Namma Metro services on the Yellow Line were disrupted for over two hours after a passenger died by suicide at Huskur station (Representative image) BENGALURU: A passenger’s death by suicide at a Bengaluru Metro station on Monday has once again put the spotlight on the long-standing demand for platform screen doors (PSDs), even as the…
Pets are increasingly taking the place of children for many urban Dinkwad couples and easing loneliness among young single adults, fuelling spending on specialised diets, grooming, boarding and veterinary care.Chirag Modi, a 25-year-old software engineer, was still working from home when he moved to Bengaluru three years ago. Living alone, he adopted two kittens from…
Bengaluru: Cyber fraudsters created a fake website impersonating the well-known New Kumara Krupa State Guest House, using it to cheat unsuspecting customers by offering fraudulent online room bookings and collecting payments.According to a complaint filed by guest house senior manager Karthik Santhosh, the scam came to light after several customers informed the management that they’d…
Bengaluru: Cyber fraudsters created a fake website impersonating the well-known New Kumara Krupa State Guest House, using it to cheat unsuspecting customers by offering fraudulent online room bookings and collecting payments.According to a complaint filed by guest house senior manager Karthik Santhosh, the scam came to light after several customers informed the management that they’d…
Bengaluru: With asphalt resurfacing work on Dr Sri Shivakumara Swamiji Flyover (Peenya flyover) under way, vehicles entering the city from Tumakuru direction won’t be allowed on the flyover from 10pm to 5am till Aug 5. The flyover will be open as usual for vehicles going out of the city.Traffic police said on Saturdays and Sundays,…
Bengaluru: Faced with a choice between conserving water and saving crops, Karnataka govt has chosen the latter. Even as reservoir storage remains below the state’s projected annual requirement, it has decided to release irrigation water for Upper Krishna Project (UKP) command area in a bid to rescue the delayed kharif season, banking on a likely…
Police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh returning recovered phones to victims Bengaluru: In one of the biggest mobile phone recovery drives in recent times, Whitefield division police found 1,119 lost and stolen mobile phones worth about Rs 2.7 crore, bringing relief to victims who had reported their devices missing on Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal.The…
Man died by suicide at Huskur Road Metro station Monday Bengaluru: The tragic incident at Huksur Road Metro station has again revived the long-standing demand for installation of platform screen doors (PSDs) at Metro stations. However, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), the operator of Namma Metro, has no immediate plans to install PSDs across…
Engineer-entrepreneur Dhananjaya Bhandarkar posted a viral video running along the unpaved 1.5km stretch in Rudrappa Layout to highlight the area’s poor road condition and demand action Engineer-entrepreneur Dhananjaya Bhandarkar posted a viral video running along the unpaved 1.5km stretch in Rudrappa Layout to highlight the area’s poor road condition and demand action Engineer-entrepreneur Dhananjaya Bhandarkar…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) issued a fresh notification prescribing the fee structure for building construction approvals under GBA Act, including plan approvals, revised plan approvals and plinth certificates. The charges were earlier levied under BBMP Act and have now been re-notified following transition to the new legislation.According to the notification, fees will be calculated…
