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$Former Lokayuktha Santosh Hegde delivers the keynote address during the 16th Chevening India lecture-cum-panel discussion on \Moving from Consumers to Citizens - Engagement in Urban Governance\,organised by the Chevening Alumni India (CAI) in Bengaluru on Thursday. (Photo: R. Samuel)$ Nation

Observe laws and pass core values to children: N Santosh Hegde

Hegde was addressing 16th Chevening India lecture on 'Moving from Consumers to Citizens Engagement in Urban...

17 March 2017 2:57 AM IST

BBMP Mayor G Padmavathi inspects Kempambhudi Lake in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Bengaluru: BBMP Mayor faces citizens' wrath

Locals informed mayor that at local dhobi ghat, people were forced to wash clothes in hand due to lack of any electrical...

17 March 2017 2:51 AM IST

The trend of Government nursing college students topping in entrance tests had reversed since 2008 when the State Government ordered higher secondary marks as the basis for BSc (nursing) admissions.

Karnataka: Single admission counselling back for medical, dental...

A final decision on the single admission counselling will be taken at the cabinet meeting on Friday.

17 March 2017 2:46 AM IST

Now, the scenario is completely different and an overhaul of criminal justice system is much needed, says Senior advocate Pramila Nesargi. (Representational image)

Legal hawks: No bail for those who rape and rape

Senior advocate Pramila Nesargi said that it surprising that a rape offender gets away on bail even after committing...

17 March 2017 2:41 AM IST

Legal eagles are calling for amendments in laws related to sexual offences. (Representational image)

Bengaluru: A rapist is a rapist, once, twice, thrice

Activists asked for proper coordination between police and prosecution to ensure that rapists are kept off the streets.

17 March 2017 2:32 AM IST

Suresh alias Suri, Shivakumar alias Kumara, Avinash alias Avi, Kanakaraj, Somashekhar alias Soma, and N. Nagaraja, who had allegedly murdered Suresh alias Lodde (inset) of Uttarahalli

Bengaluru: Bar workers murder man for refusing to pay bills

They were working in Hamsa bar & restaurant on Chikkalasandra Main Road in Uttarahalli.

17 March 2017 1:57 AM IST

Rationalist Nayak shows people how godmen and fraudsters cheat them.

Mangaluru: Bid on rationalist Narendra Nayak's life

Security cover beefed up after the alleged incident near his house.

17 March 2017 1:51 AM IST

Childhood friends Payal Shah and Gitanjali Budhrani with Payals fiancÃ© Shreyas Patel decided Bengaluru needed another taste of its original pub culture and gave the city its first Bootlegger in 2013.

Bisi Bengaluru: Bamboozled by the Bootleggers!

The new Bootlegger in Indiranagar's 80 Feet Road, which opened on Wednesday, is earthy, classic and simple.

17 March 2017 1:43 AM IST

In China, this instrument further developed for hundreds of years, where it was known as Erhu. Japan, the final destination of the Silk Route in the east, finally met this two stringed bowed musical instrument thousands of years after its original creation and was called the Niko.

Niko, pulling your strings

Study says legendary King Ravana who ruled Southern India and Ceylon Island invented the original form of Niko, known...

17 March 2017 1:32 AM IST

It was precisely this sense of inscrutability that drew Delhi-based art historian and biographer, Yashodha Dalmia (who was last in town for the exhibition, Amrita Sher-Gil, The Passionate Quest, which she curated) to consider writing a biography on Keyt.

Sri Lanka's Picasso, Yashodhara Dalmia's passion

A Cubist painter, Keyt's works have often been compared with the likes of Picasso and his contemporary, Henri Matisse.

17 March 2017 1:18 AM IST

Karnataka Budget: Rs 424 crore for Kannada and Culture

Karnataka Budget: Rs 424 crore for Kannada and Culture

For a state that has a thriving theatre and performing arts scene, there were complaints of artistes not having enough...

16 March 2017 4:11 AM IST

Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and other legislators during the presentation of the state Budget at Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday.

Karnataka's economy did not perform well in any sector: RS Deshpande

State's economy has not performed satisfactorily in any sector during last year with aggregate growth rate falling to...

16 March 2017 4:10 AM IST