Lokayukta police Tuesday trapped a Bescom assistant executive engineer while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 to sanction additional power to a temporary meter.The accused AEE is Manojkumar B, 53, attached to Bescom, south division. His associate, Kantharaju, an electrical contractor, was also arrested. A press note from Lokayukta said Manojkumar had…
Kolar: A seven-year-old boy was electrocuted after a power line snapped and fell on him during heavy rain in Kolar, 65km from Bengaluru, Monday night.Shaik Takayur Rahaman was standing outside his relative’s house in Poolsha Mohalla at 10pm when tragedy struck. Residents said the area saw intense rainfall and strong winds, which caused power lines…
Metro work underway on Blue Line in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) officials have flagged several technical and design challenges in adopting full solar traction for the upcoming Blue Line.Responding to an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) study that proposed running the corridor entirely on solar power, BMRCL officials, addressing a seminar…
Bengaluru: CBSE’s latest directive mandating an Indian language as the third language from Class 9 onwards has opened a Pandora’s box for schools and parents in Bengaluru, triggering confusion, anxiety and a frantic scramble to manage the fallout of the sudden academic shift.Calling the move abrupt and impractical, the Management of Independent CBSE Schools Association…
Bengaluru: Buses stopping on roadsides have increased, but the reason is not traffic or route issues, but the new QR code ticketing system which is slowing BMTC operations.The pilot, which was launched a few weeks ago, issues tickets after the conductor enters the area details, generating a QR code on the electronic ticketing machines for…
Deve Gowda with his son and Union minister HD Kumaraswamy on the former PM’s birthday Monday BENGALURU: Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda may undergo dialysis three times a week, move in a wheelchair, face recurring health complications and require constant medical monitoring. But at 94, he continues to maintain a public schedule that surprises…
BENGALURU: In less than a week, the Centre on Tuesday increased petrol and diesel prices for the second consecutive time, raising retail fuel rates by around 90 paise per litre amid surging global crude oil prices triggered by the escalating conflict in West Asia.The latest revision comes days after fuel prices were increased by Rs…
Heavy rain batters Bengaluru, triggers severe waterlogging (Picture credits: X) BENGALURU: Bengaluru witnessed heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning, leading to severe waterlogging and massive traffic snarls across several parts of the city. The sudden downpour disrupted peak-hour movement and left commuters stranded on flooded roads. The worst-hit stretches reported waterlogging in areas such…
Metro work underway on Blue Line in Bengaluru Bengaluru: A technical and commercial feasibility study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science’s Sustainable Transportation Lab has found that the upcoming Blue Line of Namma Metro could be fully powered by solar energy.The corridor, once completed, will be 55km long and will stretch from the Central…
Bengaluru: Hoodi railway halt, a key suburban station in east Bengaluru catering to short-distance Memu services, has been temporarily shut as part of the ongoing railway line quadrupling project between Whitefield and Cantonment.South Western Railway (SWR) discontinued all passenger services at the station from Monday, with both platforms set to be demolished to facilitate expansion…
