Bengaluru: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to flag off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper service between Howrah and Guwahati later this month, Bengaluru will also get three new long-distance trains to West Bengal, including an Amrit Bharat Express to Alipurduar.This will be the second Amrit Bharat Express to Bengaluru after the one connecting to…
Bengaluru: The govt has directed Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) to modify its recently introduced parking and pick-up regulations at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), asking that vehicles be allowed to come up to the arrival gates to reduce hardship for passengers.The decision was taken on Friday following a visit by chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh, after…
Bengaluru: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a joint director of Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bengaluru, and an executive of a private firm after they were allegedly transacting a bribe of Rs 9.5 lakh.The arrests followed the registration of an FIR on Jan 8 against the CPRI official and others for allegedly taking bribes…
Bengaluru: A city commercial court has dismissed Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Limited’s plea to restrain the state-owned K-RIDE from invoking or encashing bank guarantees given under the contracts pertaining to certain infrastructure projects of the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP), between Heelalige and Rajanukunte of Corridor-4.L&T furnished a mobilisation bank guarantee worth Rs 28.6 crore…
Karnataka High Court (File Photo) BENGALURU: Karnataka high court has quashed an FIR filed by a woman against her husband, parents-in-law and brother-in-law under dowry harassment provisions, observing “indiscriminate roping in” of in-laws despite their residence in India while the marital life largely lived abroad was disquieting.Also, the HC said the wife’s complaint was most…
Bengaluru: Bangalore International Airport Ltd’s decision to reduce the number of bus bays at Terminal 1 (T1) of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has forced Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to reconsider its plan to expand the popular Vayu Vajra airport bus service.BMTC had proposed adding 50 more buses on new airport routes, but officials now…
Bengaluru: A 23-year-old dental student at a private college in Bommasandra, Anekal, was found dead at her Chandapura residence early Friday morning.B Yeshasvini, a third-year BDA student, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her bedroom by her mother, Parimala. Yeshasvini’s death note in Kannada, which was recovered from the room, read: “I am…
Bengaluru: Breaking the mould of traditional outreach, Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University (BCU) has, for the first time, connected directly with pre-university colleges to reach out to prospective students.In a unique initiative, the state-run university brought together principals of over 800 PU colleges and 200 affiliated colleges in two educational districts — Bengaluru North…
Bengaluru: the govt has failed to convince farmers in Aurad taluk of Bidar district to part with land for a proposed 500Mw solar park, forcing the Centre and state to scrap the big-ticket renewable energy project that was first proposed in 2023. Officials of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL), nodal agency for renewable energy projects…
Bengaluru: Nearly 1 lakh teachers in state govt schools wore black bands Thursday as a mark of protest.The teachers, represented by Karnataka State Primary School Teachers’ Association (KSPSTA), demanded a legislative amendment to protect their interests in the wake of a Supreme Court order making teacher eligibility test (TET) mandatory. Teachers who are already in…
