RLDA invites bid for commercial development of land in Bengaluru for Rs 236 crore“The land parcel is ideal for residential/ commercial development and is in the heart of the city. Its development shall boost the already ...
17 Jun, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
The legends of Tasker Town’s ‘jail school’If you go in there on a weekday, you’ll probably see over 300 students who studied there, sequestered in classrooms that resemble jail cell...
09 Jan, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
Kamaraj road to be shut for four yearsNamma Metro underground station to come up along the 200-m road.
17 Jun, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
- Karnataka’s dominance in garments traces itself to Binny Mills
The aggressive growth of public sector units and the advent of the New Economic Policy later saw the mills declining. It shut down operatio...
30 Nov, 2017, 11.21 AM IST
Campaigners & MP want Metro on original trackSrinivas Alavilli, a volunteer with Citizens for Bengaluru said, they would bring together experts, elected representatives and citizens fo...
25 Sep, 2017, 10.09 AM IST
Date with history: Pete's first protestant church in Bengaluru is now more than 200 years oldAfter Tipu Sultan's death, the British decided to move their garrison base from Srirangapatnam to Bengaluru
31 Aug, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
Date with History: In 1864, first train chugged from Cantonment to JolarpettaiThe railway line also aided relief work during the Famine of 1876-78.
03 Aug, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
Cantonment Metro & Railway Stations to be 700 meters apartAfter the city railway station, Yeshwanthpur and KR Puram, cantonment is the highest revenue-generating railway station in the Bengaluru di...
19 Jul, 2017, 11.00 AM IST
Northeast India gets the second Humsafar Express of the countryRailway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off the inaugural Kamakhya to Bangalore Cantonment Humsafar Express through video conferen...
25 Dec, 2016, 08.27 PM IST
Bharat Darshan train to cover major pilgrim spotsRailways has launched the Bharat Darshan Tourist train for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, Jagannath Puri, Gangasagar, Baidyanath Dham ...
07 May, 2016, 09.17 PM IST
Date with History: The story behind Bangaluru's Kamaraj RoadThe military legacy inherited from the Bangalore Cantonment camouflages the other identities which Kamaraj Road, aka Cavalry Road, once ass...
05 Nov, 2015, 10.26 AM IST
Infantry road was home to foot soldiers of British army in the 1800sRunning in central Bengaluru, Infantry Road is a mix of commercial, educational and administrative establishments with traces of its coloni...
16 Jul, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
Shoolay junction was once home to a lake and flowering greensShoolay Lake, where a football stadium stands now, gives its name to the area and the circle.
14 May, 2015, 01.45 PM IST
The story behind nomenclature of Bengaluru's 'Lavelle Road'Lavelle Road, known to modern Benglaureans as a state-of-the-art, uber luxurious lifestyle hub, traces its nomenclature to an Irish soldier.
26 Feb, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
Double decker train between Chennai-Bangalore from Apr 25The much-awaited air-conditoned double decker express train between Chennai and Bangalore would start running from April 25, augmenting sea...
22 Apr, 2013, 08.36 PM IST
- Bangalore Metro launch: Bangalore heard a train whistle first in 1864
There will be a sense of deja vu when Namma Metro, a mass rapid transit metropolitan railway, begins commercial operations in the city with...
24 Oct, 2011, 10.38 AM IST
- Bangalore Metro: City heard a train whistle first in 1864
Bangalore's first train had a steam engine for its loco and ran between Cantonment station and Jolarpettai in what is now Vellore district ...
20 Oct, 2011, 11.43 AM IST