Bengaluru Traffic

The Karnataka government on Tuesday urged IT companies to extend the work from home option for employees to December 2022 keeping in view of traffic congestion on Outer Ring Road due to the Bengaluru metro construction work.

From increased traffic in Bengaluru to opening up of malls and buses and Namma Metro operating to full capacity, Karnataka inched back closer to normalcy as Covid infections reduced considerably. But some, including authorities, remain wary.

As Bengaluru opens up after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, the city is reminded of one of its major challenges: mobility.

An "ease of living index" released by the Urban Development Ministry aims to measure the well-being of citizens in 111 cities. 49 indicators of quality of life, economic-ability and sustainability under 13 categories were measured. The aim of the index is to accelerate India's urban development and guide evidence-based policymaking. It also works t...

Bengaluru will soon reclaim its "Garden City" status, with its most annoying elements - choked traffic, polluted and shrinking lakes, and garbage disposal - reducing considerably if Mission Bengaluru 2022, launched today by the Karnataka government, is anything to go by.

The Bengaluru municipal corporation, BBMP, is working to create dedicated bicycle lanes on both sides of the busy Outer Ring Road -home to many multi-national companies and businesses - by January next year. The initiative to create dedicated lanes using bollards - a first - has been welcomed by cycling enthusiasts, especially amid the coronavirus ...

The tussle over whether traffic should be allowed in Bengaluru's Cubbon Park continues. Traffic, which had been stopped from entering the park in the heart of the city's central business district, from the start of the lockdown, began again today. Green activists say the park has benefitted from the closure to traffic in terms of air quality and in...

Having contracted and recovered from COVID-19, this Bengaluru Corona Warrior is back to his job on the frontline as the ACP (traffic) but not without first fulfilling his social responsibility of donating plasma.

The nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more weeks from May 4, the government said on Friday, noting significant gains from the six-week shutdown in India's fight to slow the spread of COVID-19. Extending the lockdown for the second time, the home ministry announced new guidelines based on the demarcation of the country into red...

Bengaluru traffic police has come up with special message to discourage people from coming out on road amid the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus epidemic.

A CCTV footage that shows a Lamborghini Gallardo crashing into a traffic post in Bengaluru has emerged after a businessman was accused of ramming the luxury car into the checkpost, posting photos with debris and abandoning the vehicle.

A Bengaluru-based businessman allegedly crashed a Lamborghini Gallardo into a traffic checkpost in the city on Sunday, clicked photos with debris and later abandoned the luxury car near the checkpost, police said.

Traffic congestion has increased globally during the last decade, and the 239 cities TomTom included in the new Traffic Index report had increased congestion levels between 2018 and 2019

India has topped the TomTom Traffic Index 2019 with 4 of its cities amongst the 10 most congested cities globally.

Dummy police are the newest recruits to law enforcement in Bangalore where authorities have adopted an unusual tactic to fight traffic offenders.

The Karnataka government on Tuesday urged IT companies to extend the work from home option for employees to December 2022 keeping in view of traffic congestion on Outer Ring Road due to the Bengaluru metro construction work.

From increased traffic in Bengaluru to opening up of malls and buses and Namma Metro operating to full capacity, Karnataka inched back closer to normalcy as Covid infections reduced considerably. But some, including authorities, remain wary.

As Bengaluru opens up after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, the city is reminded of one of its major challenges: mobility.

An "ease of living index" released by the Urban Development Ministry aims to measure the well-being of citizens in 111 cities. 49 indicators of quality of life, economic-ability and sustainability under 13 categories were measured. The aim of the index is to accelerate India's urban development and guide evidence-based policymaking. It also works t...

Bengaluru will soon reclaim its "Garden City" status, with its most annoying elements - choked traffic, polluted and shrinking lakes, and garbage disposal - reducing considerably if Mission Bengaluru 2022, launched today by the Karnataka government, is anything to go by.

The Bengaluru municipal corporation, BBMP, is working to create dedicated bicycle lanes on both sides of the busy Outer Ring Road -home to many multi-national companies and businesses - by January next year. The initiative to create dedicated lanes using bollards - a first - has been welcomed by cycling enthusiasts, especially amid the coronavirus ...

The tussle over whether traffic should be allowed in Bengaluru's Cubbon Park continues. Traffic, which had been stopped from entering the park in the heart of the city's central business district, from the start of the lockdown, began again today. Green activists say the park has benefitted from the closure to traffic in terms of air quality and in...

Having contracted and recovered from COVID-19, this Bengaluru Corona Warrior is back to his job on the frontline as the ACP (traffic) but not without first fulfilling his social responsibility of donating plasma.

The nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more weeks from May 4, the government said on Friday, noting significant gains from the six-week shutdown in India's fight to slow the spread of COVID-19. Extending the lockdown for the second time, the home ministry announced new guidelines based on the demarcation of the country into red...

Bengaluru traffic police has come up with special message to discourage people from coming out on road amid the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus epidemic.

A CCTV footage that shows a Lamborghini Gallardo crashing into a traffic post in Bengaluru has emerged after a businessman was accused of ramming the luxury car into the checkpost, posting photos with debris and abandoning the vehicle.

A Bengaluru-based businessman allegedly crashed a Lamborghini Gallardo into a traffic checkpost in the city on Sunday, clicked photos with debris and later abandoned the luxury car near the checkpost, police said.

Traffic congestion has increased globally during the last decade, and the 239 cities TomTom included in the new Traffic Index report had increased congestion levels between 2018 and 2019

India has topped the TomTom Traffic Index 2019 with 4 of its cities amongst the 10 most congested cities globally.

Dummy police are the newest recruits to law enforcement in Bangalore where authorities have adopted an unusual tactic to fight traffic offenders.