Christmas horror for 6-year-old: Put on wrong flight, sent 160 miles away from destination

A 6-year-old boy enroute to meeting his grandmother was put on a wrong flight by the Spirit Airline crew. The boy, a first-time flier, was slated to meet his grandmom in Florida. Speaking to WINK-TV, the grandmother said, “I ran inside the plane to the flight attendant and I asked her, ‘Where’s my grandson? He […]

Work on Baiyappanahalli metro depot stuck due to impasse over HAL land

Bengaluru: Crucial works at Namma Metro’s Baiyappanahalli depot have been stalled by a delay in acquiring land from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in eastern Bengaluru, an official said. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) needs nearly 3,400 square feet from HAL and another 1,334 square feet from private firm Harmen Developers LLP as part of […]

Partial cancellation of trains between KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur

Bengaluru: The following trains will not run between KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur due to line and power block taken up for safety-related works: Train number 17392 SSS Hubballi–KSR Bengaluru Express, leaving Hubballi on December 22 and 23, will terminate at Yeshwantpur. Train number 06243 KSR Bengaluru-Hosapete Passenger Special, leaving KSR Bengaluru on December 23 and […]

Amid protests, tree felling for mine extension in biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Arand in Chhattisgarh begins

Tree felling for Parsa East and Kete Basan (PEKB) phase-2 extension coal mines in the biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Arand region of Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district began on Thursday amid police security cover. Activists alleged police detained those who were protesting against coal mining in the Hasdeo area. The Opposition Congress raised the issue in the state Assembly […]

Man, 5-yr-old daughter hurt in cylinder blast in Bengaluru’s outskirts

A 40-year-old man and his daughter suffered grievous injuries following a cylinder blast at their house in Nelamangala on Bengaluru’s northern outskirts on Thursday afternoon. The injured have been identified as Sanjay, a Bescom lineman, and his five-year-old daughter. The incident occurred around 3 pm. Sources in the fire department said gas leaked from the […]