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TEDx: Talks, music enthral audience
Stories of passions pursued, off-beat performances and standing ovations characterised the fifth edition of TEDx at MSRamaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) on Saturday. Over a hundred people attended...
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Woman who 'torched' KPN buses remanded in 3-day police custody
A 22-year-old woman, who is accused of torching dozens of buses belonging to KPN Travels India Private Ltd during the violent protests over Cauvery last week, has been remanded in three-day police...
View ArticleB'luru to host second edition of 'Bald and Beautiful'
To help women and children in their fight against cancer and end the stigma associated with losing hair due to chemotherapy, the second edition of "Bald and Beautiful" will be held in the city on...
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Demolitions carried out in Hosakerehalli
The Bengaluru Urban district authorities on Saturday razed a few structures encroaching upon the Hosakerehalli lake in Bengaluru South near Tata Promont in Hosakerehalli.The authorities identified 40...
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Cong corporators for retaining power with JD(S) help
Congress corporators and workers want the party's leadership to continue the alliance with the JD(S) in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and keep the BJP away from power "in the interests...
View Article'Rare disease patients yet to get free medical treatment'
Lysosomal Storage Disorders Support Society (LSDSS) members on Saturday expressed disappointment over the delay in providing free treatment to LSD patients registered at Indira Gandhi Institute of...
View ArticleDespite KHRC rap, govt lax on rehab of displaced
Despite being pulled up by the Karnataka Human Rights Commission, the state government has done little to rehabilitate and relocate those displaced during the recent demolition drive in the city. The...
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100 MLD water lost from new pipeline, BWSSB clueless
Replacing pipelines, which requires investment worth crores, is often touted as a solution to reduce about 46% of the water lost in the city. Springing shockwaves at a time when the state is in the...
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Bengaluru staring at a severe water crisis, warns IISc study
An ongoing study by a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has indicated that Bengaluru will soon face a huge water crisis. The study that is likely to be out soon says that...
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Kalki steals the show at youth poetry slam
An imam (priest), a fisherwoman, Bob Dylan - Kalki Koechlin was all of these and more in turns, performing at the National Youth Poetry Slam (NYPS) in Lotus Convention Centre on Sunday. The untitled...
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Metro Phase 2: Land acquisition may be completed by December
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has planned to complete the land acquisition process for Namma Metro Phase 2 by December this year. With work on the Phase 1 nearing completion, the...
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BMRCL to ready DPR on Metro link to Outer Ring Road
Armed with the Cabinet approval to link Namma Metro to the Outer Ring Road (ORR), the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) hopes to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) by November this...
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After government's cold response, residents step in to save Varthur lake
After the recent catfish kill, volunteers from Whitefield Rising group (Varthur lake team) and Varthur Rising have decided to save the water body without depending on the government. To start with,...
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B'luru is still home to Indian grey hornbills
Here is some good news for bird lovers, especially those who thought that the bird population was rapidly dwindling in Namma Bengaluru. What has excited them the most was the sighting of the Indian...
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Residents' initiative to make Gayathrinagar plastic-free
A few citizens from Gayathrinagar ward 'D' block, which falls under the Malleswaram Assembly constituency, have launched a plastic-free campaign to ensure successful implementation of the ban imposed...
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View ArticleInspector fires at armed gang on robbing spree
A police inspector fired at a gang of six armed men which was on a robbing spree in northern Bengaluru in the early hours of Sunday. One of the suspected robbers was nabbed but others managed to flee....
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Stockbroker 'dupes' investors of Rs 1.69 cr to fund his wedding
A 33-year-old stockbroker devised a rather ingenious plan to fund his wedding. He lured a lawyer and two others to invest along with him in stock business. He took Rs 1.69 crore from them but spent the...
View ArticleState police chief reviews progress of riot cases
DG and IGP Om Prakash on Sunday visited Byatarayanapura and Rajarajeshwari Nagar police stations to review the progress on investigation in the cases registered against people involved in the September...
View ArticleBescom contractor arrested for digging road without cops' nod
A contractor with the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) has been arrested for not taking police permission for digging a busy road near the Marathahalli bridge in eastern Bengaluru....
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