Bengaluru: Despite being Bengaluru’s premier commercial hub, Brigade Road is not spared from the city’s garbage crisis. Traders are worried and frustrated as heaps of waste — plastic bags, cardboard and rotting debris — pile up openly on the busy street, deterring shoppers and tarnishing the area’s image.Brigade Road, located in central Bengaluru near the…
The new surveillance system at KSR railway station can match faces captured on camera with the database of known offenders and immediately alert security personnel Bengaluru: Habitual offenders such as pickpockets, luggage thieves and chain snatchers may soon find it difficult to go unnoticed at KSR Bengaluru Railway Station. South Western Railway has commissioned a…
Bengaluru: The proposed amendment to Bengaluru City Corporation Building Bylaws 2026, which provides for relaxing building violation limit of up to 15% has not enthused all: The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has formally received around 25 objections against the move.This officially opens the doors for regularising all building violations, emphasised the objections, even as deputy…
Kolar: In a dramatic chase straight out of a movie scene, a gang of thieves, who allegedly stole Rs 1 lakh from a parked two-wheeler near Bethamangala police station (100km from Bengaluru) near KGF was chased down by alert locals, who managed to catch one of the accused.The incident occurred around noon on Wednesday. Ramesh,…
A man was murdered in city Bengaluru: A 34-year-old-canter truck driver died on the spot after an unidentified vehicle ran over him while he was crossing to the other side of the Nileri flyover, Devanahalli late Wednesday night.The deceased has been identified as D Sridhar, resident of Chintamani in Chikkaballapur. Police are yet to trace…
Bengaluru: Several Indian players have taken the US collegiate tennis route before turning professional. Somdev Devvarman and Dhakshineswar Suresh made good use of those opportunities to launch their careers. Now, Bengaluru’s Kriish Tyagi, a freshman at Texas A&M University, is hoping to use the same pathway as a stepping stone to a brighter future.The 19-year-old,…
Bengaluru: Two persons were arrested on charges of sexually abusing two girls, videographing the act and uploading the clips on social media to make quick money.The arrests were done by sleuths from Cyber Command Centre (CCC) following an alert from National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). This is first time in the recent past that…
Bengaluru: Udyaan Express will no longer be the only direct train between Mumbai and Bengaluru. Following a series of cancellations and timetable revisions, a new bi-weekly express will operate between the cities from May 23.The ministry of railways has finally approved train no. 16553/16554-SMVT Bengaluru-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Bi-weekly Express. On May 23, the train will…
Bengaluru: Marking a significant shift in India’s climate governance journey, Karnataka is attempting to take the battle against climate change right down to village streets and farm fields. The state is preparing individual climate action plans for all 5,994 gram panchayats and 340 urban local bodies — an unprecedented exercise that, if successful, could make…
