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BBMP blacklists ad firm for defaulting on Rs 7.5 cr
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has blacklisted advertisement company Alex Collections for defaulting on Rs 7.57 crore it owed to the civic agency for installing pole kiosks on MG Road,...
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To decongest city, focus turns again on decade-old BRTS plan
The Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS), which promises to ease traffic congestion on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), has come to the fore again. The decade-old proposal got a shot in the arm during the first...
View ArticleFour cops suspended on extortion charges
A head constable and three constables were on Tuesday suspended on the charges of extortion and dereliction of duty. "The City Market traffic police station head constable Jagadish and three other...
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When a novel idea germinated in minds of schoolchildren
Students of a government high school in the city have come up with an alternative to Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols, which besides not harming the environment will have a positive impact, by...
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Post-immersion, these Ganesha idols turn manure
Clay Ganesha idols are commonplace. But, what if your Ganesha idols could be recycled to make manure for plants. Ganesha idols made of cow dung have made it to the market shelves now. Manufactured by...
View ArticleRadiologists plan indefinite strike
Seeking a review of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, (PC and PNDT Act), Indian Radiological and Imaging Association members have planned an indefinite strike from September...
View ArticleTailor kills lover, ends life
A 23-year-old tailor hacked his lover to death before committing suicide at her house in Kuduru in Magadi taluk on Tuesday night.According to the police, Kumar, a tailor by profession, had an...
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Undertrial sneaks into veggie van, escapes from prison
An undertrial escaped from the Bangalore Central Prisons at Parappana Agrahara by hiding himself in a van transporting vegetables, on Tuesday morning.David was arrested in connection with burglary,...
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Minister orders demolition of Prestige apartment
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra on Wednesday said he has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to demolish an unauthorised apartment complex of the Prestige Group near...
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Govt moots 7 mantras to fund transport projects
The state government on Wednesday proposed seven revenue- generation modules, including the contentious betterment fee on owners of properties located within a kilometre radius of the new projects, to...
View ArticleSingle-window agency to help marginalised communities
Centre for Advocacy Research (CFAR) will open 'Sahaya,' a single-window system in Vijayanagar, to help slum dwellers avail government schemes.CFAR conducted a study in eight settlements in the city,...
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Spl court will bring land sharks to book, says CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there was pressure on him not to set up a special court to try cases of government land grab.In his address after inaugurating the special court,...
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Spurt in drunk-driving by school bus drivers
The Bengaluru traffic police on Wednesday arrested two private school van drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol.Ananda, a resident of Yelahanka who was working as a driver at Narayana...
View ArticleSurvey to determine 'encroachment' of SWD by Prestige Group
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike commissioner N Manjunath Prasad has asked Survey, Settlement and Land Records department to survey the encroachment on stormwater drain by the Prestige Group for...
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Two men injured in mud wall collapse
Two men sustained injuries when a mud wall collapsed on them while they were cleaning a drain near Milann hospital near 24th Main Road in JP Nagar Second Phase on Wednesday evening.The police said the...
View ArticleBDA slashes penalty on vacant sites by 50%
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) on Wednesday decided to reduce the vacant site penalty by 50% following a stiff opposition from plot owners. The BDA has been collecting vacant site penalty...
View ArticleBetterment fee approved, but experts say it's a bad idea
The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the innovative financing mechanism proposed by the Urban Development Department to mobilise resources to fund major transport infrastructure projects in...
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Demolition of buildings on SWDs to continue: Minister
The state government has taken a decision to abide by the 2011 Karnataka High Court ruling and go about the demolition of structures that have come up on live stormwater drains (SWDs) in the city.Law...
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Strike today; normal life to be affected
Normal life is expected to be largely affected in the city on Friday, following the all-India strike call given by various trade unions, mainly Left parties.Private buses, which form the majority of...
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Traffic diversions ahead of festival
The KSRTC will operate 1,535 additional buses on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to various places in view of the Gowri Ganesha festival. The buses will originate from Majestic area. Hence, the Upparpet...
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