So far i have created the new layout called new layout inside my page_layout folder and copied the content of empty layout. and the head content coming from the root.phtml. which i am unable to overwrite. In mangento 1, i have done same using the new layout file.phtml i have removed <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('head') ?> This allows me to remove the head section. Since magento can able to create any web app. i need to create a bank page using new layout.