Bangalore Central MP PC Mohan was among the passengers who boarded the train along with other railway officials. Amid much fanfare and optimism, the first train operated by the Bangalore Southwest Railway Division arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport stop station on Monday morning from the city. As scheduled, the …
Read More »Bengaluru-Kempegowda Airport Suburban Train Will Finally Start On Monday
A total of five city trains will take travelers to the airport. After years of sustained campaigning by railway activists in Bengaluru, the first train route to Kempegowda International Airport will start operating from Monday. With this, travelers will get the first and fastest off-road alternative to get to the …
Read More »Union Minister Sadananda Gowda collapses, admitted to Bengaluru hospital
: Union minister is currently stable, reports say. Union Minister Sadananda Gowda was admitted to a private Bengaluru hospital on Sunday after he collapsed in central Karnataka the same day. Gowda, the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, had collapsed during lunch in the Chitradurga district, about 200 km from …
Read More »Karnataka to conduct COVID-19 vaccine trial in 5 districts, including Bangalore
The test will take place in Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, Mysuru and Shivamogga. Karnataka will conduct a COVID-19 vaccine trial in five districts, including Bengaluru across the state, on Saturday, an official said Friday. “A test for COVID-19 vaccination will be carried out in five districts: Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, Mysuru and …
Read More »Tejasvi Surya and Ananth Hegde oppose naming the streets of Bangalore neighborhood after Muslim leaders
The two MPs wrote to the BBMP commissioner about the names of the streets within the Padranyanapura district. BJP MPs Ananth Kumar Hegde and Tejasvi Surya wrote to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Manjanath Prasad on Thursday opposing the naming of roads with Muslim names in a Muslim-majority neighborhood …
Read More »Four from Shivamogga test positive for a new variant of the coronavirus in the UK
Three from Bengaluru were found to be infected with the new variant of the UK coronavirus on Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning, four more patients in Karnataka have tested positive for the new genome variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK, bringing the state total to seven. Three, including a woman …
Read More »Sealed apartment complex in Bangalore after British variant coronavirus scare
The BBMP said the relatives and neighbors of those who tested positive did not want to move into an institutional quarantine facility. Following two patients who tested positive for the new British variant of the novel coronavirus, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) sealed an entire apartment complex in the …
Read More »Karnataka Cow Slaughter Bill: Yediyurappa-led Cabinet Passes Ordinance
Karnataka’s cabinet took the ordinance route on Monday to enforce the strict anti-slaughter law in the state, after the government failed to introduce it to the Legislative Council in the recently concluded legislative session. “As Congress sabotaged the session at Vidhana Parishad, the bill could not be passed. But, BJP …
Read More »Ten people who returned from the UK to Karnataka tested positive for COVID-19
Samples from these patients have been sent for genome sequencing to establish whether they have been affected by the new variant. Up to 10 passengers who returned from the UK since Nov. 25 have tested positive for Covid so far in Karnataka, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr …
Read More »Roopa IPS accuses Nimbalkar IPS of making a ‘false and motivated’ complaint against her
D Roopa has written to Karnataka’s chief secretary, requesting an investigation against Hemant Nimbalkar over a contentious bidding document that was eventually dropped. Karnataka Home Secretary D Roopa wrote a letter dated December 26 to the Chief Secretary of State Vijaya Bhaskar, alleging that her partner, IPS officer Hemanth Nimbalkar, …
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