Bengaluru Metro

Karnataka language row devolves further: Now, bank staff must learn Kannada or lose their jobs

In the latest twist in the contentious debate over the use of Hindi in Karnataka, on Monday, the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) asked the regional heads of all nationalised, rural and scheduled banks to make it mandatory for all staff to learn Kannada within six months, according to media reports.

Siddaramiah's decision to remove Hindi signboards from Bengaluru metro may be late as KDA adds locals vs outsiders colour

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramiah's decision to remove Hindi signboards from Bangalore metro trains and stations may already be late with the stir against Hindi imposition now taking a "locals vs outsiders" colour

Karnataka language row: Pro-Kannada activists blacken Hindi words in Bengaluru metro signboards

Hindi boards were found blackened outside the Yeshwantpur metro station by members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike

Bengaluru metro language row: Hindi words concealed on signboards in Chickpete, Majestic stations

On Saturday evening, Hindi words were found plastered from the signboards in Chickpete and Majestic metro stations in Bengaluru amid a debate over the imposition of Hindi language.

Hindi on Bengaluru Metro signboards: It's a conflict between preserving identity and bid at homogenisation

The #NammaMetroHindiBeda movement against the imposition of Hindi in Bengaluru Metro has gathered significant political support.

Bengaluru metro language row: Union minister Ananth Kumar backs trilingual signboards

Union minister Ananth Kumar on Thursday said priority should be given to use of Kannada language, followed by Hindi and English for the benefit of non-Kannadigas

Bengaluru traffic cops allow ambulance before President Pranab Mukherjee's convoy, rewarded

Bengaluru: Two city traffic policemen have won fulsome praise and reward from their department for quick thinking in allowing an ambulance ahead of President Pranab Mukherjee's convoy during his recent visit.

Alstom to manufacture 800 super high-power locomotives for transport sector in India

Awarded a contract to manufacture 800 electric locomotives for Indian Railways, Alstom, a world leader in rail transport business, has decided to produce them in India at a factory in Madhepura in Bihar.

Bengaluru flyover furore: Double decker suspension bridge a possible solution

Bengaluru, thanks to all this, is now already building the biggest airport in India beating the likes of Mumbai and New Delhi by a huge margin

Bengaluru's Open Streets initiative makes a pitch for public transport

Welcome to the Open Streets initiative organized by the Directorate of Urban Land Transportation, (DULT) in the heart of Bengaluru city.