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NHAI kept in dark over extension of steel flyover
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has opposed the state government's idea of linking the proposed steel flyover to National Highway 4, saying it would add to congestion on the stretch.The...
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Traffic cops stretch, run in wellness programme
More than 200 traffic policemen took part in a training run session at the Aarohan wellness programme. Organised by M Square Networks, the event saw policemen taking part in the Zumba warm-up, workout...
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Cong trashes BJP charge, says flyover will ease traffic
The Congress on Saturday backed the state government on its controversial decision to build a steel flyover from Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal (near Esteem Mall). Congress leader V R Sudarshan said the...
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3K people to form human chain today to protest steel flyover
Eminent Bengalureans and common people will join hands to form a human chain to protest against the government's insistence on constructing a steel flyover without any clarity on the project. More than...
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No flying over public opinion
Blatant in its unilateral march to build the controversial steel flyover, the government has unwittingly sparked a massive public interest in the project. Clinical examination of the structure, both by...
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A clash of two competing visions
In the steel flyover issue, we are seeing a clash of two competing visions about the future of a city like Bengaluru. We are faced with the relentless growth of population, be it people or private...
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Animal rights movement launched in B'luru
The Bengaluru chapter of India Unites for Animals (IUFA), a nationwide movement against animal abuse, was launched on Sunday. The movement's single-point agenda is to get the Animal Welfare Bill passed...
View ArticlePeople's problems
Letters of grievances are pouring in and we are doing our best to accommodate as many as possible. Readers may write in to highlight civic problems affecting their locality and we will help address...
View ArticleBWSSB brings down water loss to 43.7%
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has brought down water loss to 43.7% from 47.28%. The board had not been able to reduce losses despite investing huge sums over the years. The...
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CM to inspect alternative road, Metro links to airport today
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inspect alternative road and Metro routes to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Monday.Siddaramaiah's inspection tour comes a day after scores of residents'...
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Homemaker hangs herself; parents suspect dowry harassment
A 31-year-old homemaker hanged herself at her house in Meenakshinagar in Kamakshipalya on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Bhavya. She was married to Dayanand, a private firm employee, four...
View ArticleParking row: Auto drivers assault hotel manager
A hotel owner was assaulted by autorickshaw drivers over a parking dispute near Mother Dairy Cross in Yelahanka New Town on Friday night. The incident came to light on Sunday.According to the police,...
View ArticleCop booked for drunk-driving
The Vijayanagar police have booked a City Armed Reserve (CAR) constable on charges of reckless and drunk-driving after he crashed his four-wheeler into a motorist near Veeresh theatre on Magadi Road on...
View ArticleSpeeding vehicle mows down cabbie
Ahit-and-run vehicle killed a cab driver on the Outer Ring Road in Banaswadi in the early hours of Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Ranjith, a resident of Kempapura in Hebbal.According to...
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Bengaluru speaks against steel flyover
Setting aside their weekend priorities, people turned up in large numbers and formed a human chain in the city on Sunday to say a big no to the steel flyover to Hebbal from Basaveshwara Circle.Police...
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RSS worker hacked to death in city
Tension gripped Bengaluru East division after two bike-borne men hacked an RSS worker to death in broad daylight on Kamaraj Road near Commercial Street on Sunday. The deceased, R Rudresh (35), was a...
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Motley crowd, but one voice: 'No steel flyover'
Nagaraj Rao, an IT professional, who lives close to Kumara Krupa Road, is a family man and prefers to spend all Sundays at home. The last time he came out to protest was in 2011 when Anna Hazare...
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They came from afar, forewent day's pay to oppose 'devastating' project
Sunday is usually a day to relax and spend time with family. But this Sunday was different. A serious mood prevailed all along the 4.6-km stretch from Basaveshwara Circle to Mehkri Circle as people had...
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Little ones speak up against tree cutting
'Hug Trees. Not Steel' were the words on a placard that hung around neck of Mikhil Srinivas, a Class five student of Clarence High School while he was on Palace Road. Looking conspicuous among a sea of...
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Steel flyover upkeep costly and complex affair, say experts
The state government will be unable to maintain the proposed steel flyover as it does not have the expertise in managing a steel structure and the area below it, opine city-based engineers.Mohammed...
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