Bengaluru: To promote cycling as a last-mile option to Metro stations, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has decided to offer free bicycle parking at nine stations across the city — two on the Purple Line, three on Green Line, and four on the newly commissioned Yellow Line.The waiver was announced through a recent tender…
Bengaluru: Train services on the KR Pura–Whitefield corridor were disrupted Monday after the SMVT–Tatanagar Superfast Express hit a BMTC bus that reversed too close to the railway track near Hoodi, barely minutes after the vehicle left Sadaramangala depot. The bus conductor suffered minor injuries.The incident occurred around 9.15am when the bus (KA 57 6000), attached…
BENGALURU: What a passer-by reported as a road crash turned out to be bone-chilling act of murder on Ananthnagar Road in Electronics City late Sunday evening. The deceased, Prashanth M, 33, and accused, Roshan Hegde, 36, were friends, said police. Roshan works as a software engineer with a firm in Domlur. The murder came to…
Bengaluru: More than 14 years after it opened, Sampige Road Metro station is set to host retail outlets, with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Sunday inviting tenders to open commercial spaces at the station and six others.The commercial expansion will largely cover Green Line stations at Madavara, Yeswantpur, KR Market, and Banashankari, as well…
Bengaluru: Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot Monday urged citizens to exercise their vote responsibly by electing representatives who understand the core spirit of the Constitution, stressing that democracy must be preserved through continuous questioning and dialogue.Addressing citizens on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day parade at Manekshaw Parade Ground, Gehlot said the responsibility of safeguarding…
Bengaluru: Three software engineers working in Bengaluru were killed and four others injured after a car they were travelling in rammed a truck from behind on the Sira–Tumakuru highway in the early hours of Monday.The deceased have been identified as Aniketh (25) from Chandigarh, Abhir (24) from Uttar Pradesh, and Sanmukhi (22) from Andhra Pradesh.Three…
Bengaluru: It is usually the game nights, fitness classes, or kids’ playdates that serve as the social anchor of community life in gated villa communities that are dotted by HNIs (high net-worth individuals). But Monday turned out to special — and different — for the residents of Adarsh Palm Retreat (APR) villa community in Bellandur,…
Bengaluru: In a significant ruling strengthening transparency in urban governance, the Karnataka State Information Commission (KSIC) held that the Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (ELCITA) is a “public authority” under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, and is therefore bound to disclose information sought under the law.It directed ELCITA to appoint a public information…
Bengaluru: Congress and principal opposition BJP sparred Monday over the alleged robbery of Rs 400 crore in demonetised Rs 2,000 currency notes near the Karnataka-Maharashtra border, an incident that reportedly took place in Oct last year but surfaced only recently. The alleged robbery, that occurred near Chorla Ghat on Oct 22 last year, came to…
Bengaluru: Farmers in Devanahalli are up in arms again as Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has issued a fresh notice giving them three months to voluntarily offer land for the proposed Aerospace Park near Kempegowda International Airport. Landowners have been asked to express their willingness to part with their property by April 30. The…
