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DRI officials bust drug racket, recover cocaine capsules worth ₹9.2 crore

Bengaluru officials arrest Venezuelan national smuggling cocaine worth ₹9.2 crore to Delhi; another foreign national arrested for drug peddling.

The Hindu · Feb 16, 2024

Flyover to come up on the outskirts of Mysuru city, railway overbridges to be built

Construction of a flyover on the outskirts of Mysuru on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, Peripheral Ring Road, and railway overbridges in the city mentioned in Karnataka Budget.

The Hindu · Feb 16, 2024

Namma Metro set to expand to Tumakuru and Devanahalli

The 2024-2025 Karnataka State Budget plans to expand Namma Metro and add new buses to promote public transport in Bengaluru.

The Hindu · Feb 16, 2024

Union government ready to take over Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project: Tejasvi Surya

Bengaluru South BJP MP Tejasvi Surya blames the State government for the delay in implementing the suburban rail project and calls for full control of Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd (KRide) by the Union government.

The Hindu · Feb 14, 2024

Law and order has collapsed under Congress: Ashok

Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok on Wednesday hit out at the State government for its “failure” to maintain law and order across the State and said Bengaluru has transformed from IT/BT city to “crime city” following increase in the number of crimes during the last eight…

The Hindu · Feb 14, 2024

2.9 crore rose stems transported through KIA Bengaluru for Valentine’s Day

The airport witnessed exponential growth in both international and domestic rose shipments, with 9 million stems bound for international destinations, marking a 14% increase from last year, and 20 million stems shipped domestically, reflecting a 148% increase.

The Hindu · Feb 14, 2024

PRR project requires ₹24,000 crore and will be turned into economic corridor: D.K. Shivakumar

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday told the Legislative Assembly that the proposed Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project in Bengaluru will be converted into an economic corridor and that the project would require an estimated ₹24,000 crore. 

The Hindu · Feb 13, 2024

Footballer’s death: Truck driver arrested

Bengaluru Traffic Police have cracked the recent hit-and-run accident case which killed state-level footballer Monish K., 24. The K. R. Puram Traffic Police tracked down the truck driver Manjunath, 29, who had fled the scene after he rammed into Monish’s bike killing him on January 21. , and arrested him.

The Hindu · Feb 13, 2024

JEE Main 2024 session 1: Amogh Agrawal only student from Karnataka to score 100 percentile

Amogh Agrawal from Bengaluru has emerged the State topper with 100 percentile score in Joint Entrance Examination 2024 (JEE Main), session-1 for paper 1. He is a student of Narayana Co-Kaveri Bhavan, HSR Layout.  

The Hindu · Feb 13, 2024

Uber report reveals Mysuru and Nandi Hills are preferred getaway destinations of Bengaluru residents

Additionally, the Bengaluru-Kolar route has secured a position among the top three inter-city routes in India.

The Hindu · Feb 13, 2024