Bengaluru: The burgeoning garbage crisis in the city and elsewhere in the state could unlock a massive economic opportunity, annually valued at a whopping Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore! All the city needs to do is treat its waste as a resource instead of considering it as a burden, say experts working in…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet’s approval of a seven-year rental contract for 46 mechanical road-sweeping machines, estimated at Rs 613.2 crore, has kicked up a cloud of dust. The proposal, amounting to nearly Rs 2 crore per machine per year, has triggered allegations of possible financial impropriety and wilful disregard of expert recommendations.Opposition parties, activists, and…
Bengaluru: A 62-year-old man was taken into police custody on charges of sending an email to BMRCL office in Shantinagar, claiming he would bomb a Metro station if they harassed his ex-wife by making her work beyond scheduled time. However, police investigations revealed the accused is a divorcee and his former wife never worked for…
BENGALURU: Karnataka has unveiled its first exclusive space technology policy, setting a target to mobilise around $3 billion of investments into the state’s space ecosystem by 2030, while rolling out subsidies and infrastructure support to accelerate private sector activity in both upstream and downstream space markets.The Space Technology Policy 2025–2030 aims to help Karnataka hold…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority has outlined three major fronts to push circular-economy reforms: dust pollution, stormwater-drain contamination, and solid waste management.“Air quality and dust pollution continue to be some of our biggest challenges, with construction debris emerging as a major contributor,” explained M Maheshwar Rao, chief commissioner of GBA, during a KSPCB event. He noted…
The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.On November 18, 2025, Bengaluruis experiencing a mild and slightly damp morning, with patchy rain anticipated throughout the day. Need to check the air quality around yourself? Check out this Google…
Bengaluru: Metro services on the Yellow Line were disrupted for over 30 minutes Monday morning after a group of passengers halted a train at RV Road station, demanding that BMRCL start operations at 5am on the newly opened corridor. The incident occurred at 6am, when 10-15 commuters allegedly stood between the doors of a departing…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah, who was in New Delhi Monday, is said to have pressed for a cabinet reshuffle during a meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, but the party’s central leadership is understood to prefer maintaining status quo. Siddaramaiah hopes to rejig his cabinet around Nov 20, when his administration reaches the halfway mark…
Bengaluru: Two software engineers from Tamil Nadu were arrested on charges of robbing a man of gold and cash worth over Rs 6 lakh after sedating him in a hotel room. The accused, Kavipriya Annadorai (24), is from Tiruchirapalli, and her associate, Harshavardhan Chandramohan, belongs to Karur.On Nov 8, the man registered a criminal case…
Bengaluru: The high court Monday declined to limit the interim order passed against the controversial Oct 18 govt order that sought to restrict the conglomeration of more than 10 people in public places.Advocate-general Shashikiran Shetty requested the court to restrict its Oct 28 interim order to Dharwad-based Punashchetana Seva Samsthe, who is petitioner before the…
