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Summer Boost for BMTC as 1.5 Lakh Opt for Suburban AC Bus Services Bengaluru: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation’s decision to introduce air-conditioned suburban bus services this summer has received a strong response from commuters.According to the transport corporation’s data, around 1.5 lakh passengers have travelled on 28 AC ‘Vajra Vistara’ buses operating on the Kanakapura,…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is consulting loyalists in Bengaluru following crucial Delhi talks on a potential leadership change NEW DELHI: After over six hours of high-stakes discussions with Congress leadership, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal in Delhi, chief minister Siddaramaiah is set to meet loyalist ministers and legislators in Bengaluru on Wednesday, fuelling…

Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has rejected the bail plea of Cristian Soporuchukwu, a Nigerian arrested in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act case, observing that for an accused allegedly caught with a commercial quantity of narcotic drugs, negation of bail is the rule and grant the exception.Cristian was arrested on April 6, 2025,…

Bengaluru: In two anti-drug operations, Central Crime Branch (CCB) and JB Nagar police arrested two interstate peddlers, seized narcotics and launched a hunt for international traffickers involved in smuggling contraband into the city.In the first operation, officials of CCB’s Narcotics Control Unit received information from Customs officials that suspicious parcels containing narcotic substances had arrived…

Bengaluru: After over a decade of delay, work has finally begun on the long-pending Hope Farm Junction underpass in east Bengaluru, with the civic corporation setting a roughly 200-day deadline to complete the project. The project is estimated to cost around Rs 35 crore.The underpass, proposed over 11 years ago, is expected to make the…

Bengaluru: The department of pre-university education issued a public advisory cautioning parents and students against taking admission in PU colleges that hold academic activities from unauthorised locations.In a circular dated May 20, the department said it came to its notice that some PU colleges were formally admitting students into recognised institutions while conducting classes in…

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday Bengaluru: Congress high command’s marathon meeting Tuesday over possibly replacing chief minister Siddaramaiah with his deputy DK Shivakumar is being driven by one key concern — avoiding a Rajasthan-like political disaster in…

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Over 230 people onboard an IndiGo Airbus A321neo were evacuated at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) using emergency slides after smoke was noticed in the cabin while taxiing to the runway to take off for Chennai Tuesday evening.In a statement, the aviation ministry said: “IndiGo A321 (VT-IME), while operating flight 6E-6017 (Bengaluru-Chennai), was involved…

If Congress secures a majority, Basavaraj Horatti of BJP could be removed as chairman Bengaluru: The Election Commission has announced polls to seven legislative council seats in Karnataka, a prospect that could boost governing Congress’ tally in the Upper House. The electorate will comprise MLAs.The seven legislators whose terms end are Govind Raju, Naseer Ahmed,…

Bengaluru: Planning to host a wedding reception, birthday bash or a large private gathering in Karnataka, where you intend to serve more than nine litres of alcohol to your guests? Then be ready to pay significantly more, as the state govt has nearly doubled the fee for occasional liquor permits issued under the temporary CL-5…