Bengaluru: Chief commissioner of railway safety and commissioner of Metro railway safety (southern range), Janak Kumar Garg, has directed Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to investigate Metro service disruptions reported over the last three years and submit a report detailing the corrective measures taken. The authority has also asked BMRCL to carry out an…
Bengaluru: A woman sub-inspector from JP Nagar police station fired at a murder accused in self-defence when the latter attacked police personnel in Talaghattapura Wednesday afternoon.SI Savinaya fired on the left knee of Santosh Kumar, accused of leading the gang that hacked rowdy Rajubhai, alias Raju, on JP Nagar main road last week. Santosh has…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is set to hand in huge relief to more than 250 site owners in Banashankari 6th Phase caught in the Turahalli forest buffer zone dispute in south Bengaluru. BDA has urged the forest dept to offer a one-time settlement to end the impasse over its legally allotted sites.In simple terms,…
Slower organic growth is forcing tech companies to rethink long-held financial strategies Bengaluru: Persistent Systems’ $1.5-billion bridge financing from Barclays for its proposed acquisition of German IT firm Nagarro is the latest sign that Indian IT companies are increasingly comfortable using debt to fund transformative acquisitions. This marks a departure from the industry’s long-standing preference…
Pride Month draws to a close and the rainbow flags may have come down, but for transgender activist Akkai Padmashali, the challenges are far from over. For the Rajyotsava Prashasti winner, Pride has never been just about celebration. It is a platform to make people stop, listen and acknowledge the realities faced by the LGBTQIA+…
After raiding farms overnight near Arekoppa in Kanakapura, a wild tusker became wedged inside a railway barricade while trying to re-enter the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. After a tense five-hour rescue involving tranquilisation & cutting through the iron barricade using gas cutters, forest officials safely released it back into the wild. Bengaluru: A journey back to…
After raiding farms overnight near Arekoppa in Kanakapura, a wild tusker became wedged inside a railway barricade while trying to re-enter the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. After a tense five-hour rescue involving tranquilisation & cutting through the iron barricade using gas cutters, forest officials safely released it back into the wild. Bengaluru: A journey back to…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: Three alleged fans of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, the main accused in the 2024 Renukaswamy murder case, were arrested on Wednesday on charges of threatening a key witness in an attempt to prevent him from testifying before court.According to police, the three accused, Venu, Suhas, and Puneeth, allegedly intimidated the 49th prosecution…
On day one, GBA freed up 76km of city roads and handed them back to pedestrians as part of the ‘Safe Footpaths Campaign’ Bengaluru: Earthmovers, backhoes and jackhammers tore into illegal constructions on footpaths Wednesday morning as Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) launched its latest campaign to clear city roads of encroachments. Street vendors were asked…
Bengaluru: Four days after a jilted lover, 30, triggered an explosion in a cab in Tumakuru district leaving him dead, a man from Uttara kannada district has come under the police scanner for allegedly selling crude bombs to the deceased.Nagendra allegedly abducted his former girlfriend, Ramya Nayak, from Bengaluru on June 27. Nagendra was planning…
