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Karnataka govt blames RCB, KSCA for Bengaluru stampede

Karnataka govt blames RCB, KSCA for Bengaluru stampede

Rediff.com17 Jul 2025

The status report claims that RCB organised a massive victory parade and celebration without prior permission or furnishing mandatory details to city authorities.

Couple taken off train after passengers notice quarantine stamp

Couple taken off train after passengers notice quarantine stamp

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

When the train reached Kazipet in Telangana at 9:45 am a co-passenger noticed the quarantine mark -- authorities are putting on suspected coronavirus cases -- on the husband's hand when he was wash his hands.

10 injured as Bengaluru-bound Island Express derails in Tamil Nadu

10 injured as Bengaluru-bound Island Express derails in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

The Express which left on Thursday, derailed between Somanayakanpatti and Patchur in Tamil Nadu around 4.15 am where the 10 injured were rushed to the Tirupatur government hospital.

Crude bomb found in outskirts of Bengaluru

Crude bomb found in outskirts of Bengaluru

Rediff.com1 Aug 2008

This is the second time that a bomb has been found in Channapatana. The last time a bomb was found was a day before the serial blasts in Bangalore. The police had also taken into possession large quantity of ammonium nitrate, which it is believed was dumped by terrorists.

UK firm peddles clean water system

UK firm peddles clean water system

Rediff.com12 Nov 2005

Duniya Vijay: I know I don't look like a hero

Duniya Vijay: I know I don't look like a hero

Rediff.com28 Feb 2014

The actor talks about Shivajinagar and clears the air regarding the rumours surrounding his professional career.

How slum dwellers contribute to Bangalore's economy

How slum dwellers contribute to Bangalore's economy

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

A study has found that the poor households earned a total of Rs 1,545 cr, spent a total of Rs 1,185 cr, and contributed a savings of Rs 360 cr to the city in 2011.

NE exodus: Bangalore police increases patrolling

NE exodus: Bangalore police increases patrolling

Rediff.com20 Aug 2012

Around 17,000 policemen, apart from the Rapid Action Force, are patrolling the streets of Bangalore from where the exodus of North-East Indians has been the most. Elaborate security arrangements are in place to ensure that no untoward incident occurs, Commissioner of Police, Bangalore city, Jyothi Prakash Mirji told rediff.com.

Congress-JD(S) reach power sharing deal, announce tie-up for 2019

Congress-JD(S) reach power sharing deal, announce tie-up for 2019

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

The Congress has conceded the plum Finance portfolio to its junior partner, resolving a thorny issue, after its president Rahul Gandhi intervened and spoke to Kumaraswamy.

US-returned engineer wants to become a corporator

US-returned engineer wants to become a corporator

Rediff.com2 Feb 2010

Dr Shankara Prasad is different compared to the rest of the candidates. An M.Tech in Materials Engineering from the IIT-Kanpur and a Ph.D in Materials Science & Engineering from State University of New York, Stony Brook, United States of America, Dr Prasad after spending a major part of life outside India has returned to his home town Bangalore and says that he wants to make a change.

Dr Vishnuvardhan to be cremated with state honours

Dr Vishnuvardhan to be cremated with state honours

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

The Kannada superstar will be cremated with full state honours after 4 pm today.

Home market shrinks, again

Home market shrinks, again

Rediff.com11 Feb 2010

Several cities see a fall of up to 36% in sales, even as Mumbai region continues to grow.

Railways won't roll back dynamic pricing for premium trains

Railways won't roll back dynamic pricing for premium trains

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

Looking into the flexi-fare scheme in Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains introduced in September 2016, the CAG stated that occupancy in all classes except the sleeper class in Duronto decreased.

Industry biggies bat for HAL airport, rap govt

Industry biggies bat for HAL airport, rap govt

Rediff.com19 May 2008

Bangalore's information and biotechnology majors have again trained their guns at the government over the closure of the existing HAL airport.

Bangalore boasts of India's 1st WiFi enabled rail station

Bangalore boasts of India's 1st WiFi enabled rail station

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

RailWire - the retail Broadband distribution model of RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a PSU of Railway Ministry, is involved in distribution of Internet bandwidth through WiFi.

No security for IPL in Bangalore

No security for IPL in Bangalore

Rediff.com12 Mar 2009

Commissioner of Police, Bangalore city, Shankar Bidri said that the organizers of the Indian Premier League will have to make security arrangements on their own when matches are played in Bangalore during the elections.

Chamaayisi Chindi Udaayisi is an average fun film

Chamaayisi Chindi Udaayisi is an average fun film

Rediff.com3 Jul 2009

The Kannada film is entertaining, especially in the first half.

Jail-break serial rapist Jaishankar arrested

Jail-break serial rapist Jaishankar arrested

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Notorious criminal and serial rapist Jaishankar, who made a sensational escape from the high-security central prison in Bangalore on September 1, was arrested in Bangalore on Friday.

Intellectuals seek votes to make a difference

Intellectuals seek votes to make a difference

Rediff.com16 Apr 2008

The party, which was started by IIT graduates Tanmayraj Purohit, Chandrashekhar and other likeminded students, will focus on issues such as corruption and education. The party hopes to poll at least 6 per cent votes so that it would be recognized by the Election Commission.

Train horror: Bangalore-Ernakulam Express derails leaving 9 dead and 18 critical

Train horror: Bangalore-Ernakulam Express derails leaving 9 dead and 18 critical

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

9 passengers were killed and 16 seriously injured when 9 bogies derailed.

Child rape case, Bengaluru police chief shunted out

Child rape case, Bengaluru police chief shunted out

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

Cracking the whip, Karnataka government on Monday transferred Bangalore city Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar in the wake of a series of rape cases, including that of a 6-year-old girl student in a public school.

Review: Vamshi is just average

Review: Vamshi is just average

Rediff.com3 Oct 2008

Puneet and Prakash combination strikes again in Vamshi which however turns into an average fare. Prakash could have done a better job by selecting a logical story, though he has done well in getting good performance from Puneet and Lakshmi. R P Patnayak again disappoints with his inconsistent music composition.

Hooch tragedy: Toll mounts to 156

Hooch tragedy: Toll mounts to 156

Rediff.com21 May 2008

The death toll from the illicit liquor tragedy, which struck parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, rose to 156 on Wednesday even as fresh cases were reported at Malur in Kolar district of Karnataka. As authorities continued with their crackdown on bootlegging, two people, who consumed the hooch in Malur on Tuesday evening, died in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.Eight police personnel, including two sub-inspectors, have been placed under suspension.

Bangalore: 7 killed in building collapse

Bangalore: 7 killed in building collapse

Rediff.com12 Dec 2007

Seven people were killed and 14 injured when an old building at Nehrupura in Bharathi Nagar area at Bangalore collapsed on Tuesday night, police said. The collapse was triggered after a large number of people gathered at a flat in the second floor of the building for a function, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) B K Singh told PTI. The building belonged to the city corporation, he said.

Once again, Bangalore is India's suicide capital

Once again, Bangalore is India's suicide capital

Rediff.com26 Jun 2008

Statistics available with the World Health Organisation and the Bangalore Police show that the capital of Karnataka is way ahead of the rest of the cities in India in terms of high suicide rate. The Bangalore city police say that till June 2008, 1,070 cases of suicide had been reported in Bangalore alone.

Raj Travels banks on 'Brand Bangalore'

Raj Travels banks on 'Brand Bangalore'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2007

Raj Travels, an outbound tour operator, plans to sell Bangalore to international tourist through its recent tie-up with US-based Gray Line Worldwide.

Private hospitals to disclose treatment costs

Private hospitals to disclose treatment costs

Rediff.com11 Aug 2007

The government has made it clear that in case they receive complaints charging more that the rates fixed, the licenses of such hospitals will be suspended.

Bangalore keen to be the IT Gateway to Asia

Bangalore keen to be the IT Gateway to Asia

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

After its image took a beating thanks to the UK terror plot, Bangalore city will now try and regain its image as the top IT city in the region by portraying itself as the IT Gateway to Asia.

Bangalore not a good lifestyle city

Bangalore not a good lifestyle city

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

'Bangalore barely makes with a score of 58 out of 100. A good lifestyle city needs to have a rating of 80 to 100.'

Protesting Aiyar's tea vendor remark, BJP gives tea for free

Protesting Aiyar's tea vendor remark, BJP gives tea for free

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

Mocking Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar's tea vendor taunt at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the party on Friday distributed tea to public free of cost to register their protest against the controversial remark.

Team India camp begins Wednesday

Team India camp begins Wednesday

Rediff.com25 Jul 2006

The Indian team for the Sri Lanka tri-series will be put through innovative training methods at the conditioning camp in Bangalore.

Karnataka projects tier-II cities for IT growth

Karnataka projects tier-II cities for IT growth

Rediff.com27 Oct 2005

Karnataka projects tier-II cities for IT growth

Why roads are bad in Bangalore

Why roads are bad in Bangalore

Rediff.com16 Jan 2006

The IT bandwagon is rolling, hop on

The IT bandwagon is rolling, hop on

Rediff.com29 Dec 2005

Bangalore still a hot favourite

Bangalore still a hot favourite

Rediff.com25 Aug 2004

B V Naidu, Director of STPI Bangalore, on Wednesday said that in the last five months 82 firms have come to Bangalore and the value of investment has touched around Rs 700 crore.

Do Hinglish films have a Indian market?

Do Hinglish films have a Indian market?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2003

Do Hinglish films have a Indian market?

In Bangalore traffic, 'green corridor' for a heart saves a patient's life

In Bangalore traffic, 'green corridor' for a heart saves a patient's life

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

In a heart-warming action, Bangalore city traffic police on Wednesday created a "green corridor" to facilitate unhindered transport of a donor's heart from a hospital here to the airport to be transplanted on a patient in Chennai.