Bengaluru-Chennai expressway Bengaluru: Motorists can now travel on nearly 100km of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway after National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) opened an additional 25km stretch in Andhra Pradesh.In early 2025, NHAI opened a 71km stretch within Karnataka – from Hoskote to Bethamangala (KGF). After a gap of nearly one-and-a-half years, the Bethamangala-Baireddypalle section in Andhra…
Bengaluru: After strongly opposing the Centre’s VB-G RAM G Act and challenging it in court, Karnataka govt has decided to implement the new rural employment guarantee scheme from July 1, citing the need to protect rural livelihoods despite the additional financial burden on the state.Since the Centre announced the replacement of MGNREGA with Viksit Bharat…
After two farmers fired at him, advocate Mohan is getting treatment at hospital Bengaluru: An advocate from the city sustained injuries after two farmers fired at him with an unlicensed rifle in Sundaghatta village, Ramanagara, Friday morning. The injured advocate, CN Mohan, had visited his farmhouse on the outskirts of the village and was walking…
Bengaluru: Even as the govt promotes vertical growth to meet rising urban housing demand, developers say prolonged approval delays and procedural bottlenecks continue to hamper project execution and affect home deliveries.Over the past few months, Karnataka has relaxed occupancy certificate (OC) norms, first exempting residential buildings on plots of up to 1,200 sqft from the…
From students and RWAs to corporates and officials, thousands participated in a 12-hour mission Saturday to help Bengaluru reclaim its Garden City identity 15 lakh tree plantation by 50000 civics and volunteers to mark 517th birth anniversary of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at Kempegowda Layout, in Bengaluru on Saturday 27th June 2026 Bengaluru: In a major push…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has ruled that penalty charges collected by banks from customers for non-maintenance of minimum average balance (MAB) cannot be treated as ‘consideration’ flowing into banks.Since minimum balance is a contractual stipulation with banks, its breach attracts penalty, Justice SR Krishna Kumar observed in an order passed on June 1, allowing a…
Slipper hurled at Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar during Kempegowda Jayanti event (Image-Social Media) BENGALURU: A slipper was allegedly hurled at Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar during the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti celebrations in Chikkaballapura on Saturday. The incident reportedly took place when some people, allegedly JD(S) workers, threw slippers at the MLA. The object narrowly missed its…
Bengaluru: Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka (KAMS) has raised an objection against National Council for Education Research Training (NCERT) releasing a kannada textbook (R3) for CBSE schools.The book, named Krishna is already in the eye of a storm, for its name and alleged favouritism towards vegetarianism.In the representation to the chairman…
Bengaluru: Transport minister Byrathi Suresh said a revision in bus fares is under consideration in view of rising fuel prices, spare parts costs and overall operational expenses. However, he clarified that no formal proposal has yet been submitted to the govt by the transport department.The minister added that the four state transport corporations have collectively…
Bengaluru: Motorists using the busy Hebbal Flyover junction will soon have to endure yet another major construction project as Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) sets to begin work on the proposed short tunnel aimed at easing traffic congestion between Hebbal and Mehkri Circle.The 2.2-km, six-lane bi-directional tunnel will originate from Hebbal Junction, pass beneath the railway…
