Bengaluru: Vande Bharat Express (no. 26752), running between Bengaluru and Belagavi, halted for nearly 1 hour at Doddabele station, 48km from Bengaluru, after a bird strike disrupted power supply to the train.The incident occurred around 3pm Friday while the train was heading towards Belagavi. The bird hit the train’s pantograph — the rooftop equipment that…
Bengaluru: The Happy Streets programme by The Times of India is all set to usher in the New Year by making its debut in Bellandur on Jan 4 (Sunday), from 6.30am to 9.30am. The event will unfold along Doddakannelli Main Road near Adarsh Palm Retreat back gate.The street stalls this week will bring together a…
SPOTTED: Leopards usually have tawny coats with black rosettes. The sandalwood leopard has a pale reddish-pink coat (Credits: HNF) BENGALURU: Karnataka’s rich wildlife has drawn fresh international attention with the documentation of an ultra-rare leopard colour morph in Vijayanagara district, marking only the second such sighting in India and the first in the state. Conservationists…
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has issued interim recommendations directing the state govt and Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to immediately provide tents, food, drinking water, healthcare and alternative shelter to families evicted from govt land at Kogilu Layout in Yelahanka taluk under Bytryanpura assembly segment.The recommendations were issued on Dec 30 by commission…
BENGALURU: The Karnataka govt is considering rejecting the Centre’s Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen), or G-RAM-G, which has replaced MGNREGA, and is exploring the possibility of rolling out its own rural employment guarantee scheme.“The Cabinet on Friday condemned G-RAM-G, which has snatched the right to work from the people of this…
Bengaluru: Nearly two months after imposing a ban on wildlife safaris in Karnataka’s tiger reserves, the chief minister-headed Karnataka State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) Friday recommended a gradual reopening of safari operations in Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves. The board also resolved to constitute an expert committee to study the carrying capacity of safari vehicles…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has warned of penalties and criminal action against any utility or govt department found cutting roads without prior approval.GBA chief commissioner Maheshwar Rao, addressing an inter-departmental coordination meeting, said cutting roads without permission will no longer be tolerated. He said permission through MARKS software is mandatory for all such works….
Bengaluru: A month of planning, simulations, and quiet coordination lay behind what turned out to be a largely incident-free New Year’s Eve in Bengaluru, as city police leaned heavily on data, Artificial Intelligence tools, and old-fashioned crowd control to keep celebrations in check.From early Dec, senior officers began poring over footage from previous years, identifying…
Girl group WiSH — Zoe, Suchi, Sim and Ri — are riding a massive wave. From opening for Akon to dropping viral tracks, the quartet speaks to Bangalore Times about their rise, the re sponsibility of being role models and why Bengalu ru remains their favourite stage. ‘OPENING FOR AKON WAS A DREAM COME TRUE’…
BENGALURU: Amid complaints from homebuyers over unclear and shifting parking allotments, Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) is set to make it mandatory for builders to disclose the number, size, type and exact location of parking spaces in allotment letters and agreements for sale.“We are in the process of finalising it,” K-Rera chairman Rakesh Singh…
