Everything you need to know about Bangalore Rural: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bangalore Rural: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mysore, May 21 (IANS) The Congress, which wrested power from BJP in Karnataka early this month, is taking forward its pledge of 30kg rice at Re.1 a kg for poor families with a plan to offer rice at less than Rs.9 a kg for the lower middle-income group in the state.
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Leading multi-specialty healthcare chain Narayana Hrudayalaya Tuesday announced it will offer day care breast surgery, keeping in view the emotional, physical and financial stress a patient undergoes.
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Former Karnataka BJP minister Murugesh Nirani Tuesday suffered a set as the high court rejected his plea to quash a corruption case against him
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) US-based IT services company iGate Corp. Tuesday said it has sacked Chief Executive Officer Phaneesh Murthy on the charges of sexual harassment by a woman employee.
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) iGate Corporation sacked its chief executive officer Phaneesh Murthy on the charges of sexual abuse by a woman employee, the US-based IT major said Tuesday.
Bangalore, May 20 (IANS) Karnataka's apex industry body Bangalore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCIC) has drawn an action plan to revive the state's sagging economy with a strategy on kick-starting the manufacturing sector.
Bangalore, May 20 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Monday said it would appeal against the notice of the income tax department demanding Rs.577 crore as outstanding dues for fiscal 2008-09.
Bangalore, May 20 (IANS) Leading pharma and nutraceutical export player Sami Labs Monday unveiled a holistic strategy to increase its market share in India to 10 percent in the near future from two percent currently.
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) If you are a tourist in China, you better have "healthy and civilised" manners.
Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) Thousands of fans were excited early Sunday by Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) emphatic 24-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a rain-marred last league tie of the Pepsi IPL-6 tournament at the Chinnaswamy stadium here.
Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) Gayle storm hit Bangalore late Saturday after rains stopped, as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opener Chris Gayle lofted Chennai Super Kings bowlers over the ropes four times at the Chinnaswamy stadium in the last league tie of the Pepsi IPL-6 tournament.
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) The last league tie of the Pepsi IPL-6 between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Super Kings Chennai (CSK) was reduced to eight overs after heavy rains delayed its start by three hours at the Chinnaswamy stadium late Saturday.
Kozhikode, May 18 (IANS) Kerala and Himachal Pradesh Saturday announced they will strengthen implementation of their rural development projects by sharing information about feasible models and best practices.
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Rain gods played spoilsport for thousands of fans late Saturday with a heavy shower delaying the Pepsi IPL-6 T20 tournament's last league tie between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy stadium here.
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Heavy rain late Saturday delayed the start of the Pepsi IPL-6 T20 tournament's last league tie between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy stadium here.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The government is earmarking 15 percent of the total outlay of all projects in any district for proper sanitation and clean drinking water, officials said Saturday.
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Renowned automobile designer Dilip Chhabaria Saturday unveiled his design studio here to showcase his award-winning and innovative designs.
Bangalore, May 18 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday inducted 28 members into his five-day-old cabinet.
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday inducted 28 members into his five-day-old ministry, the first Congress ministry in the state after nine years.
Bangalore, May 18 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah will expand his ministry on Saturday, amid demands that "tainted" legislators be kept out.
Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) Two time IPL title-holder Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would not be taking their last league tie Saturday against hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) easy and would go all out to win for consistency, coach Stephen Fleming said Friday.
Tokyo, May 17 (ANI): The meeting between H.E. Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and H.E. Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan was held today in Tokyo considered the enhancement of the infrastructure in the region of the Chennai Bangalore Infrastructure Corridor(CBIC).
Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) Raging controversy over spot-fixing charges against three Rajasthan Royals players has sullied the beauty of the game and affected a lot of players, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) coach Stephen Fleming said Friday.
Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) Four days after taking over as Karnataka chief minister, Congress leader Siddaramaiah will expand his ministry Saturday amid demands that "tainted" legislators be kept out as the party wrested power from the BJP on an anti-corruption plank.
Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore are left with a mountain to climb in their bid to qualify for the play-offs as they host the high-flying Chennai Super Kings in their concluding Indian Premier League fixture here Saturday.
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Thursday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought additional quantity of rice from the central government to implement the subsidised rice scheme for the poor.
Bangalore, May 16 (IANS) There is a strong possibility of records being re-written in the World 10K Bangalore to be run Sunday, according to Jurrie Van der Velden of Global Sports Communication (GSC), as he introduced the first lot of elite athletes here Thursday.
Bangalore, May 16 (IANS) Maria Mutola, the 2000 Olympics 800m gold medallist, three-time 800m World champion and seven-time 800m Indoor World champion, says self-belief and a sound coaching programme are the keys to success.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli said poor bowling even on home ground cost his team dearly as it lost to Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets in the Pepsi IPL-T20 tie at the Chinnaswamy stadium here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Terming the land acquisition and food security bills "far too important", union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said they needed to be debated in parliament.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) MNREGS, the UPA government's flagship rural employment guarantee scheme, has benefited women and unskilled labourers the most, an official said Tuesday.
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) An Air India New Delhi-Bangalore flight had to make an unscheduled landing at Bhopal after the flight commander was locked out of the cockpit, an airline spokesperson said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) With an eye to assembly elections which are due in November, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday asked legislators to expedite the development work in the rural areas of the capital.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Veterans Adam Gilchrist (85 not out, 54b, 10x4, 3x6) and Azhar Mahmood (61, 41b, 8x4, 1x6) rolled back the years as the duo spearheaded a resurgent Kings XI Punjab to a seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a crucial Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) game here Tuesday.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab at the M. Chidambaram Stadium here Tuesday.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Chris Gayle struck a 53-ball 77 and skipper Virat Kohli smashed 57 off 43 balls as Royal Challengers Bangalore piled up a huge 174 for five in 20 overs against Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Chris Gayle struck a 53-ball 77 and skipper Virat Kohli smashed 57 off 43 balls as Royal Challengers Bangalore piled a huge 175 for five in 20 overs against Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Kings XI captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnasamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Panaji, May 14 (IANS) Folks living in rural Goa as well as scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) population account for higher sex ratio than the urban population in the state, the primary census data for 2011 released here Tuesday shows.
Panaji, May 14 (IANS) Goa is rapidly going urban and people living in the state's "sucegado rurales (contented rural folk)" are rapidly making a beeline for the cities, according to the 2011 census data.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) The charity drive associated with the TCS World 10K Bangalore 2013, to be run Sunday, has already collected Rs.3.25 crore, and the amount is expected to increase significantly in the coming days and the days that follow the race, according to 'Bangalore Cares', the official charity partner to the event.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) Leaning to write Kannada alphabets on mud as his parents could not afford slate and chock, Siddaramaiah has come up hard way to take over Monday as Karnataka's chief minister.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The government Monday came out with a slew of guidelines for the Indira Awas Yojna scheme for building houses for rural poor, including increased allocations and a requirement for constructing compulsory toilets for each unit.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Monday said IAS aspirant V.Y. Manjunath, who allegedly committed suicide over a goof up in the civil services exam results, had not even qualified the preliminary exam held in 2012.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) Hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore would be looking to consolidate their position at the top of the league table and also maintain their unbeaten run at home when they face a struggling Pune Warriors India in a Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 game here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has made progress in institutions for disaster prevention and mitigation but there is still a long way to go, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday and called for the involvement of communities in the effort.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) A 50-year-old Congress supporter died Monday following cardiac arrest soon after Karnataka's new Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took oath at a public venue in the city centre, police said.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a masters programme on rural development from the 2013 session, an official said Monday.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) The newly-formed Congress government in Karnataka Monday waived cumulative loans and interest arrears to the tune of Rs.1,225 crore owed by 10.3 lakh beneficiaries of the weaker sections of society.
Antalya (Turkey), May 13 (IANS) Indian golfer Sharmila Nicollet played brilliantly on the final day of the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open to finish tied 17 here.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) Thirty kg of rice per month will be sold at Re.1 per kg for BPL (below poverty line) families across Karnataka from June 1, newly sworn-in state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced here Monday.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) A subsidy of Rs.4 per litre of milk will be given to dairy producers and families across Karnataka, state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced here Monday.
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) The Congress returned to power in Karnataka on its own after nine years with its leader Siddaramaiah taking oath Monday as the 28th chief minister of the state in a grand but brief ceremony attended by tens of thousands of people.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has made encouraging progress in recent years to put in place mechanisms for disaster prevention and mitigation, but there is still a long way to go and local communities must be involved in the effort, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.
Bangalore, May 13 (ANI): A Congress worker, Manjappa, died after suffering a cardiac arrest during K.Siddaramaiah swearing in ceremony, here today.
Bangalore, May 13 (ANI): Siddaramaiah, who led the Congress party to victory in the assembly elections in Karnataka, will take oath as the 22nd chief minister of the state today.
Bangalore, May 12 (IANS) Congress leader Siddaramaiah will take over as Karnataka chief minister Monday, beginning the party's rule of the state on its own after a gap of nine years.
Ranchi, May 12 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders dented Royal Challengers Bangalore's chances of qualifying for the playoffs courtesy a five-wicket win in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here Sunday.
Bangalore, May 12 (ANI): Calling the electoral outcome in Karnataka as 'not surprising', Bharatiya Party Leader (BJP) leader LK Advani on Sunday said the party had erred in not taking immediate firm action on allegations of corruption against BS Yeddyurappa and its handling of the state had been "absolutely opportunistic".
Ranchi, May 12 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first in their Indian Premier League clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the JSCA International Stadium here Sunday.
Thrissur (Kerala), May 12 (ANI): Police have arrested two persons for their suspected involvement in the April 17 bomb blast in front of the BJP office in Bangalore.
Zhuhai (China), May 11 (IANS) After clinching a stunning pole position on his debut in the Formula Masters series, India's 18-year old Raj Bharath secured his first podium finish of the season here Saturday as he came in third in the first race and followed it up with a sixth in the next outing.
Bangalore, May 11 (IANS) Chitra Magimairaj topped the league here Saturday with an all-win record to qualify along with second placed Neena Praveen for the six-red snooker competition in the Asian Indoor Games (AIG) to be held at Incheon, Korea from June 29 to July 6.
Zhuhai (China), May 10 (IANS) Raj Bharath, the 18-year old from Bangalore, clinched a stunning pole position on his debut weekend with Meco Motorsport in the Formula Masters China Series at the Zhuhai International Circuit here Friday.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Skipper Virat Kohli powered the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a challenging 183/4 against the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League clash at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Friday.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Over 200 members of the newly elected 225-member Karnataka assembly are 'crorepatis' (multi-millionaires), said an election watchdog after analyzing their declared assets.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The government Friday said the inter-ministerial group (IMG) on avitation will suggest various measures to overcome bottlenecks in the development of aviation hubs at various airports in the country.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Jharkhand made a winning start as they vanquished Manipur 4-2 to pick up full points in the 64th senior National Men's Hockey Championship for the Rangaswamy Cup here Friday.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The number of telephone subscribers in India declined to 895.51 million at the end of December 2012 from 937.70 million at the end of September 2012, registering a negative growth of 4.50 percent over the previous quarter, The Telecom regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said in a report.
Bangalore, May 10 (ANI): K. Siddaramaiah, a five-time MLA from Varuna in south Karnataka, was on Friday selected to be the new chief minister of the state.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah will be the new chief minister of Karnataka, the party announced Friday.
Bangalore, May 10 (ANI): Karnataka's newly elected Congress legislators will meet here today to elect their leader.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi Daredevils will look to end their two-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL) against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Friday.
Bangalore, May 9 (IANS) IT bellwether Wipro Ltd Thursday secured the regulatory approval to transfer equity shares of its promoter group headed by chairman Azim Premji to an independent trust for meeting the 25 percent public shareholding requirement.
Bangalore, May 9 (IANS) Ahead of Congress observers' arrival here for selection of Karnataka's new chief minister, the race for the post intensified with more Congress leaders wanting their names to be considered.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Despite a modern police apparatus, mega cities in India are turning into safe havens for criminals, a parliamentary panel has said.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) National carrier Air India will resume commercial operations of the reinstated Boeing-787 Dreamliner from May 15. The first flights will be between Delhi and Bangalore and Delhi and Kolkata.
Bangalore, May 9 (IANS) Pitching himself as the next chief minister of Karnataka, Congress leader Siddaramaiah said Thursday that all 120 of the party's newly elected legislators were with him. The Congress, he added, was sending observers from Delhi to ascertain from them their choice for chief minister,
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Michigan State University researchers have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much more life-threatening form of the disease.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The much awaited lucrative Indian Badminton League (IBL), which offers a prize purse of $1 million, will be held across six major Indian cities Aug 14-31.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) When the BJP came to power for the first time in Karnataka in 2008, it won 110 seats in the polls to the 225-member assembly -- but what a defeat it suffered Wednesday when it lost 70 seats.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The TCS World 10K Bangalore to be held here May 19 will have a super fast field of foreign athletes among the projected 23,000 runners, it was announced here Wednesday.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Wednesday opened its electoral account in the Karnataka assembly with its candidate C.P. Yogeshwara winning from the Channapatna constituency.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Wednesday opened its account in Karnataka with its candidate C.P. Yogeshwara winning from Channapatna, about 60 km from here.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress is all set to rule Karnataka after six years, but more than the grand old party it might be former BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa who will be celebrating.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday prepared to take power in Karnataka with an absolute majority, leaving the ruling BJP far behind with less than 40 seats in the 225-member assembly.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday appeared set to emerge as the single largest party albeit with a slender majority in the 225-member Karnataka assembly as it took possible winning leads in 105 of the 220 seats for which votes were being counted.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday led the pack in Karnataka, taking possible winning leads in 96 of the over 200 seats as votes cast in the state election were counted.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday took early leads in Karnataka as officials counted the hundreds of thousands of votes polled to pick a new assembly.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) Counting of votes began Wednesday across Karnataka to elect a new assembly, three days after the state witnessed a heavy electoral turnout of 71.29 percent.
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) Counting of votes began Wednesday morning for the Karnataka assembly elections, officials said.
Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) IT bellwether Infosys Ltd has entered into partnership with enterprise software major SAP (Systems Applications & Products) to develop future versions of mobile applications for the retail sector.
Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) IT bellwether Wipro Tuesday invested $30 million (Rs.162 crore) for a strategic equity stake in Opera Solutions LLC, a leading privately held US-based big data science firm.
Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) Sale of liquor across Karnataka was banned for 24 hours from 6 p.m. Tuesday and taking out of processions barred in Bangalore from 6 a.m. to midnight Wednesday in view assembly poll vote count in the state.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India reports around 11 lakh cancer cases every year and there is no evidence available to attribute it to rising levels of water pollution, Health and Family Welfare minister Ghulam Nabi Azad informed the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
Mohali, May 7 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore's new opening batsman Cheteshwar Pujara feels Twenty20 is not all about coming out with innovative shots but shifting gears at the right moment.
Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) Three-time World Champion and Sydney Olympic gold medallist Maria Mutola, often ranked as the greatest female 800 metres runner of all time,has been confirmed as the Event Ambassador for the TCS World10K Bangalore 2013.
Mohali, May 7 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab batsman David Miller has rated his unbeaten 101 of 38 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as his best innings ever.
