BANGALORE: Ruling out the possibilities of total demolition of Russell Market to build a hi-tech commercial complex, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) commissioner M K Shankarlinge Gowda categorically stated that plans are afoot to use technology which is adopted in Germany and Malaysia for speedy completion of work. A portion of the market was gutted last week in the alleged short-circuit. More than 170 shops were gutted in the fire.Express...
08:33 AM, Mar 02, 2012
BANGALORE: The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) plans to gradually phase out feeder services to the Namma Metro temporarily due to lack of patronage. The corporation may re-introduce the feeder services once Phase 1 works are completed. The BMTC, before the inauguration of Metro train services, had deployed a fleet of buses to cater to the demands of commuters. But now it is finding difficult to run the service as...
09:54 AM, Nov 03, 2011
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BANGALORE: Most of the budget allotted to the Forest Department is used up in feeding elephants in the state. Even if you are an animal lover, you cannot sponsor an elephant of your choice in the department run elephant camps since such provisions dont exist.Adopting an animal or bird has been in vogue in many zoos.It has been a hit in Mysore Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens). Many wildlife enthusiasts,...
10:43 AM, Oct 12, 2011
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