Bengaluru: MVJ College of Engineering Monday said it hosted its flagship academic event, Project Expo 2026, on May 9, bringing together student innovators, industry experts and academicians under the theme, Youth and Innovation: Building Modern India.The event was held at Dr MV Jayaraman auditorium and featured projects from mechanical, computer science and electrical science streams.The…
Kolar: As temperatures continue to remain high, roadside stalls selling ice apples –locally known as taati ningu — have become a common sight across Kolar district with traders from neighbouring Tamil Nadu reporting brisk business.Dozens of traders travel from across the state border to sell the seasonal fruit, which is widely consumed during summer for…
Bengaluru: Nearly 22% of teachers’ posts in Karnataka government schools are vacant, a NITI Aayog report said, placing the state among those with a significant staffing gap in school education.Against the total sanctioned strength of 1,78,935 for 41,088 government primary schools, there’s a shortage of 38,163 teachers.Quoting from project approval board meetings of 2025, the…
Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has pushed the completion deadline for quadrupling of the rail corridor between Cantonment and Whitefield to March 2027. The project was sanctioned in 2018 and SWR maintains that 75% of the work is complete.The 19km project, approved at an estimated cost of Rs 492 crore, is intended to ease congestion…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Integrated Rail Infrastructure Development Enterprises Ltd (Bi-RIDE) issued a work order to Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, for supply of 153 air-conditioned broad-gauge Metro-type coaches for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP). Bi-RIDE is a subsidiary of K-RIDE (Rail Infrastructure Development Company Karnataka Ltd).The coaches directly procured from ICF Chennai will be deployed for…
Bengaluru: The emergence of C Joseph Vijay as Tamil Nadu chief minister with support from Congress has triggered fresh debate in Karnataka over whether the new arrangement could ease tensions on river water sharing disputes and the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project. Political observers say the arrangement is significant since Congress also holds the reins…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar Monday mounted a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his appeal for austerity measures, questioning the contradiction between the Centre’s economic claims and calls for restraint. Referring to Modi’s appeal at an event in Telangana Sunday, Siddaramaiah said the PM must explain what kind…
Chikkaballapura: A teenage girl allegedly created a disturbance at the govt general hospital in Chikkaballapura on Saturday evening after entering wards in an inebriated condition and disrobing herself, police said.The girl, identified as Nalina from SK Halli village near Nandi, was reportedly staying at the hospital as an attendant for her mother, who has been…
Bengaluru: While civic focus in Bengaluru largely remains on improving arterial and sub-arterial roads, the most neglected stretches continue to be ward-level internal roads, despite their crucial role in last-mile connectivity.A glaring example is Munekolalu in east Bengaluru, under the Bengaluru East city corporation, where several internal roads have been in a deplorable condition for…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s long-delayed civic polls may still lack a date, but newer political parties are already fanning out across the city, betting that frustration over potholes, waste and poor infrastructure could translate into votes.With the State Election Commission indicating that it is prepared to conduct elections for the five city corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority…
