Abandoning vehicle won’t save you: Bengaluru Police warns after seizing scooter having 311 challans worth Rs 1.6 lakhA Bengaluru travel agent's scooter racked up 311 traffic violations. The fines rose to Rs 1.6 lakh. After a viral social media post exposed...
04 Feb, 2025, 12.57 PM IST
Bengaluru rains: Heavy downpour leads to waterlogging. Traffic alerts issuedBengaluru experienced its wettest November day since 2015. Many areas such as Banaswadi and Gunjur, were inundated, prompting the Bengaluru...
07 Nov, 2023, 02.43 PM IST
Police suggest big-ticket infra projects to end traffic snarlsThe list proposes 20 new flyovers, 51 underpasses, widening of 85 roads and junction-improvement work at 539 spots in the city.
14 Aug, 2019, 11.18 AM IST
Alternative road to airport to be ready in three monthsThe officer revealed that about 45,000 vehicles made use of this al ternative road during the five-day air show when traffic snarls plagued...
27 Feb, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
Twitter handles, Facebook pages of police departments in a sorry statePrime Minister Narendra Modi may be prompt in posting updates on Twitter and Facebook but some government departments are falling short.
08 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Valet parking now just an app awayEvery car owner in the city would have hoped for a valet on call to worry about Bengaluru's parking nightmare and let one hop off peacefull...
22 Jun, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
Smart Cities India Foundation: Bengaluru can become smart capital of IndiaThe Foundation was set up as a nonprofit group to catalyse the creation of smart and sustainable cities in India.
01 Jun, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
Comment on govt Facebook page to vent grievance no offence: Supreme CourtIt is not an offence for any person to post grievance on a page created by a law enforcement agency on a social networking site as such an ...
25 Jan, 2015, 09.50 AM IST
Online babu-bashing even if it is on Facebook not a crime, Supreme Court saysThe court quashed criminal proceedings against a couple who had accused a police officer of misbehaviour on the Bangalore Police Facebook p...
22 Jan, 2015, 12.26 PM IST
Bangalore traffic police's decision to re-impose lanes for autorickshaws draws flakAfter failing due to lack of enforcement in 2008, autorickshaw lanes mysteriously reappeared on several of the city’s roads a month ago.
02 Dec, 2014, 07.09 AM IST
Bangalore Traffic Police plan to use technology to ease traffic bluesKarnataka government and Bangalore Traffic Police plan to put technology to work to try and reduce delays with Emergency Vehicle Traffic Pr...
30 Oct, 2014, 04.37 AM IST
Technical start-ups flourish on deals with Indian Police ForcesIrrway is latest example of Indian police tying up with start-ups to snap up innovative technologies useful for traffic, crime or rescue de...
28 Oct, 2014, 04.26 AM IST
Top 5 apps to beat Mumbai’s traffic snarlsIf you have a mobile device at your disposal, you can beat most vehicular snarls, thanks to helpful traffic apps.
18 Jun, 2014, 12.47 PM IST
Taxi rental startups like Ola Cabs, TaxiForSure plan to share traffic data with governmentOnline taxi rental startups rely heavily on traffic data collected by their vehicles to improve fleet management and customer service.
07 Nov, 2013, 05.34 AM IST
Gridlock: Footpaths are for bikers in BangaloreAccording to the Bangalore police, 48% of the accident deaths which took place in Bangalore in 2012 were pedestrian hits.
17 Mar, 2013, 06.11 AM IST
Law & order situation 'good' : Karnataka CMKarnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said the law and order situation in the state had remained "good" after BJP came to power
12 Mar, 2013, 03.28 PM IST
Managing traffic through information technologyThe number of fatal accidents have gone down from 957 in '07 to 816 in '10, and the number of non-fatal accidents has come down from 6,591 ...
09 Nov, 2011, 12.59 PM IST