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Shakthi scheme Pressure From Women To Rethink Free Bus Ride Scheme: DK Shivakumar

October 30, 2024 admin

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the government will hold discussions on the Shakthi scheme in view of many women preferring to pay for their tickets. “Many women have been communicating to us through social media and emails that they would like to pay for their tickets. We will discuss…

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Civil Aviation Minister stresses need for development of indigenous civil aircraft

October 29, 2024 admin

Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Minster for Civil Aviation, in the cockpit of NAL’s indigenous trainer aircraft Hansa-3 (NG) in Bengaluru on Monday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Minister for Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday stressed the need for the development of indigenous civil aircraft. Mr. Naidu who visited the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)…

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Attibele, where 14 people were killed in a firecracker accident in 2023, bustling with cracker sales in 2024 season

October 28, 2024 admin

A firecracker accident killed 14 persons in Attibele in October, 2023. | Photo Credit: file photo Even before memories of the firecracker accident that killed 14 persons in Attibele last October have faded, the neighbourhood on the outskirts of Bengaluru is bustling again with hundreds of cracker stalls this season. Following the accident in the…

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Fog and mist conditions likely over Bengaluru, says IMD

October 28, 2024 admin

The sun breaks through a foggy blanket across Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Over the last couple of days, fog and mist conditions have been prevailing over Bengaluru, which is likely to continue in the coming days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, in its forecast for the next 48 hours,…

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NHAI starts constructing 24 FoBs across Bengaluru-Mysuru highway for pedestrians to cross

October 28, 2024 admin

The construction of a foot overbridge on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway. | Photo Credit: Darshan Devaiah B.P. Addressing growing concerns of villagers about the safety of crossing the Bengaluru-Mysuru Access Controlled Highway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun constructing foot overbridges (FoBs) along the stretch. The initiative comes after multiple complaints that pedestrians…

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RRI team use quantum magnetometry to make more precise atomic clocks

October 25, 2024 admin

An experimental set-up used for the observation of Doppler-enhanced Quantum magnetometry with Rydberg atoms, at the Raman Research Institute. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A Raman Research Institute (RRI) team working with cold Rydberg atoms have used quantum magnetometry to help atomic clocks and magnetometers used for precise timekeeping in navigation, telecommunication and aviation, achieve…

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Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar directs BBMP to survey under-construction buildings in Bengaluru

October 25, 2024 admin

A man takes his vehicle on a makeshift raft to cross a flooded area after the Doddabommasandra lake overflowed following heavy rains at Sai Layout in Bengaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: PTI Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to carry out a survey of…

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Two injured in LPG explosion in Bengaluru

October 25, 2024 admin

Two persons sustained burns in an explosion caused while refilling an LPG cylinder at a shop in Electronics City on Wednesday. The injured, Syed Reyan and Syed Ayan, were shifted to Victoria Hospital, while the police are on the lookout for the owner of the shop, identified as Anwar. According to the police, Anwar had…

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C.P. Yogeshwar files papers for Channapatna bypoll in presence of Karnataka CM, Deputy CM

October 24, 2024 admin

Actor-turned-politician and former Minister C.P. Yogeshwar organised a roadshow before filing his nomination papers as the Congress candidate for the bypoll to the Channapatna Legislative Assembly constituency, in Ramanagara district of Karnataka, on October 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor-turned-politician and former Minister C.P. Yogeshwar filed his nomination papers as the Congress candidate for…

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BJP Leader Shaina NC On MUDA Land Allotment Scam

October 17, 2024 admin

BJP leader Shaina NC called the MUDA scam a “huge corruption pile”. Mumbai (Maharashtra): BJP leader Shaina NC hit out at the ruling Congress and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, saying there is “enough evidence” for the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to do its “job.” The ED which…

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