Rohini Katoch Sepat took charge as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru South) on Tuesday, following the resignation of K Annamalai two weeks ago.
The construction work of the long-delayed overbridge at Baiyappanahalli will resume today, according to Bangalore Central MP P C Mohan. In a tweet made on Sunday, he wrote, “Happy to update that work on long pending, incomplete ROB in Baiyappanahalli wil start on 11th June. I thank Smt @nsitharaman for releasing Def land & Rly Min Shri @PiyushGoyal for taking interest on this infra proj that wil provide huge relief to commuters (sic).”
Meanwhile, a 23-year-old bike rider lost his life as he was run over by a BMTC bus near Jayamahal on Monday, while the pillion rider is still under treatment at a private hospital in Bengaluru. According to the police, the incident happened when the BMTC bus came in contact with the bike while trying to overtake it. The deceased, Syed Ismail, fell from the bike then and came directly under the bus due to the impact.
At the same time, the weatherman has predicted rains/thundershowers in some areas of Bangalore today. According to IMD’s daily forecast,”Maximum and Minimum temperatures very likely to be around 30 and 21 degree Celsius respectively.”
Widespread moderate to heavy rains likely over Coastal Karnataka & adjoining Malnad districts and isolated light rains over interior Karnataka districts.
Rohini Katoch Sepat has taken charge as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Bengaluru), following the resignation of K Annamalai two weeks ago.
Karnataka Home Minister MB Patil on IMAJewels issue: It is a Limited Company wherein every investor is a shareholder whatever be the amount. Accordingly, they trade it into gold. There has been a malpractice. We have taken it very seriously.
Read: Bangalore IMA Jewellery scam: More than 3,000 cases booked against founder
Medical emergency situations will be handled quicker at Bangalore International Airport, thanks to an indoor ambulance service that was launched at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday.
The battery-operated indoor ambulances which will host professionally trained and experienced emergency medical technicians from KIA’s medical partner Aster Hospital will be available for assistance round the clock for both domestic and international passengers.
Read: Bangalore airport gets new battery-operated indoor ambulance system
Relocation work of trees in Bengaluru International Airport in progress. Kempegowda International Airport is ready to house a first-of-its-kind 'Terminal as a Garden’ in BIAL's Terminal 2 with a design showcasing a natural extension of Bengaluru's much-heralded green aesthetics. Meanwhile, a new vertical garden has been inaugurated at KSR Bengaluru City railway station on World Environment Day observed on Wednesday.
Read: Bengaluru International Airport and Bengaluru City railway station go green
Thousands of investors panicked and gathered in front of I Monetary Advisory (IMA) jewels at Commercial Street on Monday after its absconding founder and managing director Mohammed Mansoor Khan’s audio clip went viral on the internet where he claimed that he was going to commit suicide.
Read: Bangalore IMA Jewellery scam: More than 3,000 cases booked against founder
As many as 30 trains have been cancelled in the light of the non-interlocking work in progress for remodelling South Western Railway, Mysuru Yard.
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy slammed media for 'targeted reporting' on the farm loan waiver issue. He said in Bengaluru on Tuesday that certain media outlets are "unfairly targeting the state government for banks' fault", thereby misleading the public. The CM has also sought information from a nationalised bank in Yadgir. The bank allegedly drew back farm loan waiver money from farmers' accounts.
Shivajinagar MLA and senior Congress leader R. Roshan Baig met Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in Delhi to request for more Haj Flights from Bangalore. The holy season is scheduled to begin on July 7.
Bengaluru mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun inspected silt-removal works progressing in and around Trinity circle and CBD areas. She has also directed officials to ensure optical fibres cables are removed from the pavements.
The Cyber Crime Division of CID Karnataka has advised citizens not to leave gadgets unlocked while the user is away from the device. This comes after several cases of misuse, phishing and hacking were reported recently.
Vehicular movement is at a snail's pace on Tin Factory-KR Puram stretch since 10.15 am. Traffic police cite the arrival of several trains at the same time at KR Puram railway station for the same. More traffic force has been deployed in the areas.
Senior BJP leader and national joint secretary BL Santhosh shared his concerns on waste generated in trains sharing a picture of tea served while onboard Chennai-Mysuru Shatabdi Express. "It’s tea tray served in 12007 Chennai Mysuru Shatabdi Express .Totally 8 waste generated . A day in Shatabdi or Rajdhani or Tejas generates 91 wastes ..Time to rethink without compromising on hygiene aspect (sic.)", he tweeted.
As part of the Karnataka state government's Jalamrutha scheme, each Grama Panchayat in the state will plant and nurture 500 saplings. Confirming this, RDPR minister Krishna Byre Gowda wrote on Twitter, "Under #Jalamrutha, we are undertaking massive greening activities with over 30 lakh saplings to be planted across the state. Plant a sapling & join the movement today."
Average air quality in Bengaluru is 'moderate'. At 9.30 am, PM 2.5 (Fine Particulate matter) is at an 'unhealthy' level if you are near MS Ramaiah, Ulsoor or Varthur. The same is at 'moderate' levels near Chinnapanhalli, Banashankari and St John's Medical College.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to offer tour packages from Bengaluru to China, Scandinavia and Iceland. According to an official release, while seven-day tours will be organised to China and a 15-day package will be in place to travel to Scandinavia and Iceland from the city.
According to IRCTC officials, the package to China will cover destinations in Shanghai and Beijing and a bullet train journey, costing around Rs 87,700 per person (accommodation charges, flight tickets, breakfast, lunch, dinner, IRCTC tour manager, tour guide, visa charges, insurance and entry fees to all important locations included. At the same time, the package for a Scandinavia trip costs Rs 3,48,000 per person.
Alliance Air's latest service in Karnataka from Mysore to Bangalore and vice-versa has been received by many, according to Mysore-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. 'Today passengers travelled for bangalore flight are 54 in & 51 out. Thank u Mysureans for the support. And I am grateful to our beloved PM @narendramodi ji n @jayantsinha ji," he wrote on Twitter.
Also read: Now, Bangalore to Mysore in 55 minutes; flight service launched
Annoyed citizens have taken it to Twitter to express their displeasure at Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation pointing out delays and decreased frequency of buses from Arekere and surrounding areas to the city.
As the construction work of the long-delayed overbridge at Baiyappanahalli is expected to resume today, citizens have taken it to Twitter to express hope and excitement in seeing the project having a successful completion. Among numerous tweets made reacting to Bangalore Central MP PC Mohan's tweet confirming the same, one user wrote, "Better late than never. Hope there will be no more delays."
At the same time, another person tweeted, "Its is a welcome news, as this ROB was stopped halfway couple of years ago due to dispute with MoD property!"