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Mehak Luthra

🚄 Train from Mumbai to arrive two hours early

Bengaluru October 6, 2022

Indian Railways has announced that the Bengaluru-Mumbai Udyan Express will arrive at KSR Bengaluru at 6 am instead of 7.50 am without any change in the departure time.

Rise in housing prices

Newsletters October 6, 2022

Also in this edition: BBMP polls to be delayed further; Udyan Express train journey shortened; EV charging points at Nexus Shantiniketan mall

⌛ Delayed BBMP polls

Bengaluru October 6, 2022

Elections for the 243-seat Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have been due since September 2020. However, the state government seems preoccupied with the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls.

🚑 QR codes for emergencies at traffic junctions

Bengaluru October 4, 2022

The BBMP and City Traffic Police have collaborated with Manipal Hospitals to put up QR codes across the city at major traffic junctions for medical emergencies.

👛 BBMP gets ₹350 crores to flood-proof city

Bengaluru October 4, 2022

The Karnataka government has sanctioned ₹350 crores to the civic body for carrying out projects to flood-proof Bengaluru.