Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy flags off Pink Sarathi jeeps, which will attend grievances of women passengers travelling in BMTC buses. Express Photo
Bangalore news highlights: Heavy rain lashed Bangalore on Wednesday and uprooted more than 13 trees in the city. The thundershowers lashed the city for more than an hour in some areas. The city recorded 62 mm rainfall on Wednesday evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that rains are likely to continue on Thursday.
According to BBMP trees were uprooted in Ulsoor, Jayanagar 4th Block, Wilson Garden, Nagarabhavi, Moodalapalya, Ideal Homes Colony in Rajarajeshwarinagar, Puttenahalli, Bellandur Signal, Mallathahalli, Yelahanka and Byrasandra.
The Bangalore Metro services between Indiranagar and Byappanahalli on the Purple Line were affected between 11.30am and 12pm on Wednesday due to maintenance work on the third rail traction power at Swami Vivekananda Road Station. However, trains operated between Mysuru Road and Indiranagar during the period.
BESCOM MD C. Shikha tells Indianexpress.com that notifications are being sent at present to consumers who have signed up to the BESCOM Mithra smartphone application. “Frequent notifications are sent to consumers via the app whenever there is a power cut expected in their respective areas due to in the event of maintenance work in feeders or for tree trimming,” she says. This is being done to ensure an automated SMS notification system works efficiently to provide the right information to the concerned consumer in the light of power cuts.
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Bengaluru Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun has issued a circular to BBMP hospitals and primary health care centres across 198 wards to strengthen surveillance in view of detection of Nipah virus in Bengaluru. The BBMP has also issued a public notice informing citizens on symptoms and steps to be taken in the event of diagnosis. "Treatment is available in BBMP hospitals," reads the notice.
Residents took to Twitter to complain about power cut for over five hours in JJR Nagar 9th main. According to the tweet, the same went on for over 14 hours yesterday.
The rain report in Karnataka from 8.30am of 5 June to 8.30am of 6 June by KSNDMC. The highest rainfall recorded is 93.5mm in Karmadu in Virajpet taluk, Kodagu district.
New flight service between Belagavi and Bengaluru starts from June 20th. Minister of state (MoS) for railways Suresh Angadi tweets about the new flight.
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy flagged off Pink Sarathi jeeps, a fleet of 25 vehicles that will ply on Bangalore roads to attend grievances of women passengers travelling in Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses. The launch which took place outside Vidhana Soudha was also attended by transport minister D.C. Thammanna and BMTC Chairman N.A. Haris.
Calling out to Union railway minister Piyush Goyal and minister for state Suresh Angadi, passengers have requested to add a stop for Train 11013/Mumbai LTT - Coimbatore Kurla Express (PT) at Yelahanka. A user tweeted that this would be of convenience to defence personnel and for commuters trying to reach Bengaluru International Airport situated at Devanahalli. At present, the train stops at Bengaluru East, KSR Bengaluru City and Bengaluru Cantonment stations in the city.
One among the premier science institutions in India, the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) will host a discussion on “Ravines and riverfront gardens: the Mughal settlement of Agra and subsequent spatial transformations” next week. The discussion is scheduled to be held at NIAS Lecture Hall from 4 pm on June 12.
Karnataka deputy CM G. Parameshwara paid tribute to former Chief Minister Devaraj Urs in Bengaluru on Thursday. Today marks the 37th death anniversary of the former senior politician who served two terms, from 1972-77 and 1978-80, as the Karnataka CM.
Document verification after KCET-2019 for all General Merit, Reserved Categories and Special Category candidates begins today in all 29 districts of the state."Candidates have to attend document verification process with all the original documents and one set of attested photocopies. Candidates have to verify their documents in the l-helpline Centre established in their native district or where they have appeared for 2nd PUC I 12th standard examination as per the schedule posted on the KEA Website http://kea.kar.nic.in," a notification from the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) reads.
Karnataka Rail Users, a civic group which includes train passengers from the state, has taken it to Twitter to resound their long-standing demand of introducing more intercity trains. Their tweet requests new minister of state for Railways Suresh Angadi and several other top officials to introduce trains between Hospete and Bengaluru via Ballari and Guntakal.
As many as 41 electric poles were damaged in heavy thunderstorms that lashed Karnataka on Wednesday. According to statistics from BESCOM, 15 of them were from Bengaluru while 12 others were reported from Kolar Circle.
Bangalore Central MP P.C. Mohan paid tribute to former Karnataka Chief Minister Devaraj Urs on the occasion of his 37th death anniversary. In a note written on Twitter, the three-time MP commemorates the former CM's dedication in work for the welfare of minorities in the state.
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner T. Suneel Kumar voiced his concerns on various environmental issues the city faces at the moment. In a private event organised by an NGO in the city as part of observing World Environment Day, he said, "In Bengaluru, the temperatures are rising. A few years back, we had to wear light sweaters, but now we cannot bear without air conditioning. We can’t blame anybody else for this state of affairs as each one of us is responsible. We have covered up lakes and built glass and concrete structures whose reflections are creating heat islands.
A Bangalore journalist working with a regional TV channel allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning.
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Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to hold a cabinet meeting today at Vidhan Soudha at 11 am
Heavy traffic jam is reported at the Agara flyover in East Bengaluru after a truck hit a divider on Thursday morning. According to residents, the incident occurred after the driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the divider on the flyover at wee hours.
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will launch a fleet of 25 pink Sarathi vehicles on Thursday to attend the complaints of women passengers travelling in its buses. The vehicles are procured under the Central government's Nirbhaya scheme.
Bengaluru Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun said the BBMP along with NGOs, citizen activists and other civic groups will plant 1.7 lakh saplings across 198 wards during this rainy season.
A delivery boy was stabbed and robbed of his cash by four people in MG Road in the wee hours of Wednesday. The victim is Vinay V (20), a resident of Kamakshipalya. Vinay was on his way to MG Road after delivering an order at 12.40 am on Thiyagi M Palanivelu Road. After night patrolling police saw Vinay and rushed him to a hospital.