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Workers give finishing touches to 18-kilometre Mysore Road (Nayandahalli) to Byappanahalli Metro line. (Photo: DC)

Byappanahalli to Mysuru Road in 33 minutes!

Commercial operations on 18-km stretch to begin in April.

28 March 2016 2:42 AM IST

overall sales of passenger vehicles, which include utility vehicles and vans went up by a meager 1.68 per cent to 2,34,154 units.

Karnataka: RTOs not returning non-state vehicles

Many from neighbouring states came to collect their documents and vehicles which had been impounded by the RTO during...

26 March 2016 3:31 AM IST

Despite the obvious risks, a single cab driver can even today operate with multiple cab-aggregators, displaying no personal details in the vehicle, making it hard to pin blame when the need arises.

Bengaluru: Will passengers ever be safe in these cabs?

The latest episode has once again turned the spotlight on passenger safety in cabs.

25 March 2016 3:25 AM IST

The state government may have officially banned plastic, but the wide use of garbage bin bags, the never ending list of plastic used for packaging and the absence of alternatives could make it hard to enforce.

Benagluru: Plastic ban hits food delivery firms

The Karnataka High Courtsought to know from the state government the environmental effects of using plastic.

24 March 2016 3:34 AM IST

A bus stand in Hudson Circle near Kanteerava stadium (Photo: Satish B.)

Bus karo, BMTC, look where your buses stop!

The bus stops are poorly designed and are mostly at the wrong place.

22 March 2016 3:29 AM IST

A health camp for the elderly.

Putting each one, help one' credo into practice

AssistHELP organises camps to provide food, drinking water, clothing, basic day-to- day amenities.

21 March 2016 3:39 AM IST

Studies show a majority of teenagers who attempted suicide knew someone who had already done it. There are many vulnerable people for whom images of suicide are traumatic reminders of a loved ones death and these posts may trigger their own thoughts of suicide. (Photo: AP)

Suicide videos on social media? Just too dangerous

Studies show a majority of teenagers who attempted suicide knew someone who had already done it.

18 March 2016 3:51 AM IST

A view of the metro station at Vidhan Soudha (Photo: DC)

Zoom! A Metro taking shape

Bengalureans will be able to travel in just 33 minutes from Byappanahalli to Mysuru Road in less than a month should all...

17 March 2016 3:10 AM IST

Aware of the clock ticking, some cab-based aggregators have reportedly already begun instructing their drivers to fall in line with the departments expectations. (Representational image)

New fare norms for app-based cabs soon

All Uber drivers have been asked to get their ID cards from the RTO and install digital meters as soon as possible, says...

15 March 2016 3:59 AM IST

A group of 150 tourist pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh, left stranded in Ernakulam Junction railway station due to BJP hartal, dry their clothes on the platform. (Photo: SUNOJ NINAN MATHEW)

Bengaluru: Railway station near ITPL yet to be upgraded

Around 3-4 lakh people travel to ITPL and the nearby areas daily.

14 March 2016 2:49 AM IST

Bike taxi users want the Transport Department to make changes in the law to make them legal

Bengaluru needs bike taxis

The department could make changes in the law to make the bike taxis legal, says cab-based aggregator.

13 March 2016 4:19 AM IST

City Taxi operator license shall cover city taxis only, there shall not be any intermingling of any other motor cabs issued with any other permit.

Regulating cabbies: Karnataka Govt to crack whip

Excess fares, safety issues to be part of state notification which will be issued in a few months.

10 March 2016 3:46 AM IST