Tag: Karnataka

Nearly 20 Namma Metro faults since 2024: Tejasvi Surya seeks safety review

June 25, 2026 admin

Nearly 20 reported technical faults and service disruptions have occurred across Bengaluru’s Namma Metro network since January 2024, with the Purple Line accounting for the highest number of incidents, according to Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya. Raising concerns over the repeated breakdowns, Mr. Surya, in an X post on Thursday, said that the issue was…

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Probe on to identify Karnataka BJP MLAs who cross-voted; ‘will be punished’, says high command

June 23, 2026 admin

BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra. File. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh A high-level meeting convened by BJP national president Nitin Nabin with party leaders from Karnataka over the cross-voting that took place in the recently concluded Legislative Council polls in the State saw strong concerns expressed over lack of discipline within the party’s State unit,…

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Karnataka: Buoyed by beer, Excise revenue grows 14.84% following reforms

June 23, 2026 admin

The sale of beer increased the total Excise collection between May 11 and June 11, 2026, to ₹3,745.14 crore from ₹3,261.24 crore in the corresponding period last year. | Photo Credit: File photo Buoyed by a whopping growth in sales of beer after prices of some of the low alcohol-content beer came down — following…

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SIR: Karnataka CEO seeks exemption from biometric attendance for BLOs

June 22, 2026 admin

Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbu Kumar Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbu Kumar has requested all heads of departments to temporarily exempt staff deployed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) from daily biometric attendance and attendance through the Kartavya Attendance App during the period of the exercise. ‘Utmost urgency’ In a letter on Monday,…

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Why did DK Shivakumar slice up Bengaluru Development portfolio? | Decode Karnataka

June 22, 2026 admin

Bengaluru is one of India’s most economically important cities, and it’s safe to say that whoever is in charge of the IT city’s development wields considerable power and clout. What makes Bengaluru Development politically and administratively more significant than other cabinet portfolios? Will its bifurcation improve accountability and decision-making, or lead to coordination challenges? What…

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Patients face pedestrian, civic challenges around major government hospitals in Bengaluru

June 21, 2026 admin

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…

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Over 32,000 traffic E-Challan cases settled on day one of fine concession scheme

June 21, 2026 admin

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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Evening showers leave Bengaluru flooded, trigger massive snarls at Whitefield

June 20, 2026 admin

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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Engineer shortage hits civic works across Bengaluru’s five corporations

June 19, 2026 admin

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 State leaders summoned to Delhi over cross-voting

June 19, 2026 admin

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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