Rs.8400 cr Bangalore budget focuses on city infrastructure

Seven multi-level parking slots, white topping (cement coat) for main avenues, tree parks, fencing of major open drainages are among the plans to improve the tech hub envisaged in the Rs.8,488 crore 2010-11 budget of the Bangalore civic body.

The budget mak

Chetak helicopter chopper crashes, pilots escape with minor injurie in Bangalore

A two-seater Chetak helicopter of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) crashed while taking-off during a training mission here Friday. The two pilots escaped with minor injuries, HAL said.

The chopper, VT-EIV of the HAL Rotary Wing Academy, was being flown b

Indian universities asspire to launch student satellites

Around 25 universities are aspiring to launch satellites built by their students but the Indian space agency says its hands are full as it has to launch four more student satellites by the end of next year.

University students across India are clearly ignit

Apologise for anti-Christian remarks: Yeddyurappa tells legislator (Prahlad Remani)

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Wednesday said he had directed his party legislator Prahlad Remani to apologise for his anti-Christian statements on Independence Day.

“If he does not tender an apology to the Christian community for his statements,

Karnataka BJP for anti-cow slaughter stir, ticks off governor

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka will go ahead with its planned state-wide agitation to press for an early presidential nod to the anti-cow slaughter bill despite Governor H.R. Bhardwaj’s displeasure over it.

The state legislature passed the

Tribal men to take on city life in Kannada reality show

Let alone televisions and cars, even toothbrushes are alien to some of them. Yet, eight tribal men from the interiors of Karnataka have dared to face 60 days of city life in Bangalore for a Kannada reality show, where they’ll learn a few English words and even

Karnataka welfare minister Sudhakar shunted out after beggars’ deaths

Karnataka Social Welfare Minister D. Sudhakar lost his portfolio late Friday in the wake of 22 beggars dying in this city since Wednesday due to negligence and suspected food poisoning, a senior official said.

“Sudhakar has been shifted out of social welfar

92 teams participate in IGNOU quiz contest in Bangalore

A total 92 teams of two members each participated in the first-ever multi-city inter-school general quiz contest hosted by the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) here Tuesday.

Sri Kumaran’s Children Home (SKCH) comprising Milind Hegde and Vikas Kashyap b

Congress’ rally reaches Bellary, vows to end illegal mining

The Congress Monday marked the culmination of its 320-km march to the iron ore rich district of Bellary with a huge rally in Bellary city and vowed to end illegal mining in Karnataka.

Central ministers hailing from Karnataka, S.M. Krishna, external affairs,

Congress’ march reaches Bellary’s outskirts

Braving fatigue and blisters, hundreds of Congress activists late Sunday reached the outskirts of Bellary, covering a distance of 320 km from Bangalore on foot to muster the people’s support against Karnataka’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for its “

Chennai firm,MARG, to build Bellary airport in Karnataka

An airport will come up in Bellary, one of Karanataka’s most backward districts but in the news over illegal iron ore mining, at a cost of Rs.320 crore.

The greenfield airport will be built by Chennai-based infrastructure developer MARG Ltd on the outskirts

TUV Rheinland sets up photovoltaic lab in India

Global technical services provider TUV Rheinland AG Wednesday unveiled its first photovoltaic (PV) laboratory at Electronics City in this tech hub for PV testing and certification.

Set up by its Indian subsidiary with an upfront investment of $3

Karnataka ban on iron ore exports unlawful: mining lobby

The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) Tuesday termed the Karnataka government order of July 26 banning iron ore exports from minor ports in the state as unconstitutional and invalid.

“The Karnataka government has no right to trample

BHEL wins Rs.60-billion order from Karnataka Power Corp

State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) bagged a Rs.60 billion (Rs.6,000 crore) order from the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) for setting up a 2×800 MW thermal power plant at Yermarus in Raichur district, about 500 km from here.

“As

Yeddyurappa loses cool at Dalit protesters in BJP rally

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa lost his cool on seeing a group of Dalit Sangarsh Samiti protesters at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally here Monday and lashed out at senior police officers in public for failing to prevent the protest.

BAE gets 500 mn pound order for Hawk jets for Indian forces

In a move underlining the importance of BAE Systems’ presence in India, the company has secured a new order, worth over 500 million pounds, with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for an additional 57 Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft to be built und

Congress should ban export of iron ore from Karnataka:H.D.Kumaraswamy

Former chief minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy Monday slammed the Congress for its padyatra in Karnataka to protest against illegal mining, saying the party should instead use its power to ban the export of iron ore from the state.

Congress begins walk to Bellary against illegal mining

The Congress, the main opposition party in Karnataka, Sunday began a 320-km ‘padyatra’ (walk) from Bangalore to Bellary to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s powerful ministers, the Reddy brothers, over illegal mining.

State Congress lea

Indian remote sensing satellite beams high quality images

Bangalore, July 21 (IANS) India’s latest remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2B has started beaming high quality images of the country’s landscape from the earth’s lower orbit, India’s space agency said Wednesday.

“The camera of Cartosat-2B has bee

Airbus selects Indian firm Quest as preferred supplier

Bangalore, July 21 (IANS) Airbus Industrie has selected India’s leading private aerospace engineering firm Quest as its a preferred supplier of aircraft parts, the company said Wednesday.

“We have become the first Indian private firm to manufactu