Lokayukta fumes at mining inaction

Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde is fed up with the government’s inaction on his report on illegal mining. Mining is helping only the ‘mafia’ and is of no use to the state or country, he said on Saturday.

The Bangalore-based trichology centre has collaborated with Trace Elements, Inc, USA to introduce a non-invasive hair tissue mineral analysis, to detect mineral deficiencies in human body.

Fearing strictures from the Supreme Court, a high-level committee headed by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has fixed a timeline for implementation of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project.

The city on Friday woke up to one of the most shocking murders in recent times. Interior designer Rahul Das, 45, his homemaker wife Pushpalatha, 38, and their daughter, Agneeshu, 8, were found murdered in the bathroom of their home in a layout near Ramamurthynagar.

The Reddy brothers, who are at the receiving end for `allegedly’ violating the law in pursuing mining activities, are said to have sent a reply to one of the notices issued by Ananthpur district forest officer (DFO) Kallol Biswas.

Four more swine flu deaths were reported from Karnataka, taking the toll due to the H1N1 virus to 35 in the state, health officials said on Friday.

The opposition stepped up the attack on health minister over the issue of increasing swine flu and dengue cases in the state.

Not so long ago, gourmet food would be alarmingly expensive. Now, even the humble dal chawal is, especially if it’s made from tur dal.

More aspiring lawyers can now hope to study at India’s premier law institute here. The National Law School of India University will open its doors to 80 more students in the LLB course from the next academic year.

Very soon, nuptials will not end with the pheras and the exchange of garlands. There will be some official nitty-gritty too, now that registration of marriages has been made compulsory, irrespective of caste and religion.

For, the government has decided to spare Silicon City from power cuts till June 2010, when the southwest monsoon sets in.