Whitefield

Timelines

07 Sep 2019

OYO founder Ritesh booked for cheating hotelier of Rs. 1cr

OYO Hotels Founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal has been booked by the Whitefield police in Bengaluru on charges of cheating and criminal breach.

11 Jun 2018

Bengaluru woman sets example, overpowers molester, takes him to police

Days after a Bengaluru woman was forced to strip and pose by a cabbie, another similar case has come to the fore.

22 May 2018

Baiyappanahalli triumphs Kempegowda, becomes Bengaluru's busiest metro station

In just 7-years, Bengaluru's Namma Metro registered a whopping 12-times increase in daily ridership, with Baiyappanahalli scoring the maximum daily footfall at 28,300 passengers.

22 Mar 2018

Bengaluru to get two more railway tracks on Cantonment-Whitefield stretch

Bringing cheer to 62,000 daily commuters, the Railway Ministry sanctioned Rs. 492.87 crores for laying down two more railways tracks from Bengaluru Cantonment to Whitefield.

01 Mar 2018

Urban Ladder raises Rs. 78.2cr from Kalaari Capital and others

Bengaluru-based home-furnishing company Urban Ladder has raised $12mn in an internal funding round from Kalaari Capital, Saif Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Steadview Capital.

16 Feb 2017

Cabinet clears controversial Mekedatu project for parched Bengaluru

The controversial Mekedatu project on the Cauvery, for a reservoir with 66.50 tmcft capacity, was cleared by the cabinet. It will be presented to the Central Water Commission and Cauvery Supervisory Committee for approval.