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Karnataka collected ₹4,779.37 crore in user fees from 68 operational toll plazas on National Highways during 2025-26, according to data. The State has witnessed a steady rise in both toll collections and the number of operational fee plazas over the past five years. The figures were provided by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways…
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According to the start-up, the Cosmos Bloom Diamond underwent more than 100 design sketches and 11 production iterations over the course of a year before reaching its final form. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement For the first time in the world, a lab-grown diamond jewel has made it to space. Named the Cosmos Bloom Diamond,…
The Lok Bhavan getting ready ahead of the Karnataka Cabinet expansion. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Suspense over the expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet continued on Wednesday, with the Congress high command once again deferring a final decision on the list of legislators to be inducted. Sources attributed the latest delay to senior leader Rahul…
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A file photo of passengers boarding a BMTC electric bus. The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has dismissed reports claiming that more than 500 electric buses remain off the road every day, calling the allegations “completely false” and factually incorrect. In a press release issued on Wednesday, BMTC said it currently operates a fleet of…
The incident resulted in disruption of Yellow Line services between 5.55 p.m. and 8 p.m, which is the peak hour. | Image for representation purpose | Photo Credit: File photo A passenger died after allegedly jumping onto the tracks in front of an approaching train at Huskur Road Metro Station on Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line…
A file photo of vehicles that got stuck in traffic at Hebbal Junction in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Against sustained criticism and questions over its necessity, work has begun on the State government’s ambitious short tunnel connecting Hebbal Junction and the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU). The project has…
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ai technology | Photo Credit: Suchat longthara For the first time since the enumeration phase began, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has disclosed that there have been at least 6.41 lakh “logical discrepancies” or anomalies within its jurisdiction. So far, only 38.81% of enumeration forms were digitised as of 4 p.m. on Saturday. The overall figure also includes 2.66…
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A job racket promising appointments as Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs) in the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department has come to light after a senior manager of a private pharmaceutical company allegedly lost ₹26 lakh to fraudsters. According to a complaint filed at the Vidhana Soudha Police Station, the victim, a senior manager at a…
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A file photo of KSR Bengaluru railway station. South Western Railway (SWR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rotary International District 3191 to implement a rainwater harvesting system at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Bengaluru Railway Station, a project expected to conserve 7.5 million litres of rainwater annually. According to a release, the…
A file photo of Church Street in Bengaluru. Church Street witnessed a different kind of Friday evening as live music filled the popular stretch, with independent musicians performing in a public space as part of a new busking initiative launched by Bengaluru-based platform The Music Scene. The programme, organised by Unboxing BLR, was inaugurated on…
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