Bengaluru: More than 600 cases of rash driving and intoxicated drivers reporting for duty have raised serious safety concerns over BMTC’s electric bus services. The corporation operates over 1,700 e-buses across the city through four private contractors.As per data from BMTC’s vigilance and security cell, 626 such cases were detected over the past 2.5 years….
Bengaluru: A newborn boy was discovered at a desolate place in Tirumagondanahalli village Sunday. Locals found the newborn left on the steps of a shop, which was closed, and alerted police. Doddaballapur Rural Police, along with officials of child welfare committee rescued the infant and shifted him to Doddaballapur govt hospital.“According to doctors, the baby…
Bengaluru: Residents of Nanjappa Layout at Kalkere in Bengaluru East City Corporation limits have raised the alarm over unauthorised G+5 apartment complex constructions on an 18-foot road. They accused the builders of violating height restrictions and safety norms. They said the unchecked development is choking their peaceful layout, threatening basic infrastructure.Several residents said that despite…
BENGALURU: Citizens laced up their sneakers and brought their brightest smiles as Happy Streets returned on Sunday at MEI Layout, Bagalakunte. The street event once again provided a refreshing start to the day, blending fitness, art, music, and togetherness in one lively stretch of traffic-free road.Stage programmes began with a revitalising yoga session by Shree…
BENGALURU: Advocates in the city stated unequivocally that dumping garbage at the doorsteps of citizens who litter is not legal. The Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) recently started the drive ‘Kasa Suriyuva Habba’, which was aimed at controlling irresponsible disposal of household waste, by dumping garbage from an auto-tipper in front of the homes…
G Parmeshwara vows action over ‘VVIP treatment’ for inmates in Bengaluru Central Jail BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Sunday vowed strict action against jail officials accused of allowing “VVIP treatment” for inmates, including ISIS operatives and rapists at Bengaluru Central Jail. He has called a meeting of senior police officers and sought a…
BENGALURU: Karnataka Congress Saturday announced it has collected 1.1 crore signatures from across the state as part of AICC’s nationwide campaign against what it claims as voter fraud. CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, setting aside differences over leadership issues, made a rare joint appearance here to unveil the results of the signature…
Bengaluru molestation case BENGALURU: A 28-year-old Rapido bike-taxi captain, arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 20-year-old woman passenger, claimed during interrogation that he was merely trying to rub his aching back.“I was suffering from back pain, was trying to reach my back to rub it as it was aching,” he said during interrogation.Police, however, said…
Bengaluru: The Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd (K-Ride) has cut 90 trees along Mohan Kumar Road between Mathikere and Yeshwantpur to make way for a proposed double-decker flyover under the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP). The move marks the start of preparatory work for the 1.2km structure, which will carry both a suburban rail…
Bengaluru: It is often said it takes a village to raise a child. However, as the concept of family and society begins to change, the idea of the “villages” that parents require is also evolving.Experts on Saturday, the first day of Manotsava, the national mental health festival organised by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Nimhans, and National…
