Bangalore

Bengaluru: Facing mounting pressure from inadequate parking and limited land availability, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is set to introduce multi-level parking facilities at nine existing Metro stations across the city.Senior BMRCL officials said the move is aimed at significantly increasing parking capacity at key stations where demand has outstripped supply by looking…

Bengaluru: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has completed its lateral and final placements for the PGP and PGPBA Class of 2024-26, with 596 students getting 664 offers from 177 firms.Management consulting emerged as the dominant career pathway, accounting for 45% of the total offers, followed by technology/product management and investment banking, contributing 15% and…

Bengaluru: A fire gutted two fodder godowns at a private goshala near Bidarahalli, east Bengaluru, on March 17, destroying dry grass worth over Rs 2.2 crore.Pukhraj Maharaj, 41, who has been running Shri Krishna Goshala for seven years, said the shelter houses 1,158 cows rescued from slaughterhouses with the help of organisations and police. The…

Bengaluru: A 43-year-old farmer was killed after a speeding car rammed his bike near Bettakote village in Devanahalli taluk early Friday.The accident occurred on Budigere–Devanahalli Main Road when a Maruti Swift Dzire (KA-03-NC-5384), driven by a medical student, hit Venkategowda BV’s motorcycle from behind at high speed. The impact of the collision was such that…

Bengaluru: A strong pitch for decentralised development funding dominated the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) pre-budget meeting Friday, with city MLAs cutting across party lines demanding a grant of Rs 5 crore per ward to address pressing civic issues. During a pre-budget meeting chaired by deputy chief minister and Bengaluru in-charge minister DK Shivakumar, legislators collectively…

Bengaluru: A 70-year-old widow, Vinoda HS, has got relief after a consumer disputes redressal commission pulled up a city-based caregiver agency for abruptly stopping services for her bedridden son despite receiving the monthly fee in advance.The Bengaluru Urban II additional district consumer disputes redressal commission ordered Sagar Health Seva Foundation (SHSF) to refund the monthly…

Bengaluru: More than 1,000 patient files and registers were destroyed in a fire at the medical records department (MRD) within the OPD building of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans) on March 13. The fire was contained, but the matter has not been reported to police yet.The incident occurred around 6.30pm after…

Bengaluru: The shortage of commercial LPG, triggered by the ongoing crisis in West Asia, has begun to take a deeper toll on Bengaluru’s food ecosystem, with chicken shops reporting sharp losses and limited offerings. While the supply crunch has affected eateries for nearly two weeks, its impact was felt more acutely Friday — a traditionally…

BENGALURU: With just a month left for Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET), the govt has shelved its plan of holding free CET crash course for students from govt PU colleges. The students now have to shell out a minimum of Rs 18,000 for 30-day coaching from private institutes.The department of PU education had planned a…

Bengaluru: With pre-monsoon showers lashing parts of the city over the past two days, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) issued an advisory urging citizens to follow electrical safety measures. The power utility cautioned people against going near damaged poles, snapped wires or tree branches that have fallen on electric lines due to strong winds and…