According to the doctors at the hospital, around 40 patients, of the 354 patients who were admitted, died due to covid during the last one-and-half months.
Flights cancelled thrice, families were stuck in Ahmedabad since May 6
Flights cancelled thrice, families were stuck in Ahmedabad since May 6
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: May 12, 2021, 06:00 IST
Thanks to the lockdown, three Bengaluru-based families were stuck in Ahmedabad since May 6 as their
flights got cancelled thrice due to ‘low occupancy’. Unable to take the land route due to travel restrictions, the 17 members including six kids had a tough time returning home.
Speaking from Ahmedabad,
Vijay Raj, who runs a bangle shop in
KR Puram, had said: “We had gone for a family wedding in Rajasthan. Our flight was booked for May 6 from Ahmedabad. Before we could leave for the airport, we received a message saying that the flight scheduled to depart on May 5 was cancelled. Then the flight was rescheduled for May 8 which was again cancelled. We were told that the flight has been fixed for May 10. When we reached the airport, we were told that the flight was cance
Goodwill hunting
A volunteer (extreme right) picks up food from Beijing Bites staff to deliver it to those affected by the lockdown
Bengaluru’s noble souls have again started helping people in need of nutritious food as the city is now in lockdown mode
With the lockdown in place, many people who depended on restaurants and roadside vendors for their food are suddenly facing hard times. To help them get a hot meal a day, a group of volunteers have come together and have started distributing food to people who have no access to fresh daily meals.
Mohammed
Ibrahim Akram of Beijing Bites said, “The previous year as well, we distributed lakhs of meals and this year as the curfew began, we started the drive again and expanded it all over the city. We have set up a dining table outside our restaurant on Richmond Road where people can come and pick up the food around 1.30 pm every day. It’s free. We are identifying places to distribute the food for those in need and are sending i
Bengaluru Metro: Modi Cabinet Approves Much Awaited Phase 2A, 2B Connecting Silk Board-K R Puram-Airport
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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (20 April) approved Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase 2A and Phase 2B of total length 58.19 km. The total completion cost of the project is Rs. 14,788.101 Crore.
Phase 2A is a 18.23 km long elevated line that proposes to connect K R Puram and the Central Silk Board along the outer ring road (ORR) while Phase 2B connects KR Puram to Bengaluru airport spanning a length of 37 km.
ORR is among the densest corridors in the IT capital of India. It is dotted with major IT Parks that houses major companies such as Intel, AOL, Cisco and others.
Metro will keep off bus priority lane
Metro will keep off bus priority lane
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Apr 2, 2021, 06:00 IST
BMRCL plans to retain lane when it begins work between
KR Puram &
Much to the relief of bus users, the
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has no plans to bulldoze the city’s first bus priority lane (
BPL) which was rolled out on the
Outer Ring Road (
ORR) a few months ago. Officials said the dedicated lane of buses between KR Puram and
Central Silk Board would be retained as much as possible when the construction of Metro begins.