Officials say the true extent of fare evasion on KSRTC buses may be more than double the amount detected through ticket-checking drives Bengaluru: What are the chances that every passenger standing in a crowded bus has purchased a ticket for the journey?Data from Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), the state’s largest road transport corporation,…
Bengaluru: Chaos prevailed outside the west gate of Vidhana Soudha Tuesday afternoon when a farmer from Tarikere in Chikkamagaluru climbed a tree and said he will die by suicide as National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and state govt had allegedly betrayed him over land acquisition.This is not the first time the farmer, TN Vishnukumar,…
Pic used for representation purpose distribution electric substation with power lines and transformers, at sunset Bengaluru: Days after seeking permission to enter Karnataka’s electricity distribution sector, Tata Power seems to be facing resistance from multiple stakeholders ranging from employee unions, farmer organisations and sections of the state govt. The latest hurdle emerged on Monday with…
Bengaluru: Unscheduled outages have emerged as the biggest concern among high-tension (HT) consumers in Bengaluru, accounting for a majority of complaints received through Bescom’s newly launched HT Mitra portal.Of the grievances registered during the first month of operations, 71 were related to power supply disruptions, far exceeding complaints on voltage fluctuations, metering, billing, safety or…
Ganesanathan Geathiswaran, deputy high commissioner of Sri Lanka to Southern India, called on chief minister DK Shivakumar at his office in Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday Bengaluru: Barely a week into his tenure as chief minister, DK Shivakumar has made headlines not only for policy decisions but also for a string of highly visible religious engagements…
Union minister HD Kumaraswamy greets his father and JD(S) president HD Deve Gowda in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Union minister HD Kumaraswamy revealed former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda “never applied” for a ticket to contest Rajya Sabha polls and that Congress was trying to create a rift in the JD(S)-BJP alliance with what he called “false…
Bengaluru: At a time when back-to-back land acquisition proposals across Bengaluru’s fast-developing outskirts have left rural and agrarian communities on edge, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) Tuesday offered an unexpected reprieve to residents of Kanchugaranahalli in Bidadi hobli. It stepped back from acquiring select parcels of land earmarked for Harohalli 5th Phase Industrial Area.The…
Bengaluru: Traffic police have converted a crucial stretch of 11th A Main Road in JP Nagar into a one-way street to end gridlocks at the exit of the recently opened double-decker flyover.The move aims to streamline heavy influx of vehicles during peak hours. Prior to this modification, 11th A Main operated as a bi-directional road,…
Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has dismissed as “false and factually incorrect” a social media claim that a passenger died of suffocation due to overcrowding in a train at Tumakuru railway station.The clarification came after a video showing an unconscious man being carried on a stretcher at a station went viral on social media. The…
Davanagere: Six days after a 41-year-old woman was drugged, forced to consume spiked drink and sexually assaulted in Davanagere district, police Tuesday arrested 10 persons, including a minor, on charges of gang rape.Police said the accused allegedly took her photos and made videos of the ghastly crime. Police seized bikes and mobile phones from the…
