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BBMP halts work on illegal cricket academy on its playground
Citizens who stood up against the attempt to grab a public playground at HAL 3rd Stage in Thippasandra ward, east Bengaluru, received a shot in the arm as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)...
View ArticleEscoms seek Rs 1.40 hike per unit
Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms) in the state have proposed a hike of Rs 1.40 per unit of power. A proposal in this regard by escoms has been submitted to the Karnataka Energy Regulatory...
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Wine dearer this season as grape cultivation dips
Drought, coupled with decreasing plantation, is making wine more expensive this year. Production has dropped because of scanty rainfall in Vijayapura in northern Karnataka and districts around...
View ArticleTeen dies in head-on collision of bikes
A 19-year-old man injured in a road accident near Nagarabhavi on Thursday night, succumbed to injuries in the early hours of Friday. The deceased, Vijay, was a resident of Dasarahalli and a private...
View ArticleTrio stands fake surety for accused, all for a quick buck
Police have arrested two men who acted as surety for criminal suspects by forging property documents, a senior officer said. The third suspect remains at large. C Manjunath Gowda, 27, was deep in debt...
View Article3 Bengaluru women among 10 to win entrepreneurship awards
Three women entrepreneurs from Bengaluru are among the top 10 winners of the sixth edition of the Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2016, a unique contest for technology startups founded by women.Tanvi...
View ArticleKG Layout: BDA seeks bank details for deposit refund
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has asked all the applicants who didn't get sites in the Kempegowda Layout to submit their bank details so that it can refund their deposit. In an official...
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BBMP knows many have no trade licence, but no list to act
The BBMP has begun to crack down on commercial activities in residential buildings but has done no survey to identify the number of such violations. On the other hand, three other government agencies...
View ArticlePolice verify background of 3,500 cabbies in city
The police have completed background verification of about 3,500 cab drivers till Friday. Police say their verification is not foolproof. "We check for cases in Karnataka and issue a certificate. We...
View ArticleMayor wants 31 dhobi ghats upgraded
Mayor G Padmavathi has directed officials to upgrade all the 31 dhobi ghats (laundries) in the city on a par with the one on 15th Cross Road in Malleswaram.Padmavathi inspected three dhobighats but the...
View ArticleRowdy hacked to death
A 28-year-old history-sheeter was hacked to death by unidentified persons at Venkatesh Layout at SG Palya on Friday night. The police identified the victim as Sunil. There were criminal cases against...
View ArticleMan held for killing wife
Police have arrested aman for murdering his wife over a petty issue in Ramanagaram on Thursday.Lokesh, a resident of Kanakapura Circle, had married Bharathi, 28, three years ago. The couple have an...
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Police to check rising crimes among college students in eastern Bengaluru
The city police have decided to appoint nodal officers at PUand degree colleges in Bengaluru East to prevent crimes involving college students. A decision was taken in this regard at a meeting of...
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Hit by cash crunch, people perform ATM's 'thithi'
Affected by cash shortage after demonetisation of high-value notes, people from different parts of the city on Friday staged a protest to vent their anger against non-functional ATMs.They performed...
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Yash, Radhika tie the knot in dream wedding
Actors Yash and Radhika Pandit tied the knot on Friday at a specially created 'mantap' on the lawns of Taj West End in the city. The ceremony was attended by the who's who of film world and many...
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Demand for Jaya's biography shoots up after her death
Following her death, the demand for former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's biography is going up. Some of Bengaluru's book stores say they have been placing orders in hundreds for the book,...
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Commuter rail: 'board the train' campaign on December 17
Volunteers of Citizens for Bengaluru (CfB) will carry out a 'Chuku Buku Railu Beku' awareness campaign on December 17, demanding a commuter train network for the city. They will board the 9 am train...
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Transport dept collects Rs 8.4 crore in fines, taxes in seven months
In seven months, the Transport Department has collected Rs 8.44 crore in fines and taxes as part of its regular enforcement drive. Of this, Rs 6.21 crore was collected in the form of tax and the...
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NGT refuses to vacate stay on steel flyover, adjourns hearing
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday adjourned the hearing on the contentious steel flyover project to December 20. The Tribunal also refused to vacate the injunction order, stalling any work on...
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LPG firms push for e-payment; place orders for PoS machines
Now, oil companies are equipping distributors with e-wallets and mobile point of sale machines (im-PoS) to help LPG customers overcome problems of change. The Union government has asked Indian Oil,...
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