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Every day, thousands of patients and their attendants visit Bengaluru’s major government-run hospitals seeking medical care. However, many of them are forced to navigate a host of pedestrian, traffic and civic challenges before they can access healthcare facilities. A visit by The Hindu to several prominent government hospitals in the city found recurring issues ranging…
Over 32,000 traffic e-challan cases were settled on day one of Fine Concession scheme on Sunday. The Police Department collected ₹96.73 lakh through various prescribed modes of payment. The rebate of 50% was introduced by the State government for pending traffic e-challan cases registered by the police. The scheme came into effect on Sunday. The…
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A child enjoying the rain from a bus window in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Evening showers on Saturday left several arterial and sub-arterial roads across the city waterlogged, leading to traffic snarls, vehicle breakdowns, and disruptions during peak hours. The situation was particularly severe in the eastern parts of the…
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Eight months after the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) was formed by dissolving the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the five corporations under the GBA are reeling under a shortage of engineers, which is now affecting civic works. According to the GBA sources, nearly 40% of vacancies in the engineering section are yet to be…
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BJP national president Nitin Nabin with Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra, during a recent visit to Bengaluru. BJP national president Nitin Nabin has summoned the party’s State unit president B.Y. Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok, and in-charge of party affairs in the State Radha Mohan Das Agarwal to Delhi on June…
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The Airports Authority of India has issued an Aeronautical Information Publication Supplement stating to inform about the activities during Phase 2 of the construction of a new elevated western coss-field taxiway. Work on the Kempegowda International Airport’s western cross-field taxiway, a critical infrastructure project which will improve smoother flow of aircraft movement and improve safety…
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (centre) with MLAs S.T. Somashekar and Arbail Shivaram Hebbarduring elections to seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council, in Bengaluru on June 18, 2026. Two BJP MLAs expelled from the BJP, S.T. Somashekar (Yeshwantpur) and Shivaram Hebbar (Yellapur), appeared to have voted in favour of the Congress in the Karnataka…
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A delegation of dignitaries, including Kiran Mazumdar‑Shaw, Geetanjali Kirloskar, Vikram Vishwanath, Mohan Suresh, Shabina Sultana, Karthik Tallam, Raghavendra Poojary, Ravi Shankar and others, called on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at his office in Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday and extended their congratulations. A delegation of Honorary Consuls, led by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, called on Chief Minister D.K….
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Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda during a meeting of senior officers under the GBA jurisdiction, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Minister Krishna Byre Gowda took charge of the Bengaluru Development portfolio on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after being sworn in, stating that his decision followed directions from the Congress high…
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Around 150 domestic workers demanded a robust grievance redressal mechanism on International Domestic Workers’ Day On International Domestic Workers’ Day, a group of nearly 150 domestic workers in the city, under the banner of Domestic Workers’ Rights Union Karnataka, submitted a memorandum to the Additional Labour Commissioner demanding a framework for a robust grievance redressal mechanism…
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