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‘They ignore our complaints, abuse us’: Channapatna women protest police apathy
ProtestWomen activists allege Channapatna officials have repeatedly ignored taking up their complaints, police deny their claims.Prajwal BhatAn unusual scene played out outside the office of...
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'Public transport should not be about profits': Activists slam B'luru AC bus...
TransportThe BMTC has increased AC bus fares by an average of 16.89%, varying between 3.45% and 26% depending on the length of the journey.Soumya ChatterjeeNikhil K. via Wikimedia CommonsThe Bangalore...
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Govt panel wants to administer Bengaluru like London, but will their plan work?
Civic Issues The current model, where the Commissioner wields all the power at the BBMP even when a mayor is in office, has often been criticised.Akshay KulkarniPrajwal BhatThe three-member Bruhat...
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Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT uncovers covert pro-Hindutva outfit that recruits...
CrimeThe recruits were allegedly trained secretly in the use of petrol bombs for causing disruptions and also in the use of guns.Theja RamThe Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cold-blooded...
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Shoddy birth control plan by BBMP is putting Bengaluru’s stray dogs in danger
Animal CrueltyDogs operated under the BBMP’s Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme were let out on the streets with badly sutured wounds and fatal infections.Theja RamOn June 21, Sukanya Girish, a...
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Bengaluru-based realtor donates Rs 100 crore to Rotary International...
Charity The donor, Dokoju Ravishankar, is a real estate tycoon and a senior member of CREDAITNM StaffIn an unprecedented gesture of charity, a single donor has pledged Rs 100 crore in a donation to...
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Cong-JDS govt coordination panel okays farm loan waiver in Karnataka
Farm LoanThe 5-member committee is headed by former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. IANSThe coordination committee of Karnataka's JD-S-Congress coalition government has approved the farm loan waiver...
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9 months after Hoodi Station was inaugurated, commuters still wait for foot...
RailwaysWithout the over bridge, which should have come up in January, thousands of commuters are now forced to cross the tracks every day to get to the other side. Prajwal BhatRepresentational image...
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Pro-farmer budget for K'taka? What the HDK govt conveyed through Governor’s...
PoliticsAs a shot in the arm for Kumaraswamy, the JD(S)-Congress coalition’s coordination committee has okayed his ambitious farm loan waiver scheme.TNM StaffAhead of HD Kumaraswamy announcing his...
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Ivory smuggling racket busted in Karnataka, 3 men arrested
RacketThe officers seized 4 kg of elephant tusks, 16.5 kg of deer horns, 4.5 kg of wild boar horns and 11 kg of manis (pangolin) shells.Theja RamAn undercover operation by officers of the Karnataka...
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Karnataka Governor's address mum on farm loan waiver: BJP
PoliticsTerming the Governor's address a bundle of lies and false claims of the coalition government, Yeddyurappa said the tone of the speech indicated that Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was doubtful...
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After multiple complaints by residents, 2 illegal Bengaluru dyeing units...
Enviornment Residents had staged protests against the two units, claiming that effluents from the units were turning groundwater orange.Soumya ChatterjeeRepresentational imageTwo illegal garment dyeing...
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This Bengaluru student risked his life to catch man who stabbed 4 people on...
CrimeManjunath says he never thought of the consequences of chasing the man, till he was stabbed.Prajwal BhatWhen Manjunath Devareddy, a 23-year old Mechanical Engineering student in Bengaluru stepped...
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MG Road horror: Chain-snatcher who stabbed five people has a long history of...
CrimeDastagir has multiple cases registered against him across 17 police stations in the city for assaulting people and the police with lethal weapons.TNM StaffA casual Sunday turned into a dreadful...
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Bengaluru to get India’s first government run e-waste recycling plant
Waste management Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar said that the plant was likely to be up and running within four months.TNM StaffPhoto by Victorgrigas/Wiki CommonsBengaluru,...
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58 years later, K’taka govt admits Bengaluru lake encroached by private party
LawThe Karnataka High Court will decide on the petition alleging fraud in transfer of the Pattandur Agrahara lake bed. TNM StaffFor 17 years, the family of late HB Munivenkatappa, residents of...
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No relief for pub owners in B’luru: K’taka HC gives one month deadline to...
RegulationBuildings constructed before 1976 can submit a certificate of structural stability or “fitness certificate” issued by the BBMP.TNM StaffIn what could hurt Bengaluru’s image as the pub city,...
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Road ecology is crucial when it comes to saving wildlife: Conservationist...
Wildlife Sanjay Gubbi says wildlife should be the priority in protected areas, which makes up only 4% of India’s landscape. Rishika PardikarRameshng/ WikiCommons “It’s like someone is building a road...
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Railways eliminates all unmanned level crossings in Bengaluru
RailwaysWith this, Bengaluru division has become the first in South Western Railway to attain this feat.TNM StaffBiswarup Ganguly via wiki commons / Image for representationThe South Western Railway...
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No one wants Bellandur Lake: B'luru agency requests Army to clean up the lake
Civic IssuesIn the past too, the civic body handed over its responsibility to clean Ulsoor Lake to the Army. What the BDA couldn’t do in 3 years, the Army did in 8 hours. Theja RamThe frothing...
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