Namma Metro drops Hebbal depot plans caving in to pressure as influential groups have their wayBangalore Metro Rail Corporation has revised its Hebbal transport hub plan. It has reduced the land needed from 45 acres to nine. This deci...
17 Jun, 2025, 01.06 PM IST
Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar's meeting to decide on fate of metro request for Hebbal landDeputy CM DK Shivakumar will conduct a meeting regarding Bangalore Metro's land request. The meeting will address the pending 45-acre land ...
04 May, 2025, 05.35 PM IST
DK Shivakumar calls for meeting on Friday, BJP leader urges Govt to give land for metro at earliestDeputy CM DK Shivakumar and Industries Minister MB Patil are set to discuss BMRCL's request for 45 acres at Hebbal for a multi-modal transp...
27 Feb, 2025, 10.04 PM IST
Bengaluru: MLA Suresh Kumar joins MoS Shobha & Mohandas Pai to urge CM to hand over 45-acre land near Hebbal for Metro projectSenior BJP leader S Suresh Kumar urged Karnataka government to allocate 45-acre land near Hebbal to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL...
23 Jan, 2025, 12.39 PM IST
Transportation Hub: MoS Karandlaje urges Siddaramaiah to hand over 45-acre of land for metro project in BengaluruUnion Minister Shobha Karandlaje requested Karnataka CM to transfer 45 acres of land to BMRCL. The land is currently with KIADB. BMRCL want...
08 Nov, 2024, 08.59 PM IST
Bengaluru: Karnataka offers BMTC buses on lease to tech firms, to increase frequency of public transportThe government has implemented measures like bus priority lanes as well as safe cycle lanes on ORR as an alternative, but top government of...
09 Sep, 2021, 10.01 PM IST
Whitefield phase BMRCL gets over 44 acres from central ministryThe ministry of environment, forests and climate change last week approved in principle the diversion of forest land for a period of 20 yea...
18 Mar, 2019, 10.03 AM IST
Namma Metro: You can own it tooGiven the cost of real estate, acquiring land is one of the biggest challenges, admit officials.
23 Nov, 2018, 10.21 PM IST
With no land for depot, Bengaluru's metro phase II in limboThe depot planned at Challaghatta in Kengeri requires 40 acres. Of this, 17 acres were acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA...
19 Feb, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
Whitefield Metro stretch may face government land issuesBMRCL has claimed that they are moving as per schedule with the acquisition processes, but experience has shown that acquisition of railway...
18 Dec, 2017, 11.29 AM IST
Metro work turns Bangalore's Whitefield into a traffic messThe segments that are extremely clogged with slow-moving vehicles are Graphite India main road, Hoodi circle, Sadaramangala road, ITPB road.
03 Oct, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
Whitefield metro station likely on forest landOn Wednesday , the BMRCL uploaded the map showing the exact location of 13 stations on Reach One (Phase II) on its website.
14 Sep, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
Trial run on the south line begins: Metro in 2019 will help techies log in fasterBy the end of next month, the metro plans to commence the trial run on the second track too, in the south line.
21 Nov, 2016, 01.03 PM IST
Ring road Metro on priority list, end to silk board woes?The government is taking up the project on a priority basis in view of the serious congestion on the outer ring road (ORR).
15 Sep, 2016, 11.07 AM IST
Metro along IT corridor in Bengaluru on fast-trackApparently, Namma Metro is looking for "innovative funding techniques" for this line and has pitched for the same before the Karnataka gove...
30 Jun, 2016, 10.13 AM IST
MG Road success and after: Open Streets may turn a regular fixture nowTransport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has asked for an event in his constituency of BTM Layout and the government is working on his request.
23 Feb, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
- Bangalore Metro: Men behind the Namma Metro
For all it has been a scintillating experience to observe and be part of team work that ultimately has given Bangaloreans what they need mo...
18 Oct, 2011, 12.20 PM IST