Karnataka

Bengaluru: Even before the city’s civic poll machinery cranks up, Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP) on Friday announced its preparedness to contest in the upcoming GBA (Greater Bengaluru Authority) polls by focusing on decentralised and citizen-led governance.BNP challenged the GBA’s centralised governance model and pitched empowered ‘area sabhas’ as the most effective mechanism to address neighbourhood-level…

Bengaluru: The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has sought urgent intervention by the state govt to resolve the prolonged dispute over the buffer zone surrounding Turahalli forest, warning that the issue had triggered confusion and anxiety among hundreds of site allottees in south Bengaluru.According to village-wise data collected after a drone survey by BDA early this…

Bengaluru: The Supreme Court’s directive on completing civic polls in the city by June 30 has come as a welcome relief for resident welfare groups. Reason: Bengalureans hope the political and bureaucratic machinery will move at breakneck speed to fix potholes, make pavements more pedestrian-friendly, sort out garbage issues, and ensure streets are illuminated now.“We’re…

Bengaluru: A 29-year-old domestic help poured kerosene on herself and her four-year-old daughter after a fight with her husband over the phone at their home in Krishnappanagar, Sanjaynagar, Thursday. Seetalakshmi G died the same night and her daughter Srushti G succumbed to burns Friday morning.According to police, neighbours heard Srushti shouting for help from a…

Bengaluru: A deep, unmarked pothole on the Panathur-Gunjur Palya stretch near the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) road has left an IT professional with multiple fractures on his right shoulder, once again drawing attention to the hazardous condition of roads in east Bengaluru’s tech corridor.Sridhar M, who works with a multinational company on the Outer Ring…

Bengaluru: The govt will set up two state-of-the-art hospitals with a capacity of 125 beds each in Yelahanka and Sanjaynagar, at a total cost of Rs 150 crore, by 2028.The govt had announced in its 2025-26 budget that a 200-bed multispecialty hospital would be established in North Bengaluru taluk. However, after much deliberation, the govt…

Bengaluru: A 16-year-old girl, who dressed like a boy to steal from homes, was detained with a minor boy, and their female relative was arrested on charges of breaking into a locked house and fleeing with gold, silver and cash.During the investigation, the minor girl told police that she had deliberately dressed like a boy…

Bengaluru: The govt has set up a four-member committee to clear pending payments of Rs 350-400 crore to Keonics contractors, triggering sharp opposition from vendors who allege they are being made “scapegoats” in a purported scam dating back to the previous BJP govt. Keonics chairman Sharath Bachegowda and IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge told TOI that…

Bengaluru: Due to the ongoing reconstruction work of the pit line at KSR railway station (Majestic) in Bengaluru, the terminal of three trains will be shifted to other stations in the city from Saturday till March 11, SWR said in a statement.Train Nos. 16377/16378 KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam Junction Express will originate at Bengaluru Cantonment at 06:20am.Train…

Bengaluru: Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya Friday came down heavily on BMRCL over the proposal for a 5% Metro fare hike and urged Union urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar to reconstitute the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC).“The proposed increase of Bengaluru Metro fares from Feb is unacceptable and needs to be put on hold immediately,”…