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In #Bengaluru : Magadi Road #police have detained 46-year-old R Muthuraj, the #autodriver who verbally abused and slapped a girl student for cancelling the autorickshaw ride. He was tracked after a video of his wretched behaviour went viral.
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#Bengaluru : RPF cops save man’s life at #KRPuram railway station
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#TirumalaLaddu controversy #Karnataka govt orders mandatory use of Nandini brand of #ghee in all its 34k temples across the state, directs #temple staff to ensure the quality of prasada is not compromised.
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#KarnatakaBJPWorkerDeath Video | Hindu activists and BJP workers surround state party president Nalin Kumar Kateel's car and heckle him, at Bellare in Sullia taluk.
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A day after a letter by #Congress MP @RahulGandhi to #Karnataka CM @BSBommai , forest department officials treat the wounded elephant calf in #Mysuru .
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#WATCH | #Karnataka : #Leopard attacks biker, forest dept staffer in #Mysuru
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Angry #Ola customer sets #fire to electric scooter showroom in #Kalaburagi in North #Karnataka . Mohammed Nadeem was frustrated with the new bike as it developed snags frequently. The showroom staff did not respond properly despite multiple appeals, he told cops.
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Bengaluru: Doctor ditches car stuck in traffic, runs for 45 minutes to perform surgery
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Police have arrested a 30-year-old #Bengaluru man for riding his 1000 CC bike at 299 kmph on Electronic City expressway during #lockdown .
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#Bengaluru police arrested four #GST Intelligence officers who conducted ‘fake’ raids and extorted businessmen. The police claimed to have seized 32 mobile phones and 50 cheque books from the female officer 👇 The 4 GST officers are👇
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Residents, including senior citizens and students, rescued by SDRF personnel and others on tractors at Yemalur near HAL in #Bengaluru . #BengaluruFloods
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Biker drags man for 1km in shocking hit-and-run incident in #Bengaluru .
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Karnataka government has issued a circular ordering the mandatory use of the Kannada language in all government programs. (ANI)
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PM Modi on Tuesday had breakfast with the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru at the royal palace. PM was accompanied by #Karnataka governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and CM @BSBommai
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When #ministers are going overboard to flaunt their power & position, #Karnataka ’s revenue minister @krishnabgowda is an epitome of simplicity. He was spotted at #Bengaluru #airport ‘carrying’ his bag, not surrounded by sycophants, and walking into terminal like a common man!
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#Bengaluru : Noted Kannada actor Shivaraj Kumar addresses the protest meeting at Karnataka film chamber during the protest against the release of #Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu #KarnatakaBandh #CauveryIssue
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Trial run of South India's first #VandeBharatExpress (Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru) commenced on Monday. Visuals from Byappanahalli in #Bengaluru
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#Bengaluru #WaterCrisis A father-daughter duo seen collecting water from a roadside leaking pipe on Hoodi Main Road in the tech corridor of Mahadevapura. (Photos by TOI’s Chethan Shivakumar)
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#Bengaluru : Cardiologist Dr C N Manjunath, BJP candidate from Bangalore Rural district who takes on Congressman and DyCM D K Shivakumar’s brother Suresh, walks to polling booth along with family members in Padmanabhanagar. #LokSabhaPolls2024 .
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#Bengaluru : #KSRTC will add 20 new Airavat club class #buses by the end of the month. This is how the bus looks 👇
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#Bengaluru tech-corridor, starting from #SilkBoard junction to #Ecospace tech park, has been inundated. Techies are forced to ease through knee-deep water to reach workplaces. Meanwhile, weathermen have issued yellow alert (heavy rain) for Bengaluru
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#Mysuru : Around 40 volunteers conserve a Kalyani of Graveyard in the city #Karnataka Before After
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#Karnataka : Many employees of IT companies use tractors to reach their offices in the Yemalur area of #Bengaluru amid waterlogging due to heavy rains We can't take so many leaves from the office, our work is getting affected. We're awaiting tractors to drop us for Rs 50: Local
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#BengaluruFloods : Water floods Epsilon Villa in #Bengaluru
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#Karnataka : A girl student countered a group of saffron shawl wearing boy students who shouted Jai Shri Ram while she was arriving at her college in Mandya by saying Allahu Akbar. #KarnatakaHijabRow
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What Kiccha Sudeep said was correct. A regional language is the most important as a state is formed on linguistic bases. Everyone should understand and respect what Sudeep has said: K'taka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Ajay Devgn-Kiccha Sudeep argument over Hindi national language (ANI)
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In Bengaluru, a verbal argument between a female passenger and BMTC bus conductor over issuing ticket goes out of control..takes a violent turn. The woman slaps him for raising his hand and he beats her badly. The bus conductor has been suspended.
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Super jumbo jet Airbus A380 lands in #Bengaluru Airport on Friday afternoon. It is the first the largest passenger aircraft touching down in South India. It's an Emirates Airline flight from Dubai to Bengaluru
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#Karnataka : All types of gatherings, agitations, protests, or celebrations in public places are prohibited in Bengaluru for one week from March 15 to March 21, says Kamal Pant, Commissioner of Police, #Bengaluru . (ANI)
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Karnataka: #Violence at iPhone production plant run by Taiwan-based #Wistron Corp at Narasapura (in Kolar district) near #Bengaluru . Employees allege they have not been paid properly.
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BV Srinivas: The ex-cricketer hitting it big in politics
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How to get e-khata for your property in #Bengaluru ? #BBMP explains 👇as it launches the test run of online e-khata issuance system
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#Covid19 : Weekend curfew in #Karnataka from January 6. Schools in Bengaluru, apart from 10th and 12th standards to be shutdown. Only 50 percent people allowed at all public places with both vaccine doses. 200 people maximum with double dose allowed in outside weddings.
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Fed up with empty responses to repeated emails & complaints to @BBMPCOMM about poor condition of #Balagere Road, locals, mostly IT professionals, took things into their own hands on Sunday & staged a protest by cleaning the road under the slogan ‘Namma road, namma responsibility’
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In a trap laid out on Thursday evening, the #Lokayukta police in #Karnataka arrested #BJP MLA K Madal Virupakshappa's son V Prashant Madal, who is a chief accountant with BWSSB, with bribe money of Rs 40 lakh.
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#Bengaluru : Traffic jam near Hebbal and Yelahanka air base
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#Bengaluru : Fans of #PuneethRajkumar gather at Kanteerava Studio to pay tribute to the late actor on his first death anniversary.
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All #BMTC bus services including non-AC & AC (Vajra & Vayu Vajra) will be free on August 15 on the occasion of BMTC's 25th anniversary. #Bengaluru
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#Bengaluru : App-based aggregator Uber on Saturday slashed minimum auto fare to Rs 35. This comes a day after #Karnataka high court permitted aggregators to operate auto rickshaws by charging 10% more than the base fares fixed by the government plus the applicable tax GST.
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#Karnataka : #Mysuru road crash that claimed 10 lives, left three injured seriously, caught on dashcam in the bus.
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IPS officer M A Saleem will take charge as the chief of #Bengaluru traffic police today. He has a doctorate in traffic management & is keen on finding solutions. WHAT SHOULD HIS PRIORITIES BE?
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#Karnataka govt imposes #nightcurfew from 10pm to 5am as #Omicron cases rise in the state. #Covid19
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#Bengaluru #Traffic #Police crackdown on drivers of school buses: 23 drivers tested positive for #Alcohol . How to ensure school bus/van drivers don’t drink & drive with children onboard?
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#Stabbing In #Bengaluru ! BPO employee Harsh Sinha, who was fired from his job recently, ended up damaging 500ck/13 #BMTC bus and assaulted conductor Yogesh near ITPL. Trigger: The conductor told him not to stand on the foot board near the door.
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Four Constables from Wilson Garden police station dressed up as Lord Yama, Chitragupta & Kinkaras and stopped bikers riding without wearing helmets near Lalbagh (East Gate circle) in Bengaluru on Saturday.
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Videos of: #Stabbing In #Bengaluru ! BPO employee Harsh Sinha, who was fired from his job recently, ended up damaging 500ck/13 #BMTC bus and assaulting conductor Yogesh near ITPL. Trigger: The conductor told him not to obstruct near the door.
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#Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai has converted his residential premises into #Covid care center with 50 beds, at Shiggaon. (ANI)
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#WATCH | #Bengaluru ’s first woman e-bus driver to hit the road in February The 32-year-old will take the wheel as the city’s first female e-bus driver next month
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#Lokayukta officials have recovered Rs 6 crore in cash during a a raid at the residence of #PrashanthMadal in Bengaluru. Searches are still under way. Prashanth is son of BJP MLA #MadalVirupakshappa
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#Karnataka extends #lockdown till June 7, says chief minister B S Yediyurappa
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Meat shops will remain closed on Monday, 30th August on the occasion of Krishna #Janmashtami : Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)
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22-year-old woman died and her five relatives were rescued from MPV, and two auto-rickshaws got stuck in flooded K R Circle underpass. Fire force rescue team seen rescuing people from vehicles stuck in the underpass which was flooded after rain in #Bangaluru on Sunday.
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Government to accord full state honours during the last rights of actor #PuneethRajkumar : #Karnataka CM #BasavarajBommai
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Karnataka Govt bans consumption, promotion, storage and sale of hookah products citing ‘public health and safety’.
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#Omicron : Only vaccinated people to be allowed in malls/theatres in #Karnataka
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#Water #Crisis in #Bengaluru Tankers are demanding Rs 1,600 per load, said women who stormed BBMP head office demanding regular drinking water supply. Even tankers are not immediately available on-demand, the residents of Herohalli said.
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Girl offers her savings to Karnataka CM for fixing potholes
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Former commissioner of #Bengaluru and AAP leader #BhaskarRao joins BJP, in Bengaluru
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Karnataka bans practice of giving garland, shawls, memorabilia at govt events
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A 23-yr-old girl named Akhila died allegedly after she came in contact with an electric pole as her scooty fell down on a waterlogged road under #Whitefield PS in Bengaluru. #BengaluruRain
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Bengaluru world’s second most congested city; took 29 minutes to cover 10km in city last year: Traffic index
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Aam Aadmi Party will form government in #Karnataka like it did in Delhi and Punjab: Delhi CM @ArvindKejriwal
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Art Lounge at T2 showcasing the rich history and cultural heritage of #Karnataka state
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Non-Kannadigas in Karnataka must embrace local language, says CM Basavaraj Bommai
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Karnataka and Goa Govts announce to reduce prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 7 per litre in their state (ANI)
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#VandeBharat train arrives at Mysuru city railway station.
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Karnataka orders a temporary ban on trekking in forest areas from Feb 1 till SOPs (standard operating procedures) are framed. (However, trekking will be allowed in 23 places where online booking is operational) This is in the backdrop of the recent rush at Kumara Parvata peak.
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Bengaluru: We're here for traffic management and not collecting fines, says MA Saleem
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3 years
#Lockdown extended in the state till June 14 to break the #Covid -19 chain: #Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa (ANI) #Karnatakalockdown
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Lockdown to continue in 10 #Karnataka districts including Bengaluru Rural, restrictions in Bengaluru Urban to be relaxed till 2pm from June 14; night curfew to continue from 7pm to 5am #karnatakalockdown
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In #Bengaluru : #Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah & IT-BT minister @PriyankKharge exchange pleasantries with members of the US-India Business Council before the start of a round-table meeting. (Listen to the conversation)
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#Karnataka to go under complete lockdown from May 10 to May 24. All hotels, pubs and bars will remain closed. Eateries, meat shops and vegetable shops can operate from 6am to 10am: CM #karnatakalockdown #KarnatakaCovidCases
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#KarnatakaPolls Nearly 45 per cent of Bengalureans did not vote despite being given a paid holiday. What could their reasons be for NOT voting? #Bengaluru #KarnatakaAssemblyElection2023 #Voting
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Mother, son die as a metro pillar collapses in #Bengaluru . The deceased were travelling on a bike when pillar fell over them. #NammaMetro
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#Karnataka Govt extends liquor-serving hours in clubs, star hotels and bars & restaurants in #Bengaluru till 1 am. The move would help the govt mobilise more resources.
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Video: Residents in parts of north and south #Bengaluru went into a tizzy on Thursday after four leopards were sighted prowling along main roads.
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#BengaluruWaterCrisis The Bengaluru district administration has fixed rates for water tankers: 1. Rs 600-750 for 6000 ltr tank 2. Rs 700-850 for 8000 ltr tank
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Man dressed like Hanuman draws crowd's attention before #PrimeMinisterNarendraModi 's roadshow in #Bengaluru . #KarnatakaAssemblyElection2023
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#Bengaluru #Rains DyCM & Bengaluru development minister DK Shivakumar says he was inconvenienced by water-logging on roads, his car found it difficult to wade through 2-3ft water. Wonder what the plight of an ordinary Bengalurean is during rains?
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In #Bengaluru : A #BMTC bus (route 144E) caught fire at Anil Kumble Circle on M G Road around 9 am. #Fire was first noticed in the engine. All the passengers disembarked, no casualties.
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#Karnataka : #IndianAirForce and Chikkaballapur Police rescued a 19-year-old student who fell 300 ft from a steep cliff onto a rocky ledge at #NandiHills on Sunday evening. (ANI)
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All shops and hotels, clubs, restaurants allowed to operate till 5pm, lodges, resorts, gyms, private offices allowed to operate with 50% capacity in 16 districts that have less than 5% positivity: #Karnataka CM #BSYediyurappa . (ANI)
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#Karnataka reports 12,000 fresh #COVID19 cases (9,020 in Bengaluru) today. Positivity rate in State: 6.33%. Active cases: 49,602 (ANI)
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#WATCH | #Bengaluru : Karnataka Rakshana Vedike protests to oppose the sale of Amul milk in Karnataka & encourage Nandini products. (ANI)
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#Karnataka : People gather on terraces of the buildings around Sree Kanteerava Studios in #Bengaluru and climb trees around it to catch a glimpse of late Kannada actor #PuneethRajkumar . His last rites will be performed at the Studios today.
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#BengaluruAirport T2 to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi tomorrow.
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Karnataka caretaker chief minister #BSYediyurappa spends time with adopted cows at his official residence in Bengaluru.
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Karnataka wastes least vaccine among 10 big states
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