The Latest Breaking News from Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Firm chosen for Sarjapur-Hebbal Metro detailed project report

BENGALURU: RINA Consulting is likely to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) for the 37 km Metro line connecting Sarjapur and Hebbal.

The Times of India · Jul 31, 2022

Bengaluru: PM Narendra Modi’s 40-month suburban rail deadline runs into fresh hurdle

BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise to complete the suburban rail project — pending for 40 years — in 40 months appears improbable.

The Times of India · Jul 31, 2022

Academic credits bank likely to see delay in Karnataka

BENGALURU: The implementation of Academic Bank of Credits, one of the highlights of the new National Education Policy, is likely to take time as the state government is still waiting for University Grants Commission to reply to its queries.

The Times of India · Jul 31, 2022

Bengaluru: Gang of 4 strips, robs woman out on ‘date’, held

BENGALURU: A couple from Chikkagollarahatti off Magadi Main Road and their two associates from Kunigal have been arrested on charges of kidnapping, stripping and robbing a 32-year-old woman of gold and cash worth over Rs 2.2 lakh on the night of July 20.

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

Bengaluru: Motorist with 58 cases uses fake number plate, lands in soup

BENGALURU: An assistant at a doctor’s clinic had the habit of riding his Bullet bike without a helmet and jumping traffic signals. With 58 cases pending against him, he tried to avoid getting caught by fixing a fake number plate to his bike. But his tactic boomeranged. The 31-year-old is…

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

Karnataka HC to govt: Pay Rs 5 lakh to man wrongly held sans identity check

BENGALURU: The high court expressed shock over the arrest of a wrong person without proper verification of identity by police while executing a warrant in a company liquidation case. It directed the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to applicant N Ningaraju for loss of liberty and…

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

Karnataka CET toppers say consistency, focus and hard work helped them shine

BENGALURU: Consistency and focus are the keys to success, feel toppers of the Karnataka Common Entrance Test.

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

Bengaluru: Man sues airline for not loading bag with power bank, loses case

BENGALURU: A Bengaluru man sued IndiGo Airlines after his check-in bag carrying his scouts uniform, which he was to wear representing Karntaka government at an awards ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan, was not loaded on the plane because of the presence of a power bank. But he lost the case as…

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

Serial murders pose challenge for govt in poll-bound Karnataka

BENGALURU: Back-to-back murders in Dakshina Kannada district over the last 10 days have brought to light the pitiful state of law and order in Karnataka. Going by the state government’s statistics, there has been a drastic increase in violence, murders and organised attacks in the coastal districts in the last…

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

Hesaraghatta reserve: Karnataka HC asks board to decide afresh

BENGALURU: The high court on Friday quashed the January 19, 2021 decision of the Karnataka State Board for Wildlife to drop the proposal to declare Bengaluru’s last-standing grassland ecosystem at Hesaraghatta as a conservation reserve.

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022