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The BDAs detailed Master Plan 2031, which should address the citys problems based on what its growth is likely to be in 2031, opts instead for sketchy surveys that leave out major structures and make ad hoc proposals. (Photo: DC)

Transport: Master plan misses the bus, Metro!

Little mention is made of transport, for instance, a crucial issue in a city bursting at the seams.

19 Dec 2017 2:36 AM IST

The BBMP is now thinking of adding the hi-tech Pod Taxi to the mix which is expected to complement the Metro. (Photo: DC)

BBMP now taking us on Pod Taxi ride?

Though the BBMP has cited an IISc study to back its move, the study actually warns the Palike of the pitfalls of the...

7 Dec 2017 3:34 AM IST

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Bengaluru: Escalators, disabled friendly facilities

The aim is to run more services, but it is too soon to comment on the project, Ashok Gupta, general manager, South...

28 Oct 2017 6:02 AM IST

BMRCL has agreed to collect and divert the water to the Horticulture Department at Cubbon Park.

Bengaluru: Metro seepage to water Cubbon Park

The water collected in Cubbon Park and Vidhana Soudha may soon be used to irrigate the city's 300-acre lung space -...

9 Oct 2017 5:39 AM IST

Madina playground, where the proposed underground Cantonment Metro Station will be built (Photo: R. Samuel)

Metro: Railway refutes BMRCL claim

No order issued stating that Cantonment Metro tunnel should be 30m deep.

1 Oct 2017 2:52 AM IST

The compound wall surrounding Metro concourse denies access to KSRTC and BMTC commuters (Photo:DC)

Nothing Majestic about Kempegowda Metro station here

Commuters wanting to catch BMTC, KSRTC buses and trains, have to walk long distance amid heavy traffic.

6 July 2017 5:35 AM IST

$\There are no bus bays in points close to BMTC TTMCs, like Banashankari and Jayanagar.$ Nation

Bengaluru Metro: Last-mile connectivity needs fixing

The 42-km long Metro Phase-1 has been thrown open to public, but at various stations commuters have to wait for long for...

22 Jun 2017 4:19 AM IST

The construction of the 15.5 line has been awarded to Italian-Thai Development Public Company, though the land from Tin Factory to Lowry Memorial is still to come under Metro.

Bengaluru: Metro goes off track on facts

Land Acquisition Officer Channappa Goudar from BMRCL said, â€œThe stretch from Tin Factory to Lowry Memorial has not...

8 May 2017 7:37 AM IST

A waste dump at Indiranagar and, (Right) garbage set on fire

Bengaluru: A quiet locality ruined by garbage, sleaze

Aruna has filed 280 RTIs to the BDA and BBMP, for each and every commercial establishment.

6 March 2017 2:42 AM IST

While on one hand, service charge affects revenue, the breakage is another aspect. Charles says that invariably, there are breakages to cutlery every day.

Karnataka: Service charge debate at tipping point

The customers on the other hand complain that as they are unaware of the service charge being optional, hotels take...

4 Jan 2017 3:02 AM IST

Electing Donald Trump: Political suicide or historical accident?

Politics is never sweet but the content of this election campaign is too bitter to swallow even for a distant spectator.

16 Nov 2016 6:39 AM IST

Garbage at the waste segregation spot below the flyover at Domlur in Bengaluru (Photo: R. SAMUEL)

Mafia controls this waste-sorting centre in Bengaluru

Nearby residents lament the place is a total mess and those visiting the park nearby have to cope with unbearable...

26 Sept 2016 2:48 AM IST