Voters at RR Nagar as they wait to cast their votes last week. Sira’s seat was vacated after the candidate of Janata Dal Secular B Satyaranarayana, a defender who won the 2018 elections, succumbed to a chronic illness on August 4. RR Nagar’s seat was vacated in July 2019 after …
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BENGALURU: Although Bengaluru ranks second after Delhi in Covid-19 infections among the country’s cities, the drop in the positivity rate and the case fatality rate, two vital markers for assessing the spread of the virus, has begun to offer hope. “The virus has not disappeared from Bengaluru yet, but it …
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BENGALURU: Karnataka Department of Transportation has decided to suspend driver’s licenses for three months if a two-wheeler is caught riding without a helmet. The move comes in the context of an increase in the number of cyclists be reserved by not wearing helmets while driving. According to the Motor Vehicles …
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BENGALURU: Relentlessly on the spiral of Covid-19 cases, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has asked factory workers and highly vulnerable groups in apartment complexes to undergo the Covid-19 test to curb the spread of cases through undetected contacts. Bengaluru remains a hotbed of the pandemic with more than 2.5 lakh …
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Virgin Hyperloop said travelers could streamline their multimodal travel with seamless check-in and security for both their Hyperloop and air travel on centrally located Hyperloop portals. Virgin Hyperloop and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) signed a one-of-a-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sunday to conduct a feasibility study for a …
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By: PTI | New Delhi | September 27, 2020 5:27:50 pm Tejasvi Surya said he had met with Shah at the latter’s residence two days ago and emphasized the need for a well-equipped and well-staffed NIA office to mitigate terrorism-related activities in Karnataka. Bengaluru has become an epicenter for terrorist …
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Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Sandeep Patil said: “We have sent a notice to actors Diganth and Aindrita Ray to report to the Central Crime Branch (CCB) tomorrow at 11 am.” Bengaluru’s Central Crime Branch (CCB), which is investigating the threat of drugs in Kannada’s film industry, summoned actor couple Diganth …
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A key attraction of the festival, the Jumbo Savari will also be restricted this time around, reported Tourism Minister CT Ravi. (Source: Prashanth Vishwanathan) Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yediyuappa ordered the senior government officials involved in holding the celebrations not to allow the sale and marketing of Chinese products in the …
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The Bangalore Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on Tuesday conducted searches at three offices of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in Bangalore. Videos of a baby elephant having fun at a Karnataka temple during a ceremony are being widely shared on social media. The elephant named Shivaani was …
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Metro operations will only be allowed “on a staggered basis.” (File photo) Meanwhile, the Bengaluru metro will resume operations from September 7 after a five-month hiatus since they were suspended due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, an order issued by the Karnataka government confirmed on Monday. However, operations will only be …
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