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Bengaluru pub owners brace for impact as alcohol prices set to reach new heights

Bengaluru's pub industry faces a 20% hike in excise duty on alcohol, raising questions of how to maintain its pub capital title while grappling with other price rises. Pub owners are committed to finding solutions to sustain their businesses, such as reevaluating pricing strategies, optimising costs, and enhancing customer experiences.…

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INDIA vs Modi: Four challenges that await the Opposition’s new alliance

The opposition’s Patna declaration of last month is now more than merely exploratory. Swapping Shimla for Bengaluru as the venue for its second big event, the two-day meeting of 26 parties in Karnataka ended with the announcement of a national alliance. It named itself INDIA, following the acronym-fixated style of…

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Civic body to regularise illegal OFCs after levying a heavy penalty

The civic body has taken up a survey of optic fibre cables (OFCs) to determine the illegally laid ones. Chief Civic Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath told reporters on Tuesday that Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar had directed the civic body to regularise the illegal OFCs after levying a hefty penalty.

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Opposition Meeting: Great bonhomie between Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi seen during Bengaluru conclave

Among other points that were discussed in the Meet included common minimum progamme, name of this new alliance and of course the venue of the next meeting. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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Indian opposition parties form ‘INDIA’ alliance for 2024 election

INDIA stands for ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’, says a leader after two-day meeting in Bengaluru.

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Opposition Meet In Bengaluru: Coalition may be named 'I-N-D-I-A' - Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance

Top leaders of 26 opposition parties are meeting here to discuss a united strategy to take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bengaluru to groove to first-ever Hoop Jam Party this week

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School students injured in accident on Chennai - Bengaluru Highway in Ambur

Ten persons injured in auto-lorry crash on NH 44. Two-wheeler rider, 8 school students, auto-driver hurt; rescued by passersby & motorists. MLA visits hospital, all except two-wheeler rider out of danger. Investigation ongoing.

The Hindu

Opposition front together to put “their family first and the nation as nothing”: PM Modi

Launching a scathing attack on the opposition parties, who are holding a meeting today in Bengalurum Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that their mantra is “of, by and for the family”

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Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passes away at 79

Oommen Chandy, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away in Bengaluru on July 18. He was 79 and had been unwell for some time. His son, Chandy Oommen, announced the news on Facebook. Chandy had been staying in Bengaluru for treatment. A senior Congress leader, he served as CM twice.

The Hindu

CNG buses: Cheaper than electric, but are they really an option for BMTC?

Mounting vehicular pollution in Bengaluru has intensified demands to accelerate the ‘electric’ switch to green mobility. But the costly transition has been slow and unsteady. Why has the relatively cheaper Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) failed to take off as an alternative, fuelling both BMTC buses and private, personal vehicles?

The Hindu

Deploying IAS officers as liaison officers raises eyebrows

As leaders of 26 parties opposed to the BJP arrived in Bengaluru to take part in the meeting to formalise strategies to counter the saffron party in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, deploying IAS officers from the State as their liaison officers came for criticism. As many as 30…

The Hindu

Who’s who of national leaders arrive in Bengaluru for Opposition meet

More than 50 leaders from various political parties arrived in Bengaluru on Monday to attend a meeting of the Opposition parties to be held in the Congress-ruled State on Tuesday. The Congress has rallied support from 26 parties for the second Opposition unity meeting, aimed at taking on the BJP…

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Despite ban, thousands of flexes come up in Bengaluru ahead of Opposition meet

Bengaluru on Monday woke up to thousands of banners tied to electric poles between Airport Road and Taj West End Hotel, where a meeting of the Opposition parties was scheduled.

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Expert committee to conduct safety inspection of Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway

NHAI forms 3-member panel to inspect Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway. Committee to submit report in 10 days. Aim is to ensure safety of motorists & install speed cameras. Follows inspection by ADGP Traffic & Road Safety & MP Sumalatha's plea to NHAI to complete pending works.

The Hindu

More than 50 leaders of various parties attend dinner meeting hosted by Karnataka CM

Opposition parties huddle in Bengaluru to forge alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Leaders from 26 parties attend dinner hosted by Karnataka CM. Sharad Pawar to attend Tues. meeting. Unity to be "game-changer" for Indian politics.

The Hindu

Like-minded organisations to come together to chalk out plan to defeat the BJP and Sangh Parivar

CFD, JMM and other orgs join forces to defeat BJP/Sangha Parivar in upcoming elections. Conventions in Pune and Delhi to formulate people's movement, based on Sharanas/Sufi saints. CFD demands repeal of APMC, Land Reforms and Cattle Acts. All India Anubhav Mantap in Bengaluru to discuss democratic agitations.

Dynamite News

Opposition meeting to discuss seat sharing, agenda, alliance name

The second meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru is likely to see progress on the agenda of unity for the 2024 battle with the possibility that a convenor may be appointed and groups formed to decide on various issues apart from deciding on a common minimum programme. Read further on…

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"2/3rd of population is going to defeat BJP...": Akhilesh Yadav on Opposition unity meeting

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav who arrived in Bengaluru on Monday to attend the two-day joint Opposition meeting, hoped that the people of the country would give the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a massive defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NDA gathers 38 parties for big splash on Tuesday, Nadda terms opposition gathering as “selfish and hollow”

JP Nadda said the NDA constituents are upbeat due to the positive impact of the Narendra Modi government’s schemes and policies.

The Hindu

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Leaders of 26 parties arrive in Bengaluru for Opposition meet, and more

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15 persons from Bengaluru booked for off-roading in forest in Sakleshpur Karnataka, 10 vehicles seized

S.L. Shilpa, RFO of Sakleshpur, told mediapersons that the tourists drove their vehicles up to the peak of Murkannu Gudda, trespassing a forest.

The Hindu

ISRO moon mission Chandrayaan-3 second orbit-raising manoeuvre successful

The manoeuvre was performed by the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru to place the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft in the 41,603 km x 226 km orbit.

The Hindu

Opposition meet in Bengaluru will be a game-changer in Indian politics: Congress

Leaders of 26 parties from across India will take part in the second conclave of the opposition, in Bengaluru on July 18, to forge an electoral alliance for a battle against the NDA, led by the ruling BJP, in the 18th Lok Sabha elections to be held in 2024.

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“Opposition never considered JD(S) a part of them”: Kumaraswamy on opposition meet in Bengaluru

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said that the opposition never considered Janata Dal-Secular as part of them and his party will not be part of any opposition alliance. Read further on Dynamite News:

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