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Don't politicise issue: Sadananda Gowda
Union Minister for Programme Implementation and Statistics D V Sadananda Gowda on Monday appealed to all political parties and various organisations not to politicise the Cauvery water issue.Appealing...
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No encroachers will be spared, says chief minister
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said strict action will be taken against all encroachers and none will be spared. Speaking to reporters in the city, Siddaramaiah said, "Directions were issued to...
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Work launched for biodiversity park at Madiwala lake
Very soon, Madiwala Lake will turn into a biodiversity park, comprising several native tree species and home to migratory birds. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday laid the foundation stone for the...
View Article4 state students picked for Stanford programme
Four students from the state have been selected for Stanford University's 'University Innovation Fellows Program', an initiative that aims to empower students from across the globe to become "agents of...
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Palike to collect betterment fee from converted properties
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will start collecting betterment charges from those properties, which have got the land use changed to non-agriculture. This will pave way for issuing 'A'...
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High cost deters BMTC from opting for CNG buses
There appears to be no takers for the green fuel at the first compressed natural gas (CNG) refill station set up by the GAIL Gas Ltd near Laggere, off Magadi Road.While private vehicles are yet to...
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Metro or BRTS on outer ring road stretch? Panellists debate
With plans for the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) and Namma Metro on the Outer Ring Road hanging fire, citizens' groups on Monday came together to see how at least one of these public transport...
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BWSSB urges citizens, large institutions to use water wisely
Anticipating shortage in the coming days, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is asking its bulk customers to use the water judiciously. The board is also drawing up a contingency...
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Transport services come to abrupt halt, commuters stranded
Several vehicles, mainly those with non-KA registration, were set ablaze as Monday's violence turned worse post-noon. This had a direct bearing on commuters as public transport vehicles including...
View ArticleKeralites heading home for Onam stuck
Arson and vandalism in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery water dispute also resulted in disruption of services of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to the two states. Services...
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IT employees get a let-off, but struggle to reach home
As several IT firms decided to shut down following violence on Monday, employees were stranded and could not find transport to reach home. They feared that the activists would storm into their offices...
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Schools shut early, but kids unable to reach home
Helpless schoolchildren were left to fend for themselves as schools shut and asked them to go home following violence in the city on Monday. However, there was no way they could reach home. It was 2...
View ArticleCM takes to Twitter to appeal for peace
The offices of the Chief Minister, Bengaluru Police Commissioner and Bengaluru Traffic Police took to twitter to appeal to people, particularly Bengalureans, to maintain peace and not heed to rumours...
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Violence rocks many areas as rioters have a field day
The police resorted to lathicharge to control mobs that went on the rampage targetting vehicles with Tamil Nadu registration numbers in several areas of the city on Monday afternoon. About 10 vehicles...
View ArticleUS asks its citizens to exercise caution
Following violence in city, the USConsulate General office in Chennai has advised its citizens to avoid areas of demonstrations, and exercise caution if in the vicinity of any large gatherings,...
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Vandals set ablaze 36 buses of private travel company
Several unidentified people on Monday evening set ablaze as many as 36 buses belonging to KPN Travels India Ltd at Hosakerehalli, DSouza Nagar in the city. The buses are owned by one K P Nataraj,...
View ArticleThe video that triggered trouble
Twenty-two-year-old Santosh D, a Tamil youth studying engineering in a private college in Banashankari and a resident of Sriramapuram, had posted certain remarks against Kannada actors on Facebook on...
View ArticleNetizens vent ire against media for 'fanning' flames violence
The flash bandh triggered by the violence over the Cauvery issue in Bengaluru on Monday turned fever pitch in the cyber world. On the popular social networking site Twitter, CauveryIssue, Bengaluru and...
View ArticlePro-Kannada leaders detained
The police on Monday detained protesters who tried to picket Vidhana Soudha, following attacks on Kannadigas in Tamil Nadu.Tens of protesters led by Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha president Vatal...
View ArticleStaff make early exit
State government employees were among the first to exit their work places once city began witnessing trouble. As news about the stoppage of Metro services and rumours of imposition of prohibitory...
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