Bengaluru

Bengaluru gets Anti-Terrorist Cell amid reports of growing terror activities

Along with Anti-Terrorist Cell, two separate cells -- Anti-Narcotics Wing and Women Protection Wing -- have been formed under the CCB to focus on narcotics and safety of women.

Nov 5, 2019

BESCOM cuts electricity to 14 buildings in Bengaluru for violating safety norms

The electricity was cut off from the buildings in Indira Nagar following a report by the fire and emergency department.

Nov 5, 2019

Bengaluru gets union cabinet approval for suburban railways

The announcement was made after the Extended Railway Board meeting with Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi.

Nov 5, 2019

No action against fraudulent companies, Karnataka HC slams government

After the advocate representing the government submitted a report under the KPID Act on the status of the investigation, the court observed that no action was taken against the fraudulent firms.

Nov 1, 2019

60% Kannada, 40% English on display boards in Bengaluru or BBMP will revoke your trade licence

The display boards of any establishment in Bengaluru should be 60 percent in Kannada in a specific format and 40 percent English.

Oct 30, 2019

Bengaluru's Taj West End hotel fined with Rs 50,000; here's why

The Taj West End hotel had failed to maintain hygienic conditions in the kitchen and health officers found rotten and non-sterile vegetables inside the hotel's kitchen area.

Oct 28, 2019

What is DK Shivakumar's position in the present Karnataka Congress?

The party leadership in Karnataka has changed after Shivakumar was arrested and Siddaramiah's appointment as the opposition leader, a position which was eyed by DKS.

Oct 25, 2019

How this 'pre-independence building' in Bengaluru poses threat to pedestrians lives

Gopal Building, which was constructed in 1943 and one of the busiest stretches in Bengaluru, is now abandoned with no running shops in it.

Oct 23, 2019

Steel railings in Bengaluru: An infrastructural mess and waste of taxpayers money

The civic authorities have constructed the steel railings at many areas in Bengaluru, where these are not at all required.

Oct 22, 2019

Urban Ladder co-founder Rajiv Srivatsa steps down

Founded in 2012, Urban Ladder is present in more than 90 cities, with five offline stores in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR.

Oct 22, 2019

Practice hopscotch to walk through Bengaluru footpaths

The civic authorities have turned a blind eye towards the footpaths that many of them are severely damaged with many missing blocks in between them and several of them are in a wiggly condition.

Oct 21, 2019

Fact check: Was a biker run over by speeding car in Bengaluru?

A website called ViralTab reported that the incident took place on the Santos Dumont (SP-075) motorway in the city of Campinas located in the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.

Oct 21, 2019

21-year-old management student dies while practicing ramp walk in Bengaluru

The incident took place at AIMS in Peenya, where a 21-year-old Shalini, where the 21-year-old Shalini was a first-year MBA student.

Oct 20, 2019

Editor of Kannada tabloid commits suicide in Bengaluru prison

The 56-year-old Anil Raj, who was the owner and publisher of 'Voice of Yelahanka', hanged himself from the ceiling of a temple inside the prison at around 7.30 pm.

Oct 17, 2019

Bengaluru to be remapped as satellite images show variations

Though the civic body drew the maps based on satellite pictures a decade ago, the latest images reveal the fault lines in its property records.

Oct 17, 2019

Bengaluru to get Anti-Terrorist Squad amid reports of growing terror activities

After Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, Bengaluru will be the fourth Indian city to get a dedicated ATS station.

Oct 16, 2019

Former VC of Alliance University Ayyappa Dore hacked to death in Bengaluru

The incident took place at RT Nagar late on October 15.

Oct 16, 2019

#BangaloreTraffic trends on social media with hilarious memes; here's why

The traffic pressure is so severe in some parts of the city that commuters have to wait from minutes to hours just to cross a mild stretch.

Oct 15, 2019

Caught on camera: Bengaluru security agency owner kicks, assaults employees

The accused Salim Khan can be seen brutally thrashing his employees inside his office in HSR Layout.

Oct 15, 2019

Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorists trying to expand in South India, reveals NIA

Alok Mittal, Inspector General of NIA, said that JMB has set up 20-22 hideouts in Bangalore from 2014 to 2018 and tried to spread its bases in South India.

Oct 14, 2019