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High streets were beehives of revellers, cheers echoed, and euphony rocked arsenic Bengaluru welcomed the New Year amid citywide celebrations.
The Central Business District (CBD), Indiranagar, and Koramangala, bathed successful a cascade of dazzling lights, saw throngs of revellers cheering with joy, chanting slogans, and dancing successful the streets to invited 2026. However, the celebrations were tightly regulated arsenic the constabulary enforced each pre-planned restrictions without compromise.
This year, Kalyan Nagar successful eastbound Bengaluru and Electronics City successful southeast Bengaluru besides saw radical taking to the streets. The constabulary utilized vigor maps and deployed further unit astatine high-footfall locations. The usage of large horns was curbed wholly this year, with vendors barred from selling them. Revellers successful the CBD and Koramangala raised slogans, including RCB chants, and sang songs.
Interestingly, MG Road saw a little turnout compared to erstwhile years, portion Koramangala saw excessive crowds, with radical arriving arsenic aboriginal arsenic 7 pm, resulting successful the implicit blockage of 60 Feet Road and Ganapathi Temple Road. Police rapidly barricaded respective introduction points successful Koramangala to guarantee safety. In contrast, CBD roads were kept unfastened longer, dissimilar past year.
Ashwin, a reveller astatine Church Street, told The Hindu that helium had travel to the CBD to acquisition the New Year frenzy associated with M.G. Road. “The M.G. Road is deemed a enactment hotspot, and I wanted to acquisition the atmosphere. It is each astir ample gatherings and large shouting, isolated from enjoying pubs,” helium said.
Different celebrations
In opposition to thoroughfare celebrations, galore residents chose quieter ways to invited 2026. In Yelahanka, flat residents organised late-night abbreviated cricket and badminton tournaments.
Suraj Simha, a nonmigratory of Yelahanka 4th Phase, said neighbourhood friends organised container cricket matches wrong their flat complex. “We formed aggregate teams, and adjacent aged residents participated, bringing radical of each property groups together,” helium said.
Krithi Iyer, a nonmigratory of Ejipura, attended a java league astatine a fashionable Jayanagar cafe wherever Kannada publication readers discussed their favourite authors.
S. Kausik, a nonmigratory of Suddaguntepalya, said his radical booked an flat for a backstage celebration. “Instead of going out, 8 of america booked a three-bedroom house, cooked together, watched movies, listened to music, and celebrated done the night,” helium said.
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A cardinal item of this year’s bandobast was the extended deployment of civilian defence personnel, who were stationed astatine each introduction and exit points, indulging frisking. Mini constabulary lights were provided to heighten visibility.
Barricading astir M.G. Road was systematically planned to let creaseless conveyance movement. Unlike erstwhile years, vehicles were allowed to determination done the CBD precocious into the night. To forestall crowding, pubs successful the CBD were restricted from playing large music. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Akshay Hakay Machhindra was seen reprimanding pub owners and bouncers connected Brigade Road for violations.
Similar arrangements were successful spot successful Koramangala and Indiranagar. Strict enforcement of level spot limits was implemented, with officials citing the caller Goa occurrence tragedy. Each pub successful Koramangala had 4 to 5 constabulary officers deployed nearby.
Pratham, a resto-bar proprietor successful Koramangala, said they person had bully concern since Christmas and besides connected New Year’s eve. Largely, the metropolis welcomed the New Year incident-free.
