Consumer court makes insurance firm pay for treatment to cure snoringFollowing the reluctance of an insurance company to consider snoring a disease, a consumer court ordered it to reimburse the sum a patient paid for a device to cure the condition. - Froth & fumes: Bellandur Lake is no longer Bengaluru's pride
The residents in the vicinity of the lake have been knocking on the doors of every civic authority for the past two years - Bangalore Development Authority, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Lake - Remembering the pioneer of Navya literature in Kannada
Gopalakrishna Adiga, the doyen of modernist literary (Navya) movement in Kannada, was also the first Kannada poet to contest the Lok Sabha elections in 1971. He jumped into the electoral fray just to - Hoysala-period town with hero stones to be added to state tourism circuit
Hero stones erected in memory of such valiant individuals and their families, and inscriptions detailing the legacy of Agrahara Bachahalli in KR Pet taluk, Mandya, form interesting nuggets of history. - For this couple, Baben village is their Valentine
If Baben village, which is located 2km from Bardoli town in Surat district, is today considered one of the best villages of the state, then some credit should go to this couple too. - Ahmedabad Muslims to honour Gita contest winner
A group of city-based Muslims is to felicitate the Mumbai-based 14-year-old girl, who won a contest on the Bhagwad Gita organised by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) two years - Mehsana beggar to get Rs 1 lakh award for social service
- She won't hide her face or trauma after 14 surgeries
Before she turned 18, Pushpahad learnt lessons which would last her a life time.Looked down upon by her brother for being a woman, and struggling to make ends meet, she always had a tough life. But if - Centre to weave dreams of Padma awardee Mallesham
Two weeks after 44-year-old weaver-innovator Mallesham Chinthakindi was conferred with the Padma Shri, the Union textiles ministry has decided to massively subsidise his innovation to enable poor - Endangered mammals, birds seized from school in Chennai's Adyar
Wildlife officials on Wednesday seized from a school in Adyar several endangered birds and mammals, including a grizzled giant squirrel and Alexandrine parakeets. - Big fat weddings went illegal in Punjab, 40 years back
The big fat wedding may have become a glitzy norm in North India and among the Punjabi diaspora, even spawning movies and a TV series, but not many know that it became illegal in Punjab and Haryana 40 - 765 hectares of Kappatagudda forest encroached upon, admits government
Karnataka government on Wednesday admitted that 765 hectares of the ecologically sensitive Kappatagudda forest were encroached upon by 639 individuals. - 1 in 3 Facebook friends of Bengaluru kids a stranger
One in every three Facebook friends for Bengaluru youth is a stranger or a person they know very little about. And only 10% of their friends on the social networking site are family members and - Gujarat’s ration shops go digital
Gujarat has become the first state in the country to roll out a cashless system for fair price (ration) shops. Beneficiaries under the national food security scheme will now need to carry only Aadhaar - Best from waste denim fabric
- First police station to adopt school in Dungarpur
Cops of Kuaan police station take classes in a school here, teach them ‘swachhta’ lessons and provide them nutritional diet-fruits. Cops have become foster fathers to the students. The cops spend 2-3 - Ground zero of riot: Kawal keen to shed communal tag
At Kawal, a Muzaffarnagar village, an incident of harassment spiralled into one of India's deadliest riots in 2013. It left 63 dead and over 50,000 displaced. Today, Hindus and Muslims here are a - Crowdsourcing sent this silambam champ to Malaysia
40,000 needed for his trip to Malaysia, despite getting selected to represent India at the event. - Avant-garde art movement celebrates 50th year
When the Cholamandal Artists' Village celebrated the 50th year of its inception on Monday, it also marked the success of a great artistic movement. - Rs 3 crore facelift for Kempegowda Towers soon
- Dreams to reality: 50 women embark on entrepreneurial journeys
Family consultant Teena Paul nurses only one ambition — to help children battling dyslexia. She wants to start a venture which will enable kids to identify their true potential. In less than a month, - 150 children forced to travel to school in boats
A dilapidated bridge constructed over a creek nearly three decades ago had collapsed last month which connected two villages. Nearly 150 kids of Tarakpur village have to travel in a boat to attend - This family feeds hungry souls in Bengaluru’s slums
Charity begins at home, goes the adage. As a mother, Pinki Chowhan loved cooking and sharing food. - Forgotten projects: Stone sinks in pool of apathy
Decades Gone, Village Yet To Get A Hospital - With 103 murders in 2016, Ahmedabad sees most violent year in decade
In Ahmedabad, the year 2016 was the most violent year in past one decade with 103 murders, topping the previous high of 100 registered in 2007. Compared to 2015, the incidents of attempt to murder - Temple entry ban continues for dalits in Tiruvannamalai village
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