The entire Congress leadership from top to bottom is only interested in slandering the BJP and not in having political discourse, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. The Congress party is bereft of any ideas and now is resorting to slandering and badmouthing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. “Despite having seen what Mani […]
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The Lingayat community is a politically dominating group in Karnataka though they comprise 17 percent of the population. A criminal defamation case has been filed against Karnataka’s former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by activist Shankar Sheth at a Magistrate Court in Bengaluru on April 25. The case was filed for insulting the Lingayat community in Karnataka. […]
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Cash and jewellery were recovered during the raid. Karnataka Lokayukta along with the Bengaluru City Police raided the residence of Assistant Director of Town Planning(ADTP) Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Gangadharaiah’s house in Maruti Nagar, Yelahanka on Monday morning. The raid was conducted following the complaint of disproportionate assets. Rs. 144 crores in cash were […]
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Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has floated tenders for the installation process of platform screen doors at 12 underground stations on the Pink Line. In the city’s upcoming Namma Metro Pink Line, protection doors will be installed for the first time. Full-height Platform Screen Doors (PSD) are to be installed at 12 underground metro stations […]
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Pincode will focus on the hyper-local commerce market, the beta version of the app is now available to customers in Bengaluru. PhonePe on Tuesday announced the launch of its e-commerce app ‘Pincode’, a consumer app built on the government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform The app will pilot in Bengaluru with categories such […]
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The flower vendors of KR market are selling flowers at double the price to avoid losses, while wilted flowers outside the market sold at half the price. Flower prices continue to remain high as the market has received fewer flowers today compared to Wednesday due to Ugadi celebrations. Prices of flowers always tend to spike […]
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Despite strict rules and regulations, pet shops in the city are found violating the laws. Even after four years of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2018, enforced by the Centre making it mandatory for pet shops to be registered with respective State Animal Welfare Boards, pet sellers in Bangalore are still […]
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It will take six months to complete the rejuvenation process. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has begun rejuvenation work on Kengeri lake with a sanction of Rs four crore. The lake’s restoration is expected to be completed within six months. Kengeri Lake known as Doddakere Lake spreads across 32 acres of land along the Bengaluru-Mysuru […]
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Leaky roofs threaten the preservation of books and newspapers The staff of the City Central Library in Sulthangunta is having trouble maintaining the facilities. The library chairs are old and the seats are stained. Also, the ceiling is leaky, resulting in archived newspapers getting damaged. The librarian in charge, Rita (name changed), said, “We have […]
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In a recent case, a man banged a woman’s car and accused her for the accident. Lately, Bengaluru has been witnessing several cases where people try to extort money from people by faking accidents. In a recent incident reported at the Hosur-Sarjapur Road Layout (HSR) Traffic Police Station, miscreants wearing Swiggyuniform attacked residents at the […]
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