As the Union Budget was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, for the infrastructure aspect, the major funds were allocated for the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and West Bengal, the state of Karnataka was allotted Rs 14,778 crore as a part of the project extension for Bengaluru metro. Nirmala Sitharaman declared the allocated…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched on Friday India’s first indegenously designed and developed Driverless Metro Car at the manufacturing facility of BEML in Bengaluru. Singh visited the facility, and lauded the good work of the team of engineers and technicians deployed at BEML, which is based in Bengaluru. He said, “They are the real warriors…
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin’s one thousand vials have been received by state vaccine store, at Anand Rao Circle on Wednesday in Bengaluru with each vial of the vaccine comprising of 20 doses. The air carrier, SpiceJet flight SG 7555 had left from Hyderabad at 08:55 am on Wednesday and arrived at 10.23 am…
The Covid-19 vaccination drive will have a dry run at the three Primary Health Centers (PHCs) of the city on Saturday which will be a mock drill for the immunization programme. The dry run will be organized at the Kamakshipalya urban PHC (BBMP West Zone), Vidyapeetha Urban PHC(south zone) and Hargade PHC in Anekal Taluk….
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport has launched 24/7 Covid-19 testing facility, which is a boost to the city’s Covid-19 testing amenities. The testing unit is an RT-PCR centre, right in the vicinity of the arrival terminal. The unit;s management and operations are under Bengaluru-origin Auriga Research Private Limited. According to an official statement released by Bangalore…
Post the grant of Union Cabinet for K-RIDE for Bengaluru suburban train project, Namma Metro has the rising concern about its engineers being poached b the railway agency. Ajay Seth, Managing Director, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), had put forth the issue in a letter addressed to Amit Garg, MD of Rail Infrastructure Development…
Namma metro services will be affected on the purple line for Saturday and Sunday this weekend as the trains starting from Byappanahalli will be terminated at Vijayanagar for the two days. In a release, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) stated that it will be working on electrical cable laying at Mysore road metro…
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagere Palike (BBMP) has implemented a fine of Rs. 1 lakh for infringement of Covid-19 protocols of social distancing and utilization of masks by hotels, theaters, marriage halls, and event organizers and any other commercial establishments. BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad iterated on the news order issued which clearly directs the commercial…
The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) is all set to declare the examination schedule of Class 10 Board Exams though there is a rising uncertainty about resuming of schools. The sources based in KSEEB revealed to media about the instructions directed to them from the Department of Primary and Secondary Education for setting up…
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has an ardent task regarding the collection of user fee when the user model is implemented. BBMP special commissioner in-charge of Solid Waste Management, Randeep Dev revealed that BBMP will be taking the help and support of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) for collection of user fee on a…
