Bengaluru: In an effort to shift daily commuting habits in the city’s major employment hubs, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) rolled out Hejje-Gala, a three-month corporate active mobility challenge aimed at encouraging walking and cycling among employees. Around 35 companies already signed up for the initiative, which seeks to position active travel as a practical…
Bengaluru: The city’s long-running struggle with traffic may still be hogging the headlines, but a new working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister has an interesting perspective: Metro connectivity has improved household finances, reduced borrower delinquency and improved prepayment behaviour for those living along the Metro corridors.The report, titled ‘Golden Decade…
Bengaluru: A New Year joyride turned into a financial nightmare for a Kerala engineering student when Bengaluru transport authorities slammed him with a staggering Rs 1.1-lakh fine for unleashing a fire-spitting, illegally modified car on city roads.The youth from Kannur district had bought a battered 2002 Honda City for a modest Rs 70,000 — but…
Bengaluru: Two neighbours, both II PU students at a private college in Banashankari, are feared to have drowned in a lake at Kabbalu, near Kanakapura, in Bengaluru South district Wednesday evening.While the body of one of them — Santosh S, of Konananakunte — was recovered Thursday afternoon, the search is on for his classmate B…
Bengaluru: The city’s deteriorating air quality is starting to impact residents in ways beyond just physical health. Doctors have noted an increasing number of individuals reporting anxiety, sleep issues, fatigue, and stress. This suggests a growing mental health concern associated with sustained exposure to polluted air.“Air pollution in the city has a clear and measurable…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has directed both the state and central govts to ensure no development activities take place on the grounds at the Roerich and Devika Rani estate on the outskirts of Bengaluru.A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha, issued the direction on a PIL petition filed by RR…
Bengaluru: Suggi Huggi, a two-day cultural extravaganza marking the celebration of Sankranti, provides Bengalureans an opportunity to soak in the colours, flavours and rhythms of rural Karnataka. It will be held over the weekend — Jan 17-18 — at Jakkur Grounds. The free event is being organised by revenue minister and Byatarayanapura MLA Krishna Byre…
Bengaluru: While the state govt has insisted that it will facilitate elections to the five Greater Bengaluru corporations by June 30 in line with a Supreme Court directive, concerns over the integrity of electoral rolls have emerged as a major challenge, raising the risk of a fresh delay. Principal opposition BJP has flagged alleged inclusion…
Bengaluru: A crane used for Namma Metro construction work toppled while lifting a portal beam on Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Agara flyover in the early hours of Thursday. No casualties were reported.A BMRCL official said the crane overturned at 3.45am while loading the steel portal beam onto a trailer after one of its outriggers…
Mohammed Uzaif, and his mother, Sabana Abdul Bari BENGALURU: Driven by desperation for quick bucks, a 22-year-old BCom dropout found a shortcut to riches, building a lucrative cybercrime pipeline that earned him over Rs 25 lakh a year by operating thousands of mule bank accounts for a Dubai-based Indian mastermind. The partner in crime was…
