Bengaluru: Delays in land acquisition by Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) and the failure of South Western Railway (SWR) to clear encroachments have been cited as the main reasons for the slow progress of Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP), according to a govt summary.The assessment stated that these factors have significantly slowed a mass…
Bengaluru: The Supreme Court hearing on Thursday reopened the debate on microchipping and geo-tagging of stray dogs, after the court was urged to consider technology-backed tracking solutions. Bengaluru was cited as one of the cities where microchipping of stray dogs had already been attempted, drawing renewed attention to the pilot project undertaken in the city…
Bengaluru: The govt is working to rehabilitate people whose houses were demolished for encroaching on govt land near Kogilu Layout, a move that has triggered strong opposition from BJP. The principal opposition party has indicated it may approach a court after the allotment. In the first phase, houses will be allotted to 26 families from…
Bengaluru: The state cabinet Thursday decided to challenge the Centre’s move to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and replace it with The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Grameen (VB-G RAM G) Act, resolving to take legal recourse and launch a statewide rally to protest the new law. HK…
Belagavi: Three workers were killed and six others sustained serious injuries in a boiler blast at a sugar factory in Marakumbi village of Bailhongal taluk, about 50 km from Belagavi, on Wednesday.A case has been registered at the Murgod police station. Preliminary investigations point to excessive pressure inside the boiler as the likely cause of…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s rural food start-ups under the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme, after receiving overwhelming response over the past few years, have hit a roadblock this fiscal, with banks refusing loans over missing Consent for Establishment (CFE) certificates. With thousands of applications stuck and the financial year nearing its close, agriculture…
Bengaluru: Sounding alarm over the rapid disappearance of elephant corridors across the country, the Supreme Court-appointed central empowered committee (CEC) has found that nearly 10% of the 150 identified corridors in India have effectively become “non-existent.“In its field inspection report submitted to the Supreme Court on Jan 5, following a visit to Bannerghatta National Park…
Bengaluru: A local court held a 35-year-old man guilty of grievously injuring a cabbie in an attempt to snatch his mobile phone in the wee hours of October 25, 2024, at Kalasipalya, and sentenced him to 7 years’ rigorous imprisonment.The convict is M Armugam, a resident of Jai Bheemnagar in Cottonpet. Kalasipalya police, led by…
Bengaluru: The high court Wednesday sought a comprehensive affidavit on the last month’s demolition drive in Yelahanka’s Kogilu village as the state govt disputed the claim made by the affected residents that they were living in the demolished area for the past 28 years.A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha,…
Bengaluru: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) youth wing launched a campaign near RC College on Palace Road Wednesday demanding discounted student passes for Namma Metro.“The student community is unable to fully utilise Metro facilities because of the extremely high ticket fares. With traffic snarls in Bengaluru, they struggle to reach colleges on time, and this also…
