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Bangalore News May 31 Highlights: Bangalore Suburban Rail users welcome Suresh Angadi; BBMP signs MoU for dry waste

Bangalore News Highlights: Get the latest updates on Bangalore traffic, Bangalore weather, the events in Bangalore today and much more in our daily live blog.

Written by Express Web Desk
Bengaluru | Updated: June 4, 2019 08:11 IST
ministers-karnataka Sadananda Gowda, Pralhad Joshi and Suresh Angadi are ministers in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new Union cabinet.

Bangalore News Highlights:

With Sadananda Gowda, Pralhad Joshi and Suresh Angadi making it to the union council of ministers from the state, all eyes are now on what their ministries would be. Bangalore is hoping that Sadananda Gowda gets a crucial ministry like Railways with the hope that the suburban rail project would see the light of the day. PC Mohan, the winner from Bangalore Central and a front runner for a ministerial berth seems to be overlooked.

Meanwhile, the high court has directed the BBMP commissioner to find out more on an allegation in a PIL which states that pedestrian underpasses in and around Kempegowda bus stand, are being blocked by illegal hawkers. Hope there is some action on this front.

Read: Sadananda Gowda, Pralhad Joshi and Suresh Angadi take oath as ministers

Live Blog
16:57 (IST)31 May 2019
Latvian Ambassador to India Artis Bertulis in Bangalore to meet Chief Secretary

Latvian Ambassador to India Artis Bertulis was in Bangalore today to meet with the Chief Secretary of Karnataka Mr Vijay Bhaskar and other officials of the state to discuss areas of cooperation between Latvia and Karnataka.

This is Mr Bertulis' first visit to Bangalore and discussed issues of cooperation in ICT, cinema and education.

16:44 (IST)31 May 2019
Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara wishes newly elected Union ministers from Karnataka 

Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara wishes newly elected Union ministers from Karnataka 

16:10 (IST)31 May 2019
BBMP signed  MoU with SweepSmart to upgrade dry waste collection centres in Bangalore 

BBMP signed  MoU with SweepSmart to upgrade dry waste collection centres in Bangalore.

16:07 (IST)31 May 2019
World No Tobacco Day observed today in Bengaluru

World No Tobacco Day observed today in Bengaluru

14:40 (IST)31 May 2019
Bangalore Suburban Rail users welcome Suresh Angadi

Bangalore Suburban Rail users welcome Suresh Angadi and hope to see implementation of suburban rail in Bengaluru

14:28 (IST)31 May 2019
Karnataka local body poll results

The BJP is ahead of the Congress in Town Panchayats, while in Town Municipalities and City Municipalities, the Congress is ahead.

14:27 (IST)31 May 2019
Karnataka local body poll results

As many as 63 Urban Local Bodies - eight city municipal councils, 33 town municipal councils and 22 town panchayats - comprising 1,361 wards went to polls on May 29.

14:22 (IST)31 May 2019
Karnataka local body poll results

Karnataka local body poll results:

Wards - 1221
BJP - 366
INC - 509
JDs- 174

14:13 (IST)31 May 2019
Bangalore North MP  DV Sadanand Gowda thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the portfolio 

Bangalore North MP  DV Sadanand Gowda thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the portfolio 

13:59 (IST)31 May 2019
Yulu Bikes start their services from Electronic City today

Yulu Bikes start their services from Electronic City today





13:40 (IST)31 May 2019
Pralhad Joshi gets the ministry of parliamentary affair, coal and Mines

Pralhad Joshi gets the ministry of parliamentary affair, coal and Mines

13:18 (IST)31 May 2019
Portfolios announced

Portfolios announced: Sadanand Gowda- Chemicals, fertilisers; Pralhad Joshi - parliamentary affairs, coal, mines; Suresh Angadi - Minister of State, Railways

12:35 (IST)31 May 2019
Handmade grenade casings found at Bangalore city railway station; passengers panic

A bomb scare was witnessed at Sangolli Rayanna railway station (Majestic city railway station) in Bengaluru on Friday morning after handmade grenade bomb casings were found near the Patna bound Sanghamitra express train.

Read: Handmade grenade casings found at Bangalore city railway station; passengers panic

11:44 (IST)31 May 2019
Grenade bomb casings found at Bengaluru city railway station

Grenade bomb casings found at Bengaluru city railway station. A bomb disposal squad has been rushed to spot. Police said that it is not a live grenade.

11:07 (IST)31 May 2019
BBMP Bypoll results

Congress candidate Palaniyamma wins BBMP by-polls from Sagayapura ward.  BJP candidate Pallavi wins BBMP by-polls from Kaveripura ward.

10:46 (IST)31 May 2019
Bomb scare at Sangolli Rayanna railway station in Bengaluru

According to Tv reports, bomb scare at Sangolli Rayanna railway(Majestic city railway station)  station in Bengaluru after a suspicious object was found. Police and bomb disposal squad have reached the spot. Passengers ran helter-skelter following the bomb scare.

10:21 (IST)31 May 2019
Peak hour traffic is getting heavier on several roads

Peak hour traffic is getting heavier on several roads. Traffic snarls are reported from various parts of Central Business District, Indiranagar, Banashankari, Bannerghatta Road, Mahadevapura, Koramangala, Malleshwaram, Hebbal, Goraguntepalya and Yeswanthpur.

09:59 (IST)31 May 2019
Bangalore LIVE air quality check

Average air quality in Bengaluru is 'moderate'. At 9.15 am, PM 2.5 (Fine Particulate matter) is at an 'unhealthy' level if you are near Brigade Road or Bannerghatta Road. The same is at 'moderate' levels near Banashankari and Varthur

09:42 (IST)31 May 2019
Electricity charges hiked for domestic, commercial users in Karnataka

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved an increase of 33 paise per unit in the electricity bills of all electricity supply companies (Escoms) in the state.

Read: Electricity charges hiked for domestic, commercial users in Karnataka

09:22 (IST)31 May 2019
BESCOM to consult GAIL for laying underground cables

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) will consult Gas Authority India Ltd (GAIL), before digging for laying underground electric cables in Bangalore. According to BESCOM Managing Director C Shikha, It will avail GAIL’s geographical information system to dig at the right places.

08:49 (IST)31 May 2019
BBMP to sign MoU with SweepSmart to upgrade dry waste collection centres in Bangalore 

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)will sign MoU with SweepSmart for Dry Waste Collection Centre upgrade project. According to BBMP, SweepSmart will upgrade 10 Dry Waste Collection Centres of the BBMP to best-in-class Smart Waste Centres with Dutch waste management technology and knowledge tailored to the Indian context.

08:38 (IST)31 May 2019
Metro begins underground work near Vellara junction; traffic to be hit

Despite protests by members of the 150-year-old All Saints’ Church, Metro authorities are going ahead with their plan to build a station at Vellara Junction. Commuters fear that Metro work will create severe gridlock. Many shops and establishments in the area are being shut down or demolished. Metro authorities and their contractors are also expected to take up tunneling work in Vellara junction, MG Road and Shivaji Nagar. This might lead to substantial disruption of traffic for the next few months.

At the same time, a fire broke out at the Bengaluru International Airport premises on Wednesday morning causing panic to flyers and people in and around the area. The fire broke out at a restaurant near the parking area at around 6 am. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was put out.

Read more: Fire at Bangalore International Airport premises, investigation underway

Meanwhile, Soundarya School and PU college in Hesaraghatta road, North Bengaluru has installed the metal detectors after a student stabbed his classmate using a knife in the college washroom premises in January 2019.

Bengaluru city police had suggested earlier that educational institutions install hand-held metal detector (HHMD), security metal detectors and door frame metal detectors (DFMD) along with CCTV cameras.

Read more: This Bangalore school is now using metal detectors to check ‘violent’ students

Here are a few contacts that might come handy for you in emergency situations: BBMP Control room: 080-22221188 In case of power disruptions, contact BESCOM: 1912. If the water supply is hit at your area, contact BWSSB: 1916.

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