Starting bug hits train to Devanahalli When it was thought that everything is set and work on the eagerly-awaited high-speed elevated rail link to Devanahalli international airport would chug off, the State Executive Committee headed by Governor Rameshwar Thakur, on Friday, found itself in two minds on the issue of the starting point.
* The Executive Committee is in two minds on the high-speed rail link’s starting point. *Decides to take traffic police opinion before approving the proposal on BRV grounds. *Governor to hold talks with DMRC Chief E Sreedharan.
Stars may not shine in clouded B'lore
As if the threat posed by the elements wasnt bad enough, an already weakened India are staring at the possibility of going into the crucial final Test against Pakistan beginning at the Chinnaswamy stadium here on Monday minus star performers Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Close shave for Team India
Mangalore-Bangalore train set to roll
Route: Kankanadi, Kabaka-Puttur, Subramanya-road, Sakaleshpur, Hassan, K.R. Nagar, Mysore and Bangalore City. The route offers nature lovers a memorable journey with the scenic beauty of the Western Ghats on one side and deep valleys on the other in the 55-km- long ghat section between Subramanya Road and Sakaleshpur. There are around 670 bridges, including 91 major ones, and the ghat section has 110 curves and as many as 57 tunnels with the longest one being of 578 metres.
Where Indian vultures dare extinction The rocky terrain of Ramadevarabetta near Ramanagara which played lair to the dreaded Gabbar Singh in the Bollywood blockbuster Sholay, is now playing a perfect host to a very special visitor.The endangered long-billed vulture (Gyps Indicus) which was last seen at Ramadevarabetta half a decade ago, has again been spotted on the region’s steep, rocky cliffs for the past few weeks, much to the delight of the Forest Department officials and bird watchers.
Test captain Anil Kumble, Ishan Sharma, R P Singh, M S Dhoni and V R V Singh warm up at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Friday. DH photo/ S Eshwar
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When it was thought that everything is set and work on the eagerly-awaited high-speed elevated rail link to Devanahalli international airport would chug off, the State Executive Committee headed by Governor Rameshwar Thakur, on Friday, found itself in two minds on the issue of the starting point.
against Pakistan beginning at the Chinnaswamy stadium here on Monday minus star performers Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 
The route offers nature lovers a memorable journey with the scenic beauty of the Western Ghats on one side and deep valleys on the other in the 55-km- long ghat section between Subramanya Road and Sakaleshpur. There are around 670 bridges, including 91 major ones, and the ghat section has 110 curves and as many as 57 tunnels with the longest one being of 578 metres.
The rocky terrain of Ramadevarabetta near Ramanagara which played lair to the dreaded Gabbar Singh in the Bollywood blockbuster Sholay, is now playing a perfect host to a very special visitor.The endangered long-billed vulture (Gyps Indicus) which was last seen at Ramadevarabetta half a decade ago, has again been spotted on the region’s steep, rocky cliffs for the past few weeks, much to the delight of the Forest Department officials and bird watchers.
