,000 kids, all of them from very poor families, come to Bangalore from all over Karnataka every summer to work in hotels and other establishments.
Section: Bangalore  | Friday, April 29, 2011 8:19 IST

Live life to the fullest, says Sanskrit scholar

Melkote Embar Rangachar, 73, has a mission — to make people understand that life is beautiful. The silver will be rewarded with the Maharishi Badrayan Vyas Samman by President Pratibha Patil for his work.
Section: Bangalore  | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 13:34 IST

Residences of more than 1,300 Bangalore families likely be demolished

Residents said they came to know about the impending eviction and subsequent demolition only after special deputy commissioner’s office served notices to them.
Section: Bangalore  | Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:11 IST

Bangalore police likely to seek extradition of Dawood

It’s been almost a year since two blasts rocked the M Chinnaswamy Stadium even as a Twenty20 match was about to commence on April 17, 2010, injuring 15 people.
Section: Bangalore  | Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:11 IST
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