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Bengaluru Metro fare hike: MP Surya petitions Centre to set up new Fare Fixation Committee, put revised fares on hold

February 05, 2026 10:15 pm

The letter to Manohar Lal Khattar, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, came even as the Karnataka Congress government found itself under fire over new revised fares announced by BMRCL.

Bengaluru Metro invites bids for running parking facilities at 9 stations, announces free bicycle parking

February 05, 2026 7:15 pm

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has mandated that bidders must have at least one year of experience managing parking lots in government organisations through tender processes.

Over 1 lakh violations in Bengaluru Metro: Why BMRCL is now deploying home guards inside every train

February 04, 2026 1:58 pm

Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited data shows that noise-related issues topped the list, with 57,538 cases booked against passengers last year.

Loud music, hogging priority seats top chart as Bengaluru Metro reports nearly 1 lakh violations during its year-long etiquette drive

February 02, 2026 12:34 pm

To improve commuter behaviour, BMRCL has launched an awareness campaign and deployed home guards in Bengaluru Metro trains.

How a ‘successful businessman’ promised marriage and duped a Bengaluru engineer of Rs 1.53 crore

January 19, 2026 11:52 am

According to the Bengaluru woman's complaint, the man told her about frozen assets and business ventures to gain her trust.

Bengaluru Metro Pink Line: Testing begins on elevated section; May opening likely

January 11, 2026 10:55 am

Using a new 6-coach BEML train, tests will cover brakes, speed, and signalling until mid-April on the Pink Line stretch between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere.

Bengaluru Metro launches 6th train on Yellow Line linking Electronic City, frequency increases to 13 minutes

December 23, 2025 12:53 pm

The Yellow Line service of Bengaluru Metro, connecting the Electronic City -- a route used by thousands of IT workers -- was opened on August 10 with three trainsets.

62-year-old man threatens to bomb Bengaluru Metro station if ex-wife is 'tortured after duty hours', arrested

November 18, 2025 4:12 pm

The police say the sender of the email threat has been treated for mental illness in Bengaluru for the past five years.

Bengaluru Metro connectivity to Tumakuru soon, BMRCL will prepare DPR: Home Minister Parameshwara

September 29, 2025 9:44 pm

In the 2024-25 budget presented by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Government announced a feasibility study to extend the metro rail line from Madavara to Tumakuru.

Bengaluru Metro fare hike: are passengers paying more due to errors in calculating revised rates?

September 19, 2025 2:38 pm

While urban mobility expert Satya Arikutharam says that the revised charges were calculated based on a flawed methodology, causing commuters to pay 32% higher rates, the BMRCL has defended its methodology.

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