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Docs in Varthur area report spike in children falling ill
Increased air and water contamination has led to a steep rise in the number of children falling ill in the Varthur lake area, according to a study. Doctors practising in the vicinity of the lake say...
View ArticleHotel manager, cleaner electrocuted while cleaning sump
The manager and cleaner of a hotel were electrocuted while cleaning the water sump at the establishment near Domlur, east Bengaluru, on Thursday evening. Vishwanath (39), the manager at Srinidhi Hotel,...
View ArticleFire in garbage processing unit
Fire broke out at a garbage processing unit at Tanniranahalli at Doddabelavangala hobli, Doddaballapur taluk, on Friday evening. Residents of Tanniranahalli alerted the police even as huge flames and...
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'Activist' detained for assaulting BBMP engineer
Police have detained a self-styled human rights activist on the charge of assaulting a BBMP assistant engineer. According to police, the suspect Srinivas (47) is a resident of Lakshmipura and claims to...
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Social media applauds Good Samaritan cops
The act of Yogesh, constable, and Rame Gowda, a head constable, attached to Chickpet traffic police station, who played Good Samaritans by rushing to the aid of a cab driver who suffered an epileptic...
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British firm offers to revive Bellandur lake in 6 months
ABritish firm has offerred to revive Bellandur lake within six months. At a meeting chaired by Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister RVDesphande on Friday, the delegates of Bluewater Bio made a...
View ArticleNotices to govt, top cop on appeal by Northeast student
The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered notices to the government and commissioner of police in a petition filed by a Northeastern student seeking speedy and effective investigation into an FIR...
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Autopsy, inquest today into Nigerian's death as cops get NOC
Police have obtained a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Nigerian High Commission for conducting an inquest and post-mortem on a Nigerian whose death at Byrathi Cross in eastern Bengaluru on...
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Drunk student kills hostel mate over closing toilet door
An engineering student was fatally stabbed by his hostel mate during a fight over closing the door of a common toilet. Another student, who tried to intervene in the fight, ended up with stab wounds....
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City gets its own cyber crime police station
Bengaluru got an exclusive cyber crime police station on Saturday. Located at the police commissioner's office on Infantry Road, the cyber crime police station will be part of the Central Crime Branch...
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BBMP budget spares city of fresh taxes
With Assembly elections slated for 2018, the BBMP toed the state government's line by focusing on welfare schemes, but did not announce new taxes in its 2017-18 budget presented on Saturday. The...
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Millet flakes prove a big hit at mela
Millet flakes were a huge hit at the 5th Organic and Millets Mela organised by the Agriculture department in association with Jaivik Krishik Society at Malleswaram Government School Grounds on...
View ArticleMock drill at Metro stations takes passengers aback
Police conducted mock drills for the first time at Metro stations across the city on Saturday to assess their preparedness for untoward incidents and catastrophic events. "Hoax bomb calls, terrorist...
View ArticleTraffic curbs
Police have imposed traffic restrictions on the Lingarajapuram flyover with the BBMP taking up asphalting work on it from Monday. Work will be taken up into two phases. The first phase will be...
View ArticleNigerian's body subjected to autopsy, inquest
The post-mortem and inquest on Nduku Ifeanyi Christian, a Nigerian who died mysteriously on March 13, were carried out at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital on Saturday in the presence of two officials,...
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Sarjapur residents protest felling of trees for road-widening
To raise the issue of age-old trees being cut down due to the recent road-widening work at Sarjapur, an awareness walk was held by Sarjapur Resident Welfare Association (SRWA). The RWA members, who in...
View ArticleCops to wait for 5 minutes before towing away vehicles
The traffic police will not immediately tow away your vehicles for violating the no-parking rule. They will instead issue a public warning to tow away the vehicle if the owner doesn't turn up in five...
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For these professional doctors, classical music is life, not just a hobby Asha
Bengaluru hosts classical music concerts almost everyday. But this one on Sunday (March 25) is different. At a unique Hindustani music concert at Vatsalya Dental Care Innovation Centre in Hulimavu on...
View ArticleRallies, walkathons mark World Water Day
Schoolchildren, officials, WaterAid India organisation and volunteers from like-minded civic groups marked World Water Day by taking out a rally from BBMP office in Bellandur to Yemalur to build...
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Communities honoured for doing their bit for environment
Eco-friendly communities in the city which have adopted sustainable practices successfully were honoured with My Place of Pride Awards 2017 on Saturday. Small, large and medium apartment complexes and...
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