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Thousands including citizens, children, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), city BJP MPs and Kannada activists led by 91-year-old environmental activist, A.N. Yellappa Reddy, congregated at Lalbagh on August 31, 2026, opposing the recent amendments to two laws the government brought in and the tunnel road project. Published – August 31, 2026 02:52 pm IST Source link
Rare blue-violet flowers add charm to kudremukh trekking trails, in Western Ghats of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Adding a distinctive charm to the beauty of the Western Ghats, a rare blue-violet flower resembling Neelakurinji has bloomed big along some trekking trails in the Kudremukh region of Chikkamagaluru district recently, attracting more trekkers and…
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Reiterating Karnataka’s opposition to the Kasturirangan report, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday announced a special session of the legislature to discuss the consequences of implementing the report and pass a resolution in this regard. “The Centre has notified the draft, and we have to file our objection. The draft notification has shocked us. We…
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To facilitate the repairs, the water pumping station serving Cauvery IV Stage, Phase II, will be shut down. | Photo Credit: File photo The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has said there will be a disruption in water supply in western parts of the city on August 28 due to emergency work to…
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Shantinagara BMTC Airport bus waiting room, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Flaking paint, damp-stained walls and poorly lit interiors have left the air-conditioned airport bus lounge at the Shantinagara Traffic and Transit Management Centre (TTMC) in a state of neglect, raising concerns about the upkeep of a facility meant to provide airport bus…
A view of the High Court of Karnataka The High Court of Karnataka has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a married man accused of abetting a 22-year-old woman’s suicide by repeatedly stalking and threatening her, and sabotaging her marriage prospects by allegedly claiming to prospective grooms that he was in a relationship with her….
The Greater Bengaluru Authority building in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File photo Coming on the heels of the debate over fixing accountability on empanelled engineers in cases of structural defects, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) recently issued a public notice directing builders and building owners to undertake construction through registered structural engineers. A senior GBA…
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Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has published a draft of Electricity Supply Regulations (ESR), 2026, in which it has proposed that all Escoms have to show the frequency of power cuts, total number of hours of power cuts in the electricity bill given to the consumers. “Particularly, in electricity meters that have got Automated Meter…
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A 71-year-old man from K.R. Puram has lost ₹9.96 lakh after allegedly falling victim to a fake KYC update scam targeting his nationalised bank account. According to the complaint filed with the East CEN Crime Police, D. Sivaprakasam said he received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number on August 15 around 5 p.m., while…
Central Jail, at Parappana Agrahara in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File photo Following reports that a mobile phone was found in the Central Prison barrack housing former MP Prajwal Revanna, DIG of Prisons and Correctional Services Jinendra Khanagavi has initiated a probe into how the phone reached the barrack despite security arrangements. The CCB raid…
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