BANGALORE: Believe it or not: it is cheaper to travel by helicopter than by a car, if former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappas travel bills are any proof.Documents pertaining to his travel obtained by Express through RTI, indicate that Yeddyurappas travel costs by car were far higher than a trip to Mysore by helicopter. This misleading and inaccurate information was provided to TNIE by the Chief Ministers Office only...
09:09 AM, Apr 19, 2012
BANGALORE: The Bangalore International Airport (BIA) will be closed for seven hours every day from March 11 to April 3 for runway modernisation. As part of protocol, the airport authorities have confirmed that they have informed all airlines and concerned authorities that the airport would not allow any emergency landing during the time.BIA has issued a NOTAM (Notices To Air Men), which specifies that the airport would not be available...
09:08 AM, Mar 01, 2012
BANGALORE: Images help one cherish a vacation. But a bunch of Bangaloreans could not click pictures of their recent getaway as the weather was so harsh that their cameras wouldnt work. These skiing enthusiasts hoped to escape the dry, dusty Bangalore, but ended up in the winter wilderness of Jammu and Kashmir, and unable to escape as all flights were cancelled. One particular day, it was -22 degrees C, Narendra,...
08:49 AM, Jan 20, 2012
BANGALORE: The Indian steel industry may have something to cheer about this New Year as 15 to 20 miners from Karnatakas mining belts are likely to get the nod to resume mining activities later this month. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) will present a report and make recommendations on all representations made before them till late December, 2011, by January 15, 2012, to the Supreme Court. Sources indicate that the...
08:16 AM, Jan 05, 2012
BANGALORE:Not long after it became the suicide capital of the country, Bangalore is surging ahead to claim another tittle as the cyber crime capital of the nation. Though the city stands at the top five position for cyber crime, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2010 statistics, fraudsters are going all out pursuing virtual prey, especially in banking sector. As banks are increasing online presence, customers have become...
10:06 AM, Nov 04, 2011
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