Bengaluru: Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) is set to float tenders worth Rs 125.5 crore for three large Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) to process 1,226 tonnes of dry waste daily. The move is aimed at reducing the city’s dependence on landfills while strengthening recycling and scientific waste segregation systems.This will be BSWML’s third attempt…
Bengaluru: Three years after it first rolled out, South India’s maiden Vande Bharat Express continues to race ahead in popularity. The Mysuru-Chennai service (train number 20607/20608), flagged off on Nov 11, 2022, remains Bengaluru’s most successful semi-high-speed train, clocking the highest revenue among all Vande Bharat services connected to the city, according to data released…
Bengaluru: Fourteen years after Aboobacker’s attempt to fix an LPG regulator triggered a cylinder blast, injuring five people, including two minors, the victims secured partial relief. However, after hearing both sides, the state commission set aside the earlier district commission order and enhanced the amount to Rs 5 lakh, saying compensation must justify the harm…
Bengaluru: Residents gathered for the third and final edition of Happy Streets in Nandini Layout Sunday, with music, art and games marking the morning. The stretch of 3rd Cross near Oxford Secondary School also saw Mother’s Day-themed performances, including skits, songs and dance segments centred on maternal love.A Times of India initiative presented by Bhima…
Bengaluru: As Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan prepares to take over as the country’s next Navy chief on May 31, Bengaluru can lay claim to a quiet connection to the top naval officer.Swaminathan, who was appointed the next Chief of the Naval Staff on Saturday, is a Bengaluru-born officer who grew up in Basavanagudi’s NR Colony…
Bengaluru: With the monsoon approaching, anxiety is once again mounting among residents of HBR Layout and surrounding areas such as Sai Layout near Hennur-Bagalur Road, long known for recurring flooding after heavy rains. Despite high-profile visits by chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar following last year’s inundation, residents say little has changed…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that meditation and mindfulness were “extremely valuable” for nation-building, asserting that a developed India would be built by “youngsters who are mentally calm, socially responsible, and sensitive towards society”.He was addressing devotees at the 45th anniversary of The Art of Living Foundation after inaugurating the Dhyan Mandir on…
BENGALURU: A major security alert was triggered hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Art of Living on Sunday. According to the police, two gelatin sticks were found about 25 feet away from the main road near Vaderahalli Gate. A police constable deployed on special duty found the gelatin sticks, following which the…
Bengaluru: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Art of Living Foundation ashram Sunday, civic agencies intensified road repair and cleaning work along the busy Kanakapura Road and adjoining areas. Potholes were filled, garbage cleared, and roadside stretches spruced up in preparation for the visit.Sources said Modi is expected to travel by helicopter…
BENGALURU: Karnataka planning and statistics minister D Sudhakar passed away in the early hours of Sunday following a prolonged illness, according to a medical bulletin. He was 66.Sudhakar breathed his last at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, where he had been undergoing treatment for a lung infection for the past two months.“Honourable Minister Mr….
