'Inappropriately dressed' farmer denied entry in B'luru metro

Bengaluru Metro on Monday sacked a security supervisor for allegedly barring a farmer from using its train services for being "inappropriately dressed." Photograph: Kind courtesy @DeepakN172/X A......

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allocated portfolios to ministers in his Cabinet, keeping the Finance department with himself while assigning the Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development......

Govt seeks Japanese help for metros

The government has sought the assistance of the Japan Bank of International Cooperation to fund the Bangalore Metro project and the second phase of the Delhi Metro. Urban Development Minister S......

K'taka chief secy may become EC

Karnataka chief secretary Sudhakar Rao is most likely to be appointed as Election Commissioner, according to reliable sources, and the appointment will be announced soon. Chief Election......

Bangalore Metro Phase-I by December 2013

The Karnataka Government on Tuesday said it was aiming to complete the Phase-I of the metro rail project in the city by December next year and has begun talks with Centre for taking up the second......

Metro Rail: It's Bangalore turn now

Karnataka government would float a special purpose vehicle soon to take up the much-awaited Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) Bangalore Metro Rail project, chief secretary K K Misra said on......

Bangalore Metro finally set to take off

After years of delay, the Bangalore Metro Rail project is finally set to take off with the Centre giving the go-aheadto the Rs 6,395-crore (Rs 63.95 billion) venture. The metro project in the......

30-year bonds for Bangalore metro

The domestic debt market is set to see the debut of the longest maturity corporate bond. A special purpose vehicle, the first of its kind to be floated jointly by the government of India and the......