Union Home Minister Amit Shah with former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa and his son B Y Vijayendra. (Express photo)Bengaluru News Today Highlights: Amid recent controversy over the candidature of B Y Vijayendra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, while arriving at former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa’s house in Bengaluru, insisted on receiving the first bouquet from Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra. Shah is in poll-bound Karnataka today to attend a host of events.
A local court in Bengaluru Thursday granted bail to actor Chetan Kumar who was recently arrested after a Bajrang Dal activist filed a complaint stating that the actor had hurt the sentiments of ‘Hindus’. Chetan had tweeted that Hindutva was built on lies and could be defeated by truth.
Meanwhile, BJP MLC Baburao Chinchansur has joined the Congress at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D K Shivakumar’s residence Wednesday. He is the second BJP legislator to quit the party this month. Another BJP MLC, Puttanna, had quit the party earlier this month after alleging widespread corruption in the state BJP government.
Kannada actor-activist Chetan Kumar alias Chetan Ahimsa. (Twitter/@ChetanAhimsa)
In a letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, writers, poets, filmmakers, educationists, social activists, intellectuals and civil society organisations in Karnataka have requested that all garbage vehicle drivers, cleaners and loaders be brought under the direct payment system.
The open letter expressed solidarity with solid waste management workers, whose protest with the same demand entered its 11th day on Friday.
“The contract labour system is nothing short of bonded labour and is used to deny workers, who are primarily from the Dalit community, their most basic rights. Under this system, the workers are not paid wages for months together, denied minimum wages, social benefits, weekly holidays and any leave, etc,” the letter said, adding that some of these workers had been working for decades. Read more here.
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SC (Left) will get 6 per cent, SC right will get 5.5 per cent, touchables will get 4.5 per cent and others one per cent reservations. Moreover, religious minorities under 2B shared to 2C and 2D category of Vokkaliga and Lingayat are being provided with four per cent reservations.
The minority community has further been shifted to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) pool for reservations. Earlier, 2B had four per cent reservation for Muslims in the state.
Karnataka, as a state was awarded the Silver medal showing a 40% decline as compared to the 2015 baseline incidence. The award went to the implementation of the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP).
Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the award to Karnataka which was received by respected Principal Secretary of Health & Family Welfare, Shri T. K Anil Kumar at the One World TB Summit held at Varanasi on 24th March 2023.
Tumakuru was awarded the silver medal for showing a 40% decline as compared to the 2015 baseline incidence. Six districts- Kodagu, Chitradurga, Bidar, Hassan, Chikmagalur, and Ramnagara were awarded Bronze medals for showing a 20% decline as compared to the 2015 baseline incidence.
Honourable Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot also attended this event virtually.
To promote Belagavi as the go-to industrial cluster & position as a global hub for drones and electric vehicles, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) Friday launched the DRoEV 2023 along with industry partners at Mayur Belgaum Presidency Club, Belagavi. This was done to accelerate the growth in the emerging technology cluster and expand the industrial ecosystem beyond the capital city of Bengaluru.
It is the first aerospace manufacturing SEZ in Belagavi generating close to Rs 400 cr in the last 12 months, and Karnataka stands as the first state to roll out EV policy, and now the first cluster to come up with a Drone & EV cluster, as well as to support the growth of this ecosystem.
DRoEV aims to attract global investors in the sector to engage with local industries, and partners, and be part of the global supply chain. The cluster is also an excellent opportunity to showcase local talents, intellectual property, products, and innovations while creating a conducive manufacturing environment for the Drones and Electric Vehicle industry.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday said that "the battle against drugs is a collective battle of all governments and society at large."
He called for top-down and bottom-up investigations of all drug cases to break drug networks and to ensure that cases are not investigated in isolation as one-off incidents.
Shah was addressing a regional conference on drug trafficking and national security that he inaugurated earlier in the day.
Police in Bengaluru are set to destroy 4110 kg of ganja, 11 kg of ganja oil, 22 kg of hashish oil, 8 kg of opium, 5.5 kg of charas, 62.7 kg of MDMA powder/crystals and 8237 MDMA pills as part of an event around a regional conference on drug trafficking and national security that was inaugurated on Friday in Bengaluru by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday security in the ocean needs to be strengthened as most of the drugs are shipped in Pakistan and go via Iran to Sri Lanka and Africa. Shah said drug control is not just the Centre's fight but of the states, societies and citizens.
"At least 60-70 per cent of drug smuggling happens through the sea route", he said addressing the regional conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security' for southern States and Union Territories.
"We need to have a top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top approach sparing none who are involved in drug trafficking", the Minister said.
"When we catch a big fry, we need to investigate the entire chain of networks down below. When we catch a drug addict, we need to investigate those who supplied them", he added. (PTI)
Ahead of the inauguration of the Bengaluru Metro line from KR Puram to Whitefield by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has changed the names of six of the 12 stations in the stretch. According to the Metro officials, the names were changed so that the commuters can identify the stations with a local name.
The new boards at the stations were set up on March 21. The commercial operations of the new stretch will start on Sunday (March 26). (Read more)
Congress leaders, including KPCC president DK Shivakumar and Opposition leader Siddaramaiah, took part in the Raj Bhavan Chalo demonstration today, organised to protest the delay in implementing the reservation hike announced for SC/STs.
The District Electoral Officer of Bangalore has instructed that all defacements in public places be cleared immediately.
Any violations of the order will be viewed seriously and liable for action under the provision of the Representation of People Act, 1951, the Indian Penal code 1860 and other relevant laws.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa's house for a breakfast meeting earlier today. On arriving, Shah insisted on receiving the first bouquet from Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra.
The move comes amid a recent controversy over BJP leader C T Ravi's remarks that the candidature of Vijayendra for the 2023 state polls will not be decided in Yediyurappa's kitchen. The remarks are believed to have been a setback for the BJP amid efforts to portray the eminence of Yediyurappa to the BJP's fortunes in Karnataka. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai was also present.
Karnataka police today detained Congress state president DK Shivakumar and other party leaders and workers who were protesting in Bengaluru against the Surat Court verdict against Rahul Gandhi.
Here's what Bengaluru's Meteorological Department says.
For 24 hours: Partly cloudy sky. Rain or thundershowers are likely. Maximum and minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 34 and 22 degrees Celsius respectively.
For 48 hours: Generally cloudy sky. Rain or thundershowers are very likely. Maximum and minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 31 and 21 degrees Celsius respectively.
Eminent writers, poets, filmmakers, journalists, educationists, social activists, intellectuals and organisations in Karnataka have issued an open letter to the Chief Minister of Karnataka in solidarity with the protesting solid waste management vehicle drivers and loaders in the State.
They are demanding that the contract system be abolished and all of them be brought under the direct payment system as has been earlier assured by the CM.
Those who have issued the appeal letter are as follows:
Organisations: Health for All, Ahara Namma Hakku, Bahutva Karnataka, All India Lawyers' Association for Justice, All India People's Forum, All India Progressive Women's Association, All India Students' Association
A fight which started over sharing cigarettes ended in the murder of one person and left two others injured in Bengaluru’s Upparpete Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Mallinatha Biradar (36) from Kalaburgi district, who was employed at a hotel near Majestic for the last few months. A colleague of the victim, a man named Ganesh, is the main accused in the case, police said. (Read more)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting poll-bound Karnataka, will inaugurate Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line of Bangalore Metro and also undertake a ride in the metro.
The 13.71 km stretch from Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro to Krishnarajapura Metro Line of the Reach-1 extension project under Bangalore Metro Phase 2, will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister at Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro Station. Built at a cost of around Rs 4,250 crores. The KR Puram-Whitefield line is also aimed at reducing the travel time to 24 minutes, which otherwise would take over an hour by road. The stretch, which includes 12 stations, will also have direct walkway access to the ITPL campus at Pattandur Agrahara metro station. (Read more)
Karnataka government has written to the Centre to include the reservation enhanced to SC/ST communities under Schedule 9 of the constitution. The letter came after Karnataka Congress on Thursday announced a 'Raj Bhavan Chalo' to protest the delay in implementing the reservation hike.
In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru on Saturday, the following traffic arrangements and diversions have been put in place for the smooth movement of traffic during the movement of the VVIPs.
Restriction of the movement of Heavy Goods vehicles (from 8 am to 3 pm)
Heavy Goods vehicle Restricted roads:
Alternate routes for the above road restrictions :
Restriction of the movement of vehicles (from 11 am to 2.30 pm)
General Public Vehicles Restricted roads:
Alternate routes for the above road restrictions:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who arrived in Bangalore to participate in various programs, was welcomed by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Traffic police have issued an advisory in Bengaluru today in light of Amit Shah's visit. Commuters are to avoid the Old Airport Road, Mysuru Road, NR Road, Nrupathunga Road, Sheshadri Road, Palace Road, Racecourse Road and the Kengeri to Kommagatta Road between 12 pm and 4 pm today.
Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji pontiff and head of Shravanabelagola digambara Jain Mutt passed away on Thursday morning.
The seer was 74 years old and died due to cardiac arrest at the premises. Seer who was on his morning walk collapsed and was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared he was brought dead.
A private firm’s three partners and manager were on Thursday granted anticipatory bail by a sessions court in Bengaluru in connection with the alleged bribery of a BJP MLA’s son for the award of contracts to supply raw materials to the state-run Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd, headed earlier by the MLA. Know more the case here
In what can be called a case of fence eating the crop, two policemen attached with the Bengaluru police allegedly kidnapped a man and demanded Rs 40 lakh ransom from his relatives. The police arrested a constable while the other accused, a sub-inspector, was on the run. Know more here
The Karnataka High Court has put temporary brakes on the proposed transport strike called by a state transport corporation employees union known as the 'Sarige Nigamagala Noukarara Samana Manskara Vedike'.
The strike in demand of wage revision, allowances and reinstatement of employees was to commence on March 24. (PTI)
After coming under severe criticism for dumping a huge mound of mud to build a 25-ft wide road on the Hosakerehalli lake in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, senior Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials visited the lake on Thursday and said the mud would be removed. Read more here
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the Bengaluru Urban University Thursday and said that he had a dream to build 'Knowledge City' near the city where the best universities of international repute must come to set up their campuses and the students must get the opportunity to study.
The death of a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus conductor inside the bus due to fire has taken a twist as the police suspect that he died by suicide. Read here
With the Karnataka Assembly polls round the corner, political parties have started bringing in the big names to campaign for them. In a similar move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in Bengaluru on Friday to take part in events linked to the police and the co-operative sector.
As such, if you are planning to go out tomorrow, the Bengaluru traffic police have issued a traffic advisory that you should keep in mind. Read it here
A local court Thursday granted bail to actor Chetan Kumar Film actor Chetan who was recently arrested after a Bajarang Dal activist filed a complaint stating that the actor had hurt sentiments of 'Hindus'. The court granted bail to Chetan with certain conditions.
Air Force Technical College (AFTC), IAF and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru on Thursday joined hands to promote academic cooperation, enhance scientific understanding of defence-adopted technologies and to undertake research and development activities in mutually beneficial areas. (PTI)
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai Thursday launched the Punyakoti Dattu Yojana -- a cow adoption programme.
The garden city of India is now decked up with pink flowers; it is the time of the year when the neotropical tree tabebuia rosea embellishes Bengaluru. A video offering an aerial view of the city is doing the rounds on the internet.
The delay in including the reservation enhanced for the SC/ST communities in the ninth schedule of the Constitution has turned out to be a flashpoint between the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress in poll-bound Karnataka with the Congress deciding to organise a “Raj Bhavan Chalo” Friday to protest against the state government.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar told reporters Thursday that despite the BJP’s promise to include the reservation hiked for the SC/ST communities in the ninth schedule, the state government is yet to submit a proposal to the Centre. Read more here
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday removed a stay imposed on the BJP government’s order to create new subgroups of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation for the dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga castes in the state. Read why here
Kudalasangama Panchamasali peeth seer Jayamrutyunajaya, who is spearheading the campaign demanding reservation for the Panchamasali sub-sect of the Lingayat community under the Karnataka government’s 2A category for OBCs, claimed Wednesday that the Prime Ministers’ Office (PMO) has decided to intervene and iron out all differences over the issue.
The announcement set nerves to rest at the state BJP headquarters, worried that with the Assembly elections round the corner, the Panchamasalis’ quota agitation would cut into a critical vote bank of the party. It also came ahead of a key state Cabinet meeting scheduled for Friday, where a decision on the issue is likely to be taken. (Read more)
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the property of a Hindu woman obtained through a partition deed would not count as “inheritance” for the purposes of Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act.
The single judge bench of Justice CM Joshi ruled that the husband would inherit the property of the deceased wife in this case, as opposed to her family members.
The petitioner, Basangouda, had claimed that the property comprising 22 acres of agricultural land should have gone to him after his wife had passed away in 1998 with no children. He, however, said his wife’s relatives had occupied the property and obstructed his possession. The property had come to his wife after it was partitioned between her and her siblings. (Read more)
The Surat District Court sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him for his alleged “Modi surname” remarks. Moments later, the court granted him bail, and stayed its order for a period of 30 days so the Congress leader can appeal in a higher court.
The case was filed against Gandhi for his alleged “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remarks on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi.
The Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad made the remarks while addressing a rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019 during Lok Sabha poll campaigning. (Read more)
In response to viral pictures on social media which appear to suggest that a road project has been taken up by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Hosakerehalli lake in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, the civic body clarified to indianexpress.com that the effort was part of a road restoration project.
The BBMP has laid a 25-foot-wide mud road on the lake claiming that it will be used to move vehicles to desilt the water body. A senior official from the BBMP (lakes division) said, “The mound of mud that is seen inside the lake premises is built so that vehicles can move inside. These vehicles will be used to desilt the lake. Once the silt is removed, the temporary mound of mud will be removed from the premises. I clarify that there is no road construction taking place on the lake.” (Read more)
The monolithic statue of Gomateswara at Sravanbelagola, which stands 57 feet high, is among the great tourist attractions of Karnataka. Today, it is increasingly dwarfed by the competitive zeal with which new statues are being installed by the Karnataka government. To be fair, the installation of colossi has not been the preoccupation of the BJP alone. Many had previously recognised the importance of the politics of gigantism, both to commemorate historical heroes and to eclipse, quite literally, other claimants to the region’s memory.
But perhaps it is only in Karnataka that statues have been imbued with such importance and weight — once again literally — as a means of winning the hearts and minds of communities with which the petrified figures are linked. A 108-foot bronze and steel statue of the legendary founder of Bengaluru, Kempegowda, now graces the sweeping drive up to the city’s airport at Devanahalli. To posthumously extend the Vokkaliga chieftain’s principality, soil was ostentatiously brought from different historical locations of present-day Karnataka for consecration at his feet. He will further be honoured with a 23-acre theme park, perhaps for those who, being outside the charmed circle of frequent fliers, may not otherwise chance upon the city’s founder. (Read more)
Police near check posts have seized cash worth Rs 2 crore in Gadag ahead of the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls.
They also seized sarees worth Rs. 38 lakh and cash of Rs. 12 lakh in Belagavi and Rs 2 crore cash in Gadag, reports Kiran Parashar.
Here's what the Bengaluru Meteorological Centre predicts.
For 24 hours: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 34 and 22 degree Celsius respectively.
For 48 hours: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 34 and 22 degree Celsius respectively
The pontiff of Sravanabelagola Jain Mutt Swastisri Charukeerti Bhattaraka Swami died at a hospital on Thursday morning, sources in the Mutt said.
The 73-year-old seer was taking a stroll in the mutt when he collapsed. Immediately, his disciples rushed him to the hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.
Bhattaraka Swamiji headed the renowned Sravanabelagola Jain Mutt, which is famous for the 57 feet tall statue of Bhagawan Bahubali, also referred to as Gomateshwara, which was built on a hill in 981 AD. (PTI)
BJP MLC Baburao Chinchansur joined the Congress at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D K Shivakumar’s residence Wednesday. The leader from the Koli Kabbaliga community had quit the BJP, which he had joined in 2018, a day ago.
He is the second BJP legislator to quit the party this month. Another BJP MLC, Puttanna, had quit the party earlier this month after alleging widespread corruption in the state BJP government. (Read more)
The local residents remember Subramanyapura Lake, located in Uttarahalli, as a waterbody from where they could drink water and that’s a memory not from very long ago. In the last one decade the lake became a victim of rampant encroachment and untreated sewage entering it, thereby turning it into a cesspool.
There have been attempts by the real estate mafia too to grab the lake but thanks to the local residents and Environment Support Group (ESG), an NGO, the lake was saved.
According to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) records, the total extent in which the lake is spread is around 25 acre, of which 3.4 acre was encroached in the form of roads, slums and sheet houses. Read here for full story
??According to the latest weather update from the Bengaluru meteorological department, the city is expected to experience mainly clear skies for the next 24 to 48 hours. The maximum temperature during this period is likely to be around 33 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature is expected to be around 21 degrees Celsius. This indicates that the city will continue to experience warm and comfortable weather conditions over the next couple of days.
Residents and visitors to the city are advised to take precautions against the heat, such as staying hydrated and avoiding prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.
It is also recommended to wear light and comfortable clothing to stay cool and comfortable during the day. Overall, the weather conditions in Bengaluru are expected to remain stable and pleasant for the next 24 to 48 hours, making it a great time to enjoy outdoor activities or explore the city's many attractions. ??
Near the Government Aquarium at Cubbon Park and not far from a colonial-era statue of Queen Victoria, passers-by may notice what appears to be a quaint old house straight out of the sleepy past of Bengaluru. But this is no antiquated residence, it is the Cubbon Park Police Station – possibly the oldest physical remnant of the police force as it once existed.
Interestingly, records of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore seem to indicate that the Bangalore police were a cut above the rest in colonial times, boasting a conviction rate of 90 per cent, even as crimes soared among the desperate population on account of the famine at the time. For example, an 1877 report is liberal with praise: “The police of Bangalore district have worked well in the detection and repression of crime… the village police are better acquainted with their work than any other district.”
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BJP MLC Baburao Chinchansur has resigned from his position and submitted his resignation to the Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti. Chinchansur, who was an aspirant for an MLA ticket from BJP, was denied the ticket due to his current position as an MLC. In a surprising move, Chinchansur joined the Congress party and was welcomed by the Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar at a function in Bengaluru. This move has caused a stir in the political circles of Karnataka as Chinchansur was considered a strong BJP loyalist. It remains to be seen how this development will impact the political landscape in the state.
A consumer court in Karnataka has ordered an e-commerce firm to pay Rs 74,000 to a man after it sent a detergent soap to him instead of delivering the iPhone 11 he had bought.
Harsha, a student from the Koppal district, had ordered iPhone 11 worth Rs 48,999 on Flipkart in January 2021. However, he received a small keypad phone and a 140-gram Nirma detergent soap. Harsha contacted the toll-free number and Flipkart representatives assured him they will resolve the issue but did not. When they did not, Harsha sent a legal notice to the company.
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The Bengaluru police busted a gang of mobile phone snatchers that specifically targeted pedestrians talking on their phones during evening hours and seized 109 stolen mobile phones worth Rs 40 lakh from them, officials said on Tuesday. Three people were arrested and 11 cases were cracked, the police added.
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Quoting Lingayat sect founder Basaveshwara and extolling his government's development agenda, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said he will return to power again after the assembly election, which is due by May.
"I will come back as chief minister again. God has given me an opportunity to serve Mother Karnataka. I have done sincere work," Bommai said during an election rally. The Chief Minister said he is treading on the path of "work is worship" and social equality, as advocated by 12th Century social reformer and founder of Lingayat sect Basaveshwara.
"I tried to give social justice to every section of the society. People had asked for corporations of various communities for their overall development. We are treading on the path shown by Basaveshwara," Bommai said. (PTI)
FORMER Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah said Tuesday that he will decide on the seat he would contest the coming state polls from after discussions with his wife and son Yathindra.
Siddaramaiah’s statement follows indications that the Congress high command is against him standing from Kolar in south Karnataka, after surveys showed it was not a safe constituency.
In response to viral pictures on social media which appear to suggest that a road project has been taken up by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Hosakerehalli lake in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, the civic body clarified to indianexpress.com that the effort was part of a road restoration project.
The BBMP has laid a 25-foot-wide mud road on the lake claiming that it will be used to move vehicles to desilt the water body. Read More
Kannada actor-activist Chetan Kumar alias Chetan Ahimsa was arrested on Tuesday by the Bengaluru city police for hurting religious sentiments with his tweet on Hindutva, his second arrest in the last year over his Twitter posts.
On Monday, Chetan had tweeted that Hindutva was built on lies and could be defeated by truth.
Earlier, Kumar had also said there should be caste-based reservation in selection for the Indian cricket team.
On October 10 last year, a 28-year-old software engineer received a WhatsApp message from “Lilly”. The “accidental” text was followed by conversations spanning nearly three weeks, during which she expressed her desire to visit India and learn more about the techie’s family.
Since he had mentioned a financial problem, Lilly offered a solution — buy cryptocurrency and invest it on a portal she traded on. He invested Rs 3.5 lakh. Over the next two months, he took loans from three banks and made his girlfriend avail a loan of Rs 25 lakh. It was only when he lost a whopping Rs 59 lakh that the Bengaluru resident realised he had been conned.
The couple are among the many victims of cryptocurrency trading scams in Bengaluru. According to estimates, of the Rs 274 crore lost to cybercrimes in the city in 2022, Rs 70 crore (almost 25 per cent) alone was lost to frauds related to cryptocurrency trading, an increase of 624 per cent from the previous year.
A Kolkata man recently stabbed his estranged wife to death and also injured her 2.6-year-old child in Bengaluru. The victim was also a native of Kolkata. The injured child is undergoing treatment at a hospital in the city. The child was stabbed in the thigh.
The incident took place Monday night after the accused barged into the house of the victim and stabbed her to death. ? Want to know the full story? Read more here
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to inaugurate the the much awaited 13.26 km Whitefield KR Puram metro line on March 25, minor civil works in the stretch are still pending, according to BMRCL sources. However, BMRCL managing director Anjum Parvez stated that all the compliance reports to the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) have been submitted and is ready for operations from March 26. ? Read here for the full story
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to inaugurate the the much awaited 13.26 km Whitefield KR Puram metro line on March 25, minor civil works in the stretch are still pending, according to BMRCL sources. However, BMRCL managing director Anjum Parvez stated that all the compliance reports to the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) have been submitted and is ready for operations from March 26. ? Read here for the full story