DJ Halli, a haven for bootleggers Spurious liquor and DJ Halli seem to be synonymous, and the area is known to be a hub for banned liquor. For decades, bootleggers have been enjoying the patronage of habitual drinkers.
Did excise dept lapse lead to tragedy? Did officials in the State Excise department, preoccupied with the State elections, fail to detect and seize the spurious liquor that arrived in the City, leading to the tragedy?
Govt gropes in the dark From where did the deadly hooch sachets or bottles come? Or who manufactured it? Is there anything political about it all, when many districts in North Karnataka are yet to go for polls?
Law test results out The results of the first-ever Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2008, conducted by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), were announced on Monday.
Kannada bodies' protest on May 21 Various Kannada organisations led by the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) has threatened to organise a protest rally on May 21, demanding more jobs for Kannadigas in the Bengaluru International Airport. (BIA).
Are poor SSLC and PUC results a sign of falling educational standards in the state? How can students’ performance be improved?
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