User: divya_rrs Topic: Bangalore
Category: Lakes
Last updated: May 19 2013 06:49 IST RSS 2.0
 
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Private tankers, heat turn Begur lake into dry ground 19.5.2013 deccanherald.com
Private tankers, heat turn Begur lake into dry ground
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Tonga stands to bring back past glory 18.5.2013 deccanherald.com
Tonga stands to bring back past glory
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Centre banned commercial borewells in city, state overturned it quietly (Cached) 17.5.2013 Citizen Matters
The central government's ground water authority had issued a major order in November 2012, banning digging of commercial borewells. When the baton passed to the state authority this April, everything broke.

While water-strapped Bengaluru is waiting for the mercy of rain gods to bless the Cauvery belt to quench its thirst, water mafia is busy drawing water from just about anywhere: their own bore wells, bore wells of others, lakes and water bodies - wherever one can see water.  As this article goes into publication, the city water board has just announced that Cauvery water supply for Bengaluru will stop in four days.

Few know that the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) issued an order in November 2012: No more borewell digging in Bengaluru for commercial purposes. If implemented correctly,…

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Bengal's Barasat stadium gets two star grading from FIFA (Cached) 16.5.2013 New Kerala: India News
Kolkata, May 15 : The artificial turf at the Vidyasagar Krirangan, popularly known as Barasat Stadium, has achieved a Two-star rating from World football body FIFA.
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Bengalurians demand good governance from Siddaramaiah (Cached) 15.5.2013 Citizen Matters
Citizen Matters approached many people from various strata of society, to know their view about what the government should be doing in next five years. Here are the answers:

■ The government should put an end to all forms of mining. We should protect these resources and not make profit by selling them.
■ All government primary schools must be developed into efficient centres of learning where every kid can go. If possible all the children in the neighbourhood must be encouraged to go to these government schools.
■ The government institutions must work with undeterred commitment towards education and health. These two things matter the most to the poor and underprivileged.
■ There should be no room for any form of corruption. The State government should not mirror…

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High-rises help change Bangalore's skyline (Cached) 15.5.2013 TOI: All Headlines
High-rises help change Bangalore's skyline
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Sensex gains 158 points in early trade;Nifty regains 6K level 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
Sensex gains 158 points in early trade;Nifty regains 6K level
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At last, Dorekere lake gets a facelift 15.5.2013 newindianexpress.com
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Dog care for the less privileged 15.5.2013 newindianexpress.com
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IAS, IPS officers transferred 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
The government on Tuesday transferred seven IPS officers and three IAS officers. The names of the officers transferred and their new postings are as follows: Soumendu Mukharjee, DIG, CID, Bangalore; M N Anucheth, SP, Kodagu district; T G Krishna Bhatta, DCP (East Division), Bangalore City; M N Nagaraj, SP, Chitradurga district; Labhu Ram, SP, Davangere district; Anupam Agarwal, SP, Ramanagar district; B Ramesh, DCP (Law and Order), Hubli city; Ravi D Channannavar, SP, CID (cyber), B'lore.

The IAS officers and their new postings are: Pradeep Singh Kharola, Chairperson, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC); Darpan Jain, MD, KUIDFC and M N Ajaynagabhushan, Joint Secretary to the chief minister, according to a notification.
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Djokovic sails past Montanes 15.5.2013 Deccan Herald - Sports
Djokovic sails past Montanes
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C'nagar bandh total, peaceful 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
C'nagar bandh total, peaceful
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Four former ministers yet to surrender official cars 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
Four former ministers yet to surrender official cars
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ICSE, ISC results on May 17 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
The ICSE and ISC results for the year 2013 will be announced on May 17 according to a notification issued by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).

The results will be declared by 3 pm on that day and students can access their results through the Internet by checking out the following websites: www.cisce.in.com, www.cisce.indiresults.com, www.indiaeducation.com and www.topperlearning.com
Principals of all schools, affiliated to the board, will get their own personalised passwords to view their schools results. Students also have the option of getting their results through SMS.

Those who want to know their ICSE results have to type ICSE followed by their index number Eg: ICSE T4331009 and send it to: 51818, 56263, 58888, 5676750, 56388 and 54242. Those who want to avail ISC results will have to type the word ISC followed by their index number Eg: ISC B8531009 and send it any of the given number above.

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Bihar woos social innovators for rural development 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
Bihar woos social innovators for rural development
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Three held for violence in Kolar on election day 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
Three held for violence in Kolar on election day
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May 31 deadline for vehicles to display driver detail cards 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
May 31 deadline for vehicles to display driver detail cards
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Cell to address veterans' woes 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
A veteran cell has been established in the Adjutant General's Branch at the Army Headquarters to look after the grievances and welfare of the ex-servicemen or widows.

A press release issued by the Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing), Government of India, stated that grievances pertaining to ex-servicemen and widows of Pioneer Corps of the Indian Army may contact the Pioneer Corps Records, Agaram Post, Bangalore - 560 007, or call: 080 - 2555 9294 for more information, the release stated.
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Ticketless travel: 6,528 penalised 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has intensified the checking of buses being operated in the City to detect ticketless travelling by passengers.

In April 2013, 17,492 trips were checked and a total of Rs 8,25,250 was collected from 6,528 passengers who were travelling without tickets.

As many as 4,200 cases have been booked against the conductors for disciplinary action.

The checking staff penalised 227 male passengers occupying seats reserved for female passengers, imposing a total fine of Rs 22,700.

Passengers are advised to keep with them the valid ticket or a daily/monthly pass while travelling in BMTC buses and produce the same when demanded by the checking staff.
Female passengers must be allowed to occupy the seats reserved for them. Passengers are requested to cooperate with the checking staff.
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BU Syndicate defers decision on BEd colleges 15.5.2013 deccanherald.com
BU Syndicate defers decision on BEd colleges
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