Bangalore

Chopper metro service launched in Bangalore

Aviation India (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bangalore : Bangalore Skylimo service, launched by Deccan Aviation — which pioneered low-cost flying in India — is being offered from Electronics City to the new BIAL airport. Electronics City is a hub of IT and multinational companies with several super-speciality hospitals in the vicinity, whom Deccan Aviation wants to target as potential heli-hoppers. By road, the distance to the airport takes anywhere...

• Caught in a jam? Heli-hop to your destination - The Telegraph India

‘8,000 acres of land encroached in Bangalore’

Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday

Chitradurga: Revenue Minister G. Karunakar Reddy said the Government identified about 8,000 acres of revenue land being encroached in Bangalore. He told presspersons that of the 8,000 acres of land, documents for 5,000 acres were not ...

Bangalore pays homage to Sam Manekshaw - Economic Times

http://www.dolbajao.com/rss.php (Free subscription) | yesterday

Economic Times - 2 hours agoBANGALORE: An emotional memorial was held at the Chopra Auditorium here on Saturday as homage to late Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw college. NDTV.com Newstrack India

Bangalore second fastest growing city

Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday

A study shows that among Indian cities with 50 lakh or more residents, Bangalore is the second fastest growing in terms of population.

Size does matter: Bangalore’s BPO godzillas prove IT Business sense

Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008

The heavy weights have IT all sewn up. The top three Indian players in the business of providing off-shore Information Technology services for outsourcing companies, have cornered almost half the total business — 46.6 per cent to be ...

If you are against indiscriminate tree-felling, road-widening, and the privatization of lakes in Bangalore….

Metroblogging Bangalore (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008

Here’s a message from a friend, about a meeting I consider it important to attend: There will be a meeting at Environment Support Group (ESG) at 3.30 pm tomorrow (Sat. 5th), to discuss and strategise on two very important issues concerning the city. 1)The BBMP has touted a road-widening program on 91 roads ( to be [...]

‘Abnormal demand for petrol in Bangalore’

Timpu (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008

Bangalore, Jul 4: Panic buying by the consumers during the last couple of days has led to a shortage of petrol in outlets, Oil Companies officials said on Friday, July 4. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Evaluation boycotted

Hindu (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Bangalore: Evaluation of answer scripts of B.A., B.Sc., B.Com. and BBM examinations conducted by Bangalore University was stalled on Saturday with 2,500 evaluators boycotting the process. They were demanding payment of remuneration pending ...

MLAs quit to join BJP

The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Bangalore, July 5: Two MLAs from the Janata Dal (Secular) and one from the Congress resigned their Assembly seats and joined the ruling BJP this evening, reports our special correspondent.

• One Congress, 2 JD(S) MLAs, quit Assembly; join BJP - Hindu

Yeddyurappa seeks apex court Bench

Hindu (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

‘Set up a permanent Bench in Bangalore for people in southern States’

Bank interest rates

Hindu (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

BANGALORE: Syndicate Bank has increased the interest rates on term deposits of one year and above with effect from July 2. The revised rates are as follows: 9 per cent for one year to 399 days; 9.25 per cent for 400 days to 499 days; ...

‘Verdict a blow to education system’

Hindu (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Bangalore: The School Development and Monitoring Committee Coordination Forum has described the recent Karnataka High Court verdict on the language policy as a “big blow to the public education system” and has urged the Government ...

Plan to widen road near K.R. Puram station

Hindu (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Bangalore: To decongest traffic on Whitefield Road under the Krishnarajpuram cable-stayed bridge, the BDA has sought cooperation of South Western Railway officials. The BDA plans to widen the road near K.R. Puram Railway Station by acquiring ...

‘Field Marshal Manekshaw had a magical vision’

Hindu (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

BANGALORE: Serving and retired soldiers turned up at the Army Service Corps Centre and College here on Saturday to pay homage to Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw who passed away recently. While the younger ones offered floral tributes to ...

Sri Lankan national caught with fake passport

Hindu (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

BANGALORE: A Sri Lankan national who was caught with a fake passport at the airport on Friday told the police that he wanted to go Paris and work in hotels run by people of his country there. Nataraj Shashikaran of Jaffna was caught ...