Shoot ’em up
saplings planted nearby as ‘compensation’
The
Tree Officer and Deputy Conservator of Forests Bengaluru Urban Division have given permission to the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (
BMRCL) to remove 52 trees by way of translocation and cut down 39 trees to make way for the metro work.
The same authority granted permission via an order on March 2 to remove 20 trees to facilitate the formation of new road, five trees for the construction of a retaining
wall at the entry point of the Benniganahalli Lake bund, 42 trees for the construction of diaphragm wall for remaining portion of the lake bund and 24 trees for the structural work.
FASTag takes a toll on locals near KIA Road
FASTag takes a toll on locals near KIA Road
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Mar 1, 2021, 06:00 IST
Demand for service road near
Trumpet interchange toll booth rises
Mandatory FASTag has renewed the demand for a service road near Trumpet interchange
toll plaza on the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) road. In the last few weeks, farmers and locals have staged protests, demanding a toll-free service road in the area.
Anand Kumar, a resident of Devanahalli, explained, “It is an unfair deal for people who live around the area and have to cross the toll multiple times, even for short distances. We need a toll-free option and hence we are demanding a service road here.”
Express News Service
BENGALURU: In the biggest ever seizure of phones at the Kempegowda International Airport, 206 latest model i-phones were seized by Airport customs officials from a couple, both US citizens on Saturday. A car waiting at the airport to take this consignment to Hyderabad by road was also seized by the Air Intelligence unit, said highly placed airport sources.
The couple, who had reached KIA at 3.30 am via an Air France flight (AF 194) from Paris has been arrested and produced in court. They are remanded in judicial custody till March 12.
A top official said, This is biggest seizure of phones we have ever done. The phones were the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max models and their total value is Rs 2, 74,19,400. Scanning of their check-in baggage resulted in the seizure. A total of 37 debit and credit cards used in the purchase have also been seized.
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