No ground to play

Memories of schooldays are invariably attached to the school playground. Be it the weekly period for games, which everyone awaited, or the school drill on Saturdays, which...

Public playfields a thing of past: P T Usha

P T Usha, a former Olympian and multiple Asian Games gold medal winner and member of National Playing Field Association of India, has been vocal about the lack of playgrounds and physical education in many schools across the country.

Elementary, but only 54 pc schools have them

The State government has identified eight basic facilities elementary and high schools must have.

Palike wants its public spaces back

In the aftermath of the Clarence School playground controversy, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to reacquire its properties that have been either in the shadow of violation, or whose lease period has expired.

6-year-old raped, murdered

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered at Kacharakanahalli near HBR Layout on Saturday.

Toll plaza near BIA starts operation

The controversial toll plaza on NH-7 near Bangalore International Airport (BIA) finally started operations at the stroke of midnight on Saturday.

Post SC order, uncertainty looms large over residents

A 25-year-long case came to an end on February 2 when the Supreme Court directed the State government to return the vacant land to its legitimate owners after finding faults in the land acquisition process to form the Bangalore City Co-operative...

Complaint against Excise minister

A contractor has lodged a complaint against Excise Minister M P Renukacharya charging the latter with giving life threat.

‘Rural medical service should be made compulsory’

Disheartened at the declining health scenario in the country, Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva stressed the need for compulsory rural service.

NH-7 toll makes food dearer for cabbies

Taxi drivers, who used to wait at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) during lunch time, will have a new problem with collection of toll on National Highway 7.

Power outage at Jindal not to affect City

Bangaloreans can heave a sigh of relief as the outage at the Jindal power plant at Toranagallu in Bellary will not be affecting the City in the form of unscheduled loadshedding.

No power supply

There will be no power supply today from 10 am to 5 pm in the following areas: