PM Modi inaugurates much awaited KR Puram-Whitefield metro line

Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes a metro ride in Bengaluru following the inauguration of the | Photo Credit: PMO India/Twitter Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Krishnarajapura to Whitefield Namma Metro line which could benefit lakhs of IT professionals working in the tech corridor of Bengaluru. The 13.71 km long stretch is part […]

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Two more metro lines likely to open by 2023

Metro work in progress near Silk Board junction leading towards HSR Layout in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K. Apart from the Whitefield and Electronics City lines, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is hopeful of opening two more lines under phase II. The extended Green Line on Tumakuru Road from Nagasandra to […]

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Bengaluru Metro: How to book tickets using WhatsApp

Namma Metro, also known as Bengaluru Metro, recently started a new initiative that helps commuters book tickets and recharge their cards using WhatsApp. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMCRL) said the chatbot service would go live on November 1. It is the first metro service in the world to offer WhatsApp end-to-end ticketing system, […]

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Rudra, tunnel boring machine of Namma Metro, stuck after encountering garbage pile 33 feet below earth

Officials shocked to find buckets, chappals, decayed bone 33 feet below the surface. More than four decades ago the area used to be granite quarry Officials shocked to find buckets, chappals, decayed bone 33 feet below the surface. More than four decades ago the area used to be granite quarry Rudra, the tunnel boring machine […]

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After being stalled in 2019 after BMRCL objections, BDA to restart construction of two additional lanes to Hebbal flyover 

The BDA had already constructed 13 pillars out of the 40 planned for adding the additional two lanes The BDA had already constructed 13 pillars out of the 40 planned for adding the additional two lanes The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has decided to restart the construction to add two lanes to the Hebbal flyover […]

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