Bangalore boy in race to win Space Lab contest

Bangalore: A Bangalore engineering student is in the running to get an experiment he dreamed of, done aboard the International Space Station. He has also been dreaming about a live streaming of the experiment on YouTube. YouTube offered 14 to 18-year-old students the chance to get an experiment they had dreamed of, done aboard the International Space Station. Sachin Kukke, one among six worldwide semifinalists, is the winner from the...

Underage kids on drugs beg on Bangalore roads

BANGALORE:Initiated six months back, the joint operation by the city police, various NGOs and stake holders - Operation Rakshane took off many children asking alms from the roads. However, a reality check conducted by Express revealed that there are still hundreds of underaged children on the streets, begging under the influence of various drugs - and their kingpins, the beggar mafia leaders in various areas have struck gold by the...

Japan greets Bangalore

BANGALORE: Echoes of O-Genki Desuka? (How are you?) and Genki Desu (I am fine) was heard from everywhere. Smiling faces greeted you as you entered Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Central College Campus, where a mini Japan was literally recreated on Sunday. The occasion was the seventh edition of the Japan Habba, which this year, which also coincided with the 60th anniversary of Japan-India diplomatic relations. The theme this year was Kizuna,...

Bangalore couples moving in with parents

BANGALORE: Soaring real estate prices in Bangalore may be burning holes in the pockets of prospective buyers, but it seems to be bringing families together. Couples who had chosen to live in nuclear families after marriage, are now coming back to their parents, all thanks to skyrocketing realty prices. According to realty intelligence firms, prospective investors now prefer to cut the expenses by living under the same roof with their...

Bangalore: Cubbon Park stands the test of time

BANGALORE: Over the years, important landmarks in Bangalore have been renamed much to the nonchalance of city-dwellers. The pattern remains the same; an old colony or park named in honour of an important British officer now bears the name of a deserving Indian who made the country or the state proud. While the act is appreciable, it does not hide the fact that the British had a major influence on...

Bangaloreans run for healthy heart on V-Day

Bangalore: While Cupid-struck lovers were busy exchanging roses, gifts and greeting each other to celebrate Valentine's Day, about 1,000 denizens of this tech hub ran a marathon for a healthy heart on Tuesday. The 'Run for your Loved Ones' marathon was flagged off by World Athletics champion Anju Bobby George from Apollo Hospital campus on Bannerghatta road to Hulimavu junction in the city's upscale southern suburb and back. "About 1,000...

Bangalore: Fire near BIA Cargo Terminal

BANGALORE: A fire broke out near the forest cover opposite the cargo terminal of the Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) in the early afternoon on Monday. A fire tender stationed in the BIAL premises was rushed to the spot at 2 pm and officials revealed the fire had been bellowing for almost an hour before the fire tender reached. The fire could have started because of a cigarette butt. We reached...

Bangalore University wakes up to Rs 5 crore junk

BANGALORE: Bangalore University Vice-Chancellor Dr N Prabhu Dev has woken up to the fact that the varsity houses scrap items worth at least Rs 5 crore. In response to the report published in The New Indian Express on Saturday, Prabhu Dev called in to say that he would look into the matter seriously. I am shocked and surprised to learn that BU has scrap-items worth crores. I will take it...

CBI proposes its cyber lab in Bangalore

BANGALORE: The state, which was the first in the nation to set up a cyber crime police station, might have another premier investigation agency under its belt, to crack cyber crimes. This time its the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which wants its South India Cyber Forensic Lab to be stationed in the silicon city. As of now, the CBI is dependent on the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Delhi...

Ravi Shankar, Anoushka enthral Bangaloreans

Bangalore: It was an emotional evening for music lovers here as they were transported into the ethereal world with spell-binding music of the renowned father-daughter duo Pandit Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar. Bidding farewell to this city in their last concert together here, the sitar maestro along with Anoushka, who is his protege and a composer in her own right, enthralled the audience with their renditions of different ragas. The...

MSMEs set for defence expo in Bangalore

Bangalore: Defence gurus from Ordinance Factories, experts from Defence Public Sector Undertakings, specialists from indigenous cells of Indian armed forces and technology practitioners from micro, small and medium enterprises are set to flock Bangalore in the first week of March. Amidst B-2-B sessions they will get to interact with some inspiring names in India's defence and aerospace sector. Choreographed by the Ministry of MSMEs and directed by the National Small...

UK teacher held for forging documents to get job

Bangalore: A British national, who heads an international school in Bangalore, was arrested tonight for allegedly forging documents to get the job. Head Master of British international school Trio World, Paul Francis Meekins, was apprehended on late Wednesday night, Sahakarnagar Sub-Inspector Jagadish said in Bangalore. Meekins has been booked under various IPC sections including 468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating) and 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), he...

Traffic woes add to Monday blues in Bangalore

BANGALORE: Standing in long hours of traffic congestion is not a new experience to Bangaloreans, but Monday, gave more woes than blues to the city. While North and West Bangalore had rows of vehicles chock-a-block for over two hours, Central Bangalore too had unending jams. It was only South Bangalore that escaped the ugly traffic jams. Of the 2,800 task force of the Bangalore Traffic Police (BTP), more than half...

Bangalore summit to discuss global water woes

Bangalore: With one-third of the global population living in India and China by 2025, the region will face imminent water scarcity unless there is action. Now experts from the two countries as well as US, Britain, Germany and other places are set to deliberate on water-related issues at a meet here from Tuesday. Billed as the first World Water Summit in India's IT hub, the summit is aimed at generating...

Manipur-K'taka join hands for cultural treat

Bangalore: To enhance the growing bond between Manipur, hailed as the jewel of India, and Karnataka, Manipur Government will be organising a two-day festival, 'Manipur Kumhei' in the state - first of its kind in any part of the country. V Ramakantha, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest of Manipur Government, who is also a represnetative in Karnataka for Manipur, informed 'Express' that the two-day festival which would begin on...