Metro commuter in Bengaluru wins Rs 5,000 compensation after freak accident

Metro passenger’s unfortunate ride Bengaluru: Grabbing a handle on a Metro coach for support turned painful for a commuter after it snapped, bloodying his nose mid-journey. Alleging that Metro officials ignored his complaint and denied him compensation, the commuter moved the consumer commission, which recently held Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) accountable and ordered…

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Bengaluru’s Yelahanka to get ₹6,000-crore elevated coaching terminal in 2 phases | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: The city’s bursting railway network may soon witness one of its biggest infrastructure transformations yet, with the railways planning a ₹6,000-crore elevated mega coaching terminal at Yelahanka — envisioned as the country’s first.A senior South Western Railway (SWR) official said the final location survey for the project has already been sanctioned and a study…

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‘Delivered as Promised?’ Muslim forums question Cong govt’s accountability | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: As the Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt prepares to celebrate three years in power on May 19 under the slogan “Delivered as Promised,” a growing wave of discontent is rippling through Karnataka’s Muslim community — a community that had overwhelmingly united behind the Congress in the 2023 assembly elections to defeat the BJP. Three years later,…

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