Bengaluru: Industry stakeholders and the excise department are again at loggerheads, this time over the department’s move to amend rules to facilitate auctioning of certain licences.Excise minister RB Timmapur said preparations are under way for the auction and that it is likely be completed in Sept. But industry stakeholders are sceptical. They say the number…
Bengaluru: “Don’t worry about Trump, we are there with you, Modi,” cheered a supporter at Konappana Agrahara Metro station on the newly inaugurated Yellow Line on Sunday. Rain and tight security did little to deter crowds, who gathered both at the station and along the convoy route, where flower petals were showered on the PM’s…
KNOW YOUR SERVICE■ From Monday to Saturday, Yellow Line trains will start at 6.30am from Delta Electronics Bommasandra & at 7.10am from RV Road. In other Metro lines, services start at 5am; the delay here is because of just three trainsets being available■ The running time on the section is 35 minutes in each direction,…
The 15th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF), accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is now underway, featuring a blend of online and in-theatre screenings. Virtual viewings began on August 7, with in-person screenings scheduled from August 15 to 17, at venues across Bengaluru, namely, Suchitra Academy, Alliance Française, Goethe-Institut, RV…
Bengaluru: A 36-year-old undertrial has claimed that an extortion racket is operating from within the high-security Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara, and that he is a victim himself.Central Crime Branch (CCB) personnel have arrested three people, identified as Likith, Rakesh, and Anand, following a complaint from Arul Kumar, who is out on bail, an officer…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in the city to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a slew of mobility projects Sunday, invoked Goddess Annamma, considered Bengaluru’s patron deity.“I feel at home as soon as I step on the soil of Karnataka. The culture here, love of the people, and sweetness of the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the much-anticipated Yellow Line of Bengaluru’s Namma Metro, set to boost city connectivity. BENGALURU: Braving rain and tight security, crowds lined Bengaluru’s streets with flower petals as PM Modi arrived Sunday to inaugurate the Vande Bharat train to Belagavi and the 19-km Yellow Line metro, riding alongside students and…
A 23-year-old homemaker, married around three months ago, died, and her husband sustained minor injuries after their two-wheeler came under a multi-axle truck on the Outer Ring Road near Laggere, Rajajinagar, Friday evening.The deceased is S Geeta, a resident of Malleshwaram. Her husband, Sunil Kumar, a pani-puri vendor, is recovering from his injuries in a…
Bengaluru: Namma Metro’s Yellow Line, which will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday, will commence regular operations at 5am Monday, with three trainsets operating every 25 minutes.Modi will travel in a Metro train from Ragigudda station to Infosys Foundation-Konappana Agrahara station, accompanied by chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and MPs….
Bengaluru: Reducing the lake buffer zone in Bengaluru will only invite more urban flooding and increase dependency on outsourcing water from different sources, according to land and water experts.Experts and lake activists have questioned the govt on why buffer zones should be reduced and are now asking Karnataka Conservation and Development Authority (KTCDA) to list…
