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06 Jan

Bengaluru private school gets bomb threat; students shifted

Business Correspondent0 CommentsCrime, Educationbengaluru

An email was received regarding bomb installed in the National Public School situated in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru on friday which later turned out to be a hoax, the school authorities called the police. The Police reached the spot with bomb disposal and sniffer dog squads after receiving information. The children were taken out of the school premises and were moved to a safe place, a police officer told. A detailed probe carried out by the concerned authorities disclosed that it was a fake mail and there was no truth in it, the officer said.

24 May

INDIAWOOD 2022 in Bengaluru

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, Indiabengaluru, INDIAWOOD

The 12th edition of INDIAWOOD, the most relevant event for the woodworking and furniture manufacturing industry in Asia, is all set to take place from June 2 to 6 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru. Organized by NuernbergMesse India, the five-day event will offer a comprehensive range of innovative products and provide information on the latest technological developments. By focusing on the latest global trends in carpentry, skilling, innovation, automation, and digitalization, INDIAWOOD 2022 aims to drive the Indian furniture manufacturing and woodworking industry to reach its potential of USD 27-billion by 2025 and help establish India as one of…

05 May

Bengaluru man orders coffee from Swiggy. Here’s what the delivery boy did

editor0 CommentsBusinessbengaluru

Bangalore may be the tech hub of the country, but did you know that the city is a goldmine of quirky events and situations? A few days ago, a questionnaire for potential roommates went viral on Twitter for its content. Now, an alternatively surprising incident involving a Swiggy food delivery agent has long gone viral. It all started when a man in Bengaluru ordered a Swiggy at a CCD outlet for coffee. After displaying and packing the order, the shipping agent picks it up as well. And from there the story begins. A post shared on Twitter by Omkar Joshi…

26 Jul

Rs 1,060 cr spend on Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor project

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Indiabengaluru, Chennai

A total of Rs1,060.02 crore has been spent during the last three fiscal years for the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor project, the government told the Rajya Sabha. Answering a question raised by MDMK General Secretary Vaiko, the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 30th December, 2020, approved the project cost of Krishnapatnam node (Andhra Pradesh) and Tumakuru node (Karnataka) as Rs 2,139.44 crore and Rs 1,701.81 crore respectively. The timelines for the construction of trunk infrastructure in these two nodes is 36-48 months, the government said.