IT raids unearth Rs 15 cr cash, jewellery worth Rs 5 cr in poll-bound KarnatakaThe Income Tax Department has seized Rs 15 crore cash and Rs five crore worth jewellery after raids at multiple locations in Bengaluru and ...
06 May, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
IL&FS arm may win Bengaluru's ORR metro bid on good showThe visible signs of improvement in civil work on the 3.9 km corridor may help its case in closing the Outer Ring Road (ORR) metro contract.
04 Oct, 2018, 11.35 AM IST
Metro imposes ₹1crore fine on IL&FS Engineering and Construction for missing deadlineThe construction firm, which in April 2015 became the first to win a contract in the 72-km second phase of the project, has missed at least...
21 Aug, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Bengaluru Metro delay: IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company gets June deadlineTop sources in Namma Metro told ET that the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has levied a penalty on the contractor for failing to ...
20 Aug, 2018, 04.23 PM IST
Metro phase II on target for 2021, says state despite many missed deadlinesGovernor VR Vala, in his 19-page address to the joint session of the Legislature on Monday, mentioned about the metro project’s progress.
03 Jul, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Namma Metro's Mysuru Road extension work may go beyond 2019The work on the stations is known to take more than a year. And, that is excluding the preliminary bureaucratic processes.
12 Jun, 2018, 11.55 AM IST
Bengaluru: Not-so-nice row likely to delay metro phase twoThe issue is that the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd believes that part of the 9 acres it requires does not belong to NICE at all, an...
07 Jun, 2018, 12.20 PM IST
Metros to run parallel in East BengaluruMetro engineers said this was the most feasible option they had at their disposal and hoped the proposed lines would ease the congestion on...
15 Jan, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Namma Metro to sign a € 300-m loan dealThe AIIB team has already had four rounds of discussions with BMRCL officials in Bengaluru. A BMRCL delegation led by managing director Pra...
08 Nov, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
South may get Metro extension first; west enters slow laneAlthough the construction of the 6.52-km line on Kanakapura Road was awarded to NCC as late as in January 2016, progress of work on this st...
16 Oct, 2017, 10.23 AM IST
Bengaluru Metro phase II land acquisition on trackBMRCL is spending Rs 5,000 crore to acquire the total 102.02 hectares, or 252 acres, said managing director Pradeep Singh Kharola.
12 Apr, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
At Rs 247 crore, contract for Namma Metro purple line extension finalisedThis is the fourth major contract that has been awarded under Phase II. The earlier ones were the Mysuru Road extension (two contracts) and...
28 Feb, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Unlike Chamarajpet, Bengaluru's Seshadripuram has a quiet 125th yearSeshadripuram was primarily a residential locality, known for its educational institutions, proximity to the railway line and government of...
09 Feb, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
It's a 3-year wait until Metro decongests Kanakapura roadMeanwhile, the BMRCL had to cut as many as 127 trees for this elevated metro project. While approval to cut 44 trees is accorded by BBMP, t...
09 Jan, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
The bridge connecting old Bengaluru with the newThe state guesthouse was initially the residence of Mysuru Dewan Seshadri Iyer.
10 Mar, 2016, 12.19 PM IST
Date with history: Chickpet was old Bengaluru's central business districtBeing a one-stop-shop for saris and jewellery, Chickpet is also known for its temples, educational institutions and movie halls.
24 Dec, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
Mysuru Road-Kengeri metro work from next monthThe metro rail work on the 6.5-km stretch between the Mysuru Road station and Kengeri will begin as early as next month.
09 Sep, 2015, 10.15 AM IST