Bangalore News

Bitter memories for players at Bangalore meet

Physcially challenged sportspersons who took part in an international meet here are going back with bitter memories of dirty stadiums, cramped toilets, lack of ramps and poor coordination.4:02 PM on December 02

At Bangalore sports meet, winner is 'human spirit'

As the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Games ended here, participants were unanimous that the event marked the triumph of human spirit.2:04 PM on December 02

Effects of toxic gas may be seen in future generations in Bhopal

The deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas released by the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal this day 25 years ago affected even the unborn, researchers say.12:03 PM on December 02

BJP faces Congress-JD-S combine in key poll

The Congress and Janata Dal-Secular will jointly fight the Dec 18 biennial poll to the Karnataka legislative council in a bid to prevent the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJPP) from gaining control of the upper house of the legislature.10:02 PM on December 01

Karnataka releases charter on the rights of HIV affected

Karnataka has become the first state in India to have a charter on the rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The charter was released here Tuesday by state Health Minister B. Sriramulu on the occasion of World AIDS Day.8:00 PM on December 01

Karnataka's HIV/AIDS patients demand nutritional support

Around 300 people living with HIV/AIDS staged a protest demonstration, on the occasion of World AIDS Day Tuesday, demanding proper nutritional support to the victims of the disease to save their lives.6:06 PM on December 01

Bangaloreans protest to access green spaces

With placards in hands and shouting slogans, around 250 people protested against the Karnataka government's proposed plan to make ID cards mandatory to enter Cubbon and Lalbagh parks, two of city's sprawling green spaces.4:07 PM on December 01

50 Kaiga employees under scanner to identify suspect

About 50 employees of the state-run Kaiga atomic power plant in coastal Karnataka are being interrogated by investigation agencies to identify the suspect who might have contaminated the drinking water dispenser with the radioactive isotope Tritium, a senior official said Monday.8:03 PM on November 30

Treat HIV/AIDS as social, developmental issue, say experts

On the eve of World AIDS Day, experts working in the field of HIV-AIDS Monday stressed the need to consider the disease more as a developmental and social issue than a health issue to check its spread.6:02 PM on November 30

Kaiga poisoning: Culprit could have been permanent or contract worker

Whoever poisoned a drinking water dispenser at the state-run Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka could have been either a permanent or a contract worker, a plant official said Monday.2:05 PM on November 30

Provide opportunity and we will prove mettle, say disabled players

As Nirmal Singh, a wheelchair rugby player quietly starts his practice session at the ongoing International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Games here, he has a message in store.2:05 PM on November 30

I'll return to direction: Ramesh Arvind

Kannada director-actor Ramesh Arvind has made a mark as an actor with hits like 'Mooru Guttu Ondhu Sullu Ondhu Nija', but he promises to return to direction as soon as he finishes the script.2:01 PM on November 30

Kaiga poisoning: Thousands had access to radioactive chemical

Whoever caused the contamination of a drinking water dispenser at the state-run Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka could have been either a permanent or a contract worker, an official said Monday.12:04 PM on November 30

Congress, JD-S set to join hands for Karnataka council polls

The Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) are set to jointly take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the crucial Dec 18 legislative council biennial poll which will determine who controls the upper house of the Karnataka legislature.6:02 PM on November 29

GE Healthcare offers IT solutions to Indian hospitals

GE Healthcare, the $17-billion unit of General Electric, has initiated a project to provide IT solutions to Indian hospitals for affordable treatment.2:02 PM on November 29