18-month-old boy falls into storm water drain near BangaloreSeptember 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - An 18-month-old child fell into a storm water drain on Wednesday morning, leaving his parents stunned and shocked. The incident took place in Devarrachikkanahalli in the Bannargatta area near Bangalore at around 7.30 a.m.
American expats in Bangalore celebrate I-Day with gustoJuly 4th, 2009 BANGALORE - Living more than 13,000 km away from their home has not deterred the sizeable American community in India's IT hub Bangalore as they celebrated the American Independence Day Saturday. Right from hosting luncheon parties to song and dance, the Americans here started celebrations from early afternoon.
Assam militant group chief held in BangaloreJune 4th, 2009 BANGALORE - Jewel Garlosa, chief of Assam militant group Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), also known as Black Widow group, and two of his associates have been arrested in the Karnataka capital, a top police official said Thursday. Assam Director General of Police Ghanashyam Murari Srivastava told IANS on phone from Guwahati that Garlosa and his associates were picked up from a hotel here by Assam police with the help of Bangalore police.
Jaffer Sharief defeated in Bangalore NorthMay 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - Congress veteran and former railways minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief lost to Congressman-turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee D.B.
BJP's Ananth Kumar retains Bangalore SouthMay 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary H.N. Ananth Kumar retained the Bangalore South seat for the fifth time in a row.
BJP ahead in 12 constituencies in KarnatakaMay 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in 12 of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, while the Congress was ahead in four and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in three. One-and-a-half hours into counting at 9.30 a.m., the BJP was way ahead of the Congress and the JD-S in Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur (SC), Gulbarga (SC), Raichur (ST), Haveri, Dharwad, Uttar Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Shimoga, Chitradurga (SC), Mysore, Bellary (ST) and Bangalore Central, election officials said.
Bangalore's youth want 'winners' to performMay 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - With the Karnataka results out, the young voters of India's IT hub are impatient to see the winning candidates work for the overall development of the city. Of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, three are in the capital - Bangalore Central, Bangalore South and Bangalore North.
Kumaraswamy wrests Bangalore Rural seat from CongressMay 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - Former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal-Secular leader H.D. Kumaraswamy wrested the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seat from the Congress by a margin of 130,275 votes Saturday.
Super Kings set 130-run target for Royal Challengers BangaloreMay 14th, 2009 DURBAN - Royal Challengers Bangalore bowled out Chennai Super Kings for 129 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Thursday. Brief score: Super Kings 129 all out in 19.4 overs (Matthew Hayden 60; Anil Kumble 2-12, Jacques Kallis 2-18, Vinay Kumar 2-30) against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Super Kings set 130-run target for Royal Challengers BangaloreMay 14th, 2009 DURBAN - Royal Challengers Bangalore bowled out Chennai Super Kings for 129 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Thursday. Brief score: Super Kings 129 all out in 19.4 overs (Matthew Hayden 60; Anil Kumble 2-12, Jacques Kallis 2-18, Vinay Kumar 2-30) against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
President Patil in Bangalore on two-day visitMay 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - President Pratibha Patil arrived in the Karnataka capital Thursday evening on a two-day visit during which she will attend the concluding function of the centenary celebrations of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science here. President Patil will unveil a plaque at the IISc to mark the end of the celebrations here Friday.
Polling process begins in KarnatakaApril 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Over 28,000 polling booths opened at 7 a.m. across 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka Thursday in the first of the two-phase elections for the 28 seats in the state.
Manipal Cure and Care launches New Centre at JP Nagar, BangaloreApril 19th, 2009 BANGALORE - Manipal Cure and Care [MCC], India's First Health and Wellness centre, today launched their third centre in Bangalore at 13/A Wilson Garden Housing society, Kothanur Main Road, opposite to RBI Layout, 7th Phase, JP Nagar Bangalore. It was inaugurated by Somnath Das, Chief Operating Officer (COO), MCC.
Air Arabia slashes fares on Bangalore-Sharjah routeJanuary 28th, 2009 BANGALORE - Air Arabia Thursday announced new fares for its Bangalore -Sharjah route, starting from Rs.1,340, exclusive of taxes. Air Arabia, a low-cost carrier of the United Arab Emirates, launched services from Sharjah to Bangalore in October 2007 and has recorded an average seat factor of 82 percent, the airline's commercial department head A.K.
Daily Kingfisher flights to Colombo from Bangalore, ChennaiJanuary 18th, 2009 BANGALORE - Kingfisher Airlines Monday launched daily direct flights to Colombo from Bangalore and Chennai, the airlines said here. 'The flights on these two new routes will be operated using brand new Airbus A320 aircraft,' it said in a press release.
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