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Manipur government employee lodges complaint in Bengaluru alleging takeover of her Imphal quarters to house refugees

Government employee from Kuki-Zo community flees Manipur strife, finds her quarters taken over by Meitei club. Valuables worth ₹8.18 Lakh also taken. Banaswadi Police register FIR against unknown individuals for trespass. Complainant fears she can't return to Manipur.

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Independence Day in Bengaluru: Stage is all set for Siddaramaiah’s first I-Day address in second stint

CM Siddaramaiah to address the State as Bengaluru preps for 77th Independence Day celebrations at Manekshaw Parade Ground. 1,500 children are set to perform in cultural events, while 8,000 seats have been earmarked for public, VVIPs, VIPs and special invitees.

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Bengaluru Metro conducts load testing on Open Web Girder with sandbags to simulate full passenger capacity

BMRCL begins load test of Open Web Girder (OWG) between Baiyappanahalli and Benniganahalli metro stations in Bengaluru to ensure structural stability of OWG

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Drones to help BBMP determine stray dog population

Drone technology was employed to count free-roaming dogs around Bengaluru’s lakes and other open spaces.

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CCB arrests cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli under Goonda Act

CCB arrests Puneeth Kerehalli, leader of Hindutva org, under Goonda Act. Alleged involvement in 10 criminal cases in 10 yrs, including extortion, assault, arms act, criminal intimidation & murder. Hails from Hassan & lived in Bengaluru. Detention order issued, no bail for 1 yr.

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Suburban rail: Officials directed to complete works related to all four corridors by 2026, says M.B. Patil

Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP) corridor-2 to be completed in 26 months. Officials instructed to complete all four corridors by 2026. Minister M.B. Patil inspected progress of works, flagged off concrete work at Yeshwanthpur. 157 acres of railway land leased, 5.11 acres of private land acquired. Tenders for 12 stations…

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TS election officials interact with their Karnataka counterparts in Bengaluru

Team from Telangana CEO office held discussions with Karnataka and Bengaluru officials on aspects of election conduct like electoral roll purification, training, Model Code of Conduct, complaint handling, poll percentage, SVEEP initiatives and IT applications

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Play on ‘Shakespeare’s Wife’ to be staged on Saturday

Enjoy a solo performance of "Shakespeare's Wife" at Ranga Shankara, Bengaluru, Sat. 3.30-7.30pm. Written in Kannada by Uday Itagi, translated into English by Laxmi Chandrashekar, the play is inspired by Robert Nay's novel and Shakespeare's sonnets. Directed by Vishwaraj Patil and performed by Laxmi Chandrashekar, with music composed by Gajanana…

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Karnataka Cabinet withdraws cases registered against Chief Minister, Deputy CM, and Congress leaders for violation of COVID-19 protocols

The Karnataka government on August 10 withdrew nine police cases registered against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Bengaluru Rural constituency Congress MP D.K. Suresh, and other Congress leaders for violating COVID-19 protocols while undertaking a padayatra on January 9, 2022.

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‘City overly dependent on Cauvery water, time to look for alternatives’

Bengaluru needs to look for alternatives to Cauvery water; Rain Water Harvesting, underground water recharge, regulations to prevent over exploitation, mandatory STPs, and reuse of treated water suggested to conserve water. Over 9000 online suggestions to be compiled and submitted to govt. #BrandBengaluru #WaterSecurity #RWH #STP #SWDs #Cauvery

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Lisa Sthalekar speaks on importance of UP Warriorz’s off-season camp in Bengaluru ahead of WPL 2024

Former Australian all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar, currently the mentor of the Women's Premier League (WPL) franchise UP Warriorz, said that she expects Indian batters to dominate the next season of the league following the off-season camp taking place in Bengaluru. Read further on Dynamite News :

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Police on the lookout for over 40 Bangladeshi nationals working in and around Bellandur

Three Bangladesh nationals arrested by NIA for running racket helping others cross porous borders and get placements in Bengaluru. Police tracked down 43 Bangladesh nationals working as security guards, housekeeping staff and construction labourers. Accused booked under Passport and Foreigners Act; NIA probing further to ascertain involvement in anti-national activities.

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Right now, our grouse is not corruption, but non-clearance of pending bills, says D. Kempanna, president of Karnataka State Contractors’ Association

Contractors are again on a collision course with the Karnataka government. While the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) contractors have stopped work, demanding immediate clearance of pending bills, contractors across the State have also warned that they may tread the same path if bills are not cleared soon. The pending…

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Karnataka govt. plans year-long programmes from November 1 to mark golden jubilee of State’s renaming

Karnataka has decided to hold year-long celebrations from November 1 to mark the golden anniversary of its renaming from the erstwhile State of Mysore. Announcing this at a press conference in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said the nature of the year-long programmes would be finalised…

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A bus on the home stretch for HSR Layout residents in Bengaluru

As ‘Feeder IA’ makes its way into HSR Layout, residents receive the “visitor” variously -- some with a knitted brow, surprised by the presence of a BMTC bus in their neck of the woods; and those who knew it was coming their way, smile and hop on the bus for…

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Hi-tech security system for Vidhana Soudha, Vikasa Soudha, Legislators’ Home in the offing: Speaker

The Karnataka government has embarked on an ambitious project to set up an integrated hi-tech security and surveillance and visitors’ monitoring system for the Vidhana Soudha, the Vikasa Soudha and the Legislators’ Home in Bengaluru.

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BBMP removes 59,000 flex banners to implement HC direction

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has removed 59,000 flex banners and hoardings in the city. The action came after the High Court of Karnataka rapped the civic body for its failure to implement the ban.

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Bengaluru Metro launches ‘special operation programme’ for orderly boarding

With the expansion of the Namma Metro, issues relating to disorderly boarding and and passenger behaviour protocols have risen, particularly during peak hours. Acknowledging these, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) introduced a ‘special operational programme’ on Tuesday that aims at addressing chaos and enhancing station management.

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With no nod for fresh tenders, development activities in Bengaluru come to a standstill

Development works in Bengaluru have come to a standstill with the State government yet to grant permission to float fresh tenders

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Police arrest three Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in Bengaluru

The Bellandur police on Tuesday arrested three Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly staying illegally in Bengaluru.

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Govt. cannot shut its eyes to Bengaluru’s public toilet issues: Karnataka High Court

The State government can neither shut its eyes nor mouth to the issue of poorly maintained and insufficient number of public toilets in Bengaluru city, the High Court of Karnataka said as the government had not filed its response even though the court is hearing a PIL petition on the…

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Karnataka officials will get monthly targets for reclaiming encroached government land

Whether it is lake or any other property, the exercise to remove the encroachment from government land will be taken up as a campaign. The government is beginning the drive from Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts, where a large volume of valuable government land had been encroached.

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Tunnel roads: D.K. Shivakumar wants more companies to participate

Amidst allegations of the project being no answer to the city’s traffic problems, Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) and Bengaluru Development Minister on Monday said only two companies had shown interest in the Expression of Interest (EI) floated by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on building the proposed tunnel roads.…

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Karnataka runs the risk of turning the clock back by confining top-tier cricket to Bengaluru

KSCA's July 2022 unveiling of the Maharaja Trophy T20 was meant to energise cricketing activity in Karnataka, but the 2023 edition will only be held in Bengaluru. This move turns back the clock on efforts to democratise the game, while neighbouring Tamil Nadu is deepening its roots. Uneven resources and…

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