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Stuck In Bengaluru Traffic For Hours, He Ordered Pizza And Got It On Time
Long rows of cars, pacing one inch every minute, and pizzas to kill time - this was the scene in Bengaluru last night as the city faced unprecedented traffic jams hours after a near citywide shutdown due to a strike.
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Over 1 Lakh Coronavirus Cases In India, 3,163 Deaths: 10 Points
Eight weeks into the lockdown, India has crossed the one-lakh mark in the number of coronavirus cases as 4,970 new patients were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,01,139. Of 3,163 deaths linked to COVID-19 reported so far, 134 were reported in the last 24 hours. More than 39,000 patients have recovered, according to the data ...
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Lockdown For 2 More Weeks. What Will Be Different Now: 10 Points
The nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more weeks from May 4, the government said on Friday, noting significant gains from the six-week shutdown in India's fight to slow the spread of COVID-19. Extending the lockdown for the second time, the home ministry announced new guidelines based on the demarcation of the country into red...
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Karnataka Bandh Over Mahadayi Dispute: BJP's River Of Trouble?
Shutdown in Karnataka today with farmers and some pro Kannada groups sticking to their bandh call from 6 am to 6 pm over the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute. Many schools in the state capital Bengaluru have declared a holiday.Some exams have also been rescheduled because of the bandh. Roads are largely empty with only few buses and private tax...
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Protest In North Karnataka, Bengaluru Over Sharing Mahadayi Waters
Protests on the issue of sharing of Mahadayi river waters continued in Karnataka on Wednesday. A bandh was called in north Karnataka -- the area that is hoping to receive more river water from Kalasa Banduri project being opposed by neighbouring Goa. There was a shutdown in several districts with buses off the roads and bus services between the two...
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Mixed Response To Shutdown Call In Karnataka
The Karnataka shutdown call given by the Federation of Kannada Associations received a mixed response in the state on Monday, following the Karnataka Bandh.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake, Which Burst Into Flames, Finally Being Cleaned
A walloping from the country's top green court appears to have worked - after years of inaction, Bengaluru's largest lake, Bellandur, a fixture in the headlines because of its regular frothing and flaming, is being cleaned.
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National Green Tribunal Orders Immediate Closure Of Industries Near Bengaluru Lake
The National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year.
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Drivers, Civic Workers, Porters. Were These Bengaluru's Rioters?
Crouched on the floor of a police station in the suburbs of Bengaluru on Wednesday evening were men picked up by the police for alleged involvement in the violence on Monday that held much of the Karnataka capital to ransom.
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Bengaluru Normal But Cauvery Issue Simmers With Today's Rail Roko: 10 Facts
After two days of violent protests over Cauvery dispute - which led to a shutdown -- Bengaluru was largely peaceful on Wednesday. A curfew imposed on the city's violence-hit areas since Monday was removed. Bus and metro services started and some schools and colleges also reopened.
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Karnataka Bandh Shuts Bengaluru, IT Firms Hit, PM Modi Is Told: 10 Facts
A bandh or shutdown to protest against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu has brought Karnataka to a complete halt on Friday. In Bengaluru, schools and colleges are closed along with most major IT offices.
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Karnataka Bandh Shuts Down Bengaluru, Most IT Firms Take Day Off: 10 Facts
A bandh or shutdown to protest against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu has brought Karnataka to a halt on Friday. Schools and colleges are closed as are many offices in capital Bengaluru and other places.
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Karnataka Home Minister Apologises For Police Brutality On Women
Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday apologised for the alleged police brutality on women in Dharwad district during the state-wide shutdown against an inter-state tribunal's verdict on sharing of Mahadayi river, which went against the state.
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Karnataka Reels Under Fallout From Tipu Sultan Controversy
Armed security outside a writer's house, protests on the street, calls for shutdowns - the fallout of the Karnataka government's decision to officially celebrate Tipu Sultan's birthday is still being felt in the state.
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State-Wide Shutdown over Drinking Water Project in Karnataka
An all-Karnataka bandh was called on Saturday in favour of the Kalasa Banduri drinking water project for north Karnataka. Schools were closed in different districts across the state, and public transport was off the road in Bengaluru and other cities.
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Stuck In Bengaluru Traffic For Hours, He Ordered Pizza And Got It On Time
Long rows of cars, pacing one inch every minute, and pizzas to kill time - this was the scene in Bengaluru last night as the city faced unprecedented traffic jams hours after a near citywide shutdown due to a strike.
-
Over 1 Lakh Coronavirus Cases In India, 3,163 Deaths: 10 Points
Eight weeks into the lockdown, India has crossed the one-lakh mark in the number of coronavirus cases as 4,970 new patients were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,01,139. Of 3,163 deaths linked to COVID-19 reported so far, 134 were reported in the last 24 hours. More than 39,000 patients have recovered, according to the data ...
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Lockdown For 2 More Weeks. What Will Be Different Now: 10 Points
The nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more weeks from May 4, the government said on Friday, noting significant gains from the six-week shutdown in India's fight to slow the spread of COVID-19. Extending the lockdown for the second time, the home ministry announced new guidelines based on the demarcation of the country into red...
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Karnataka Bandh Over Mahadayi Dispute: BJP's River Of Trouble?
Shutdown in Karnataka today with farmers and some pro Kannada groups sticking to their bandh call from 6 am to 6 pm over the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute. Many schools in the state capital Bengaluru have declared a holiday.Some exams have also been rescheduled because of the bandh. Roads are largely empty with only few buses and private tax...
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Protest In North Karnataka, Bengaluru Over Sharing Mahadayi Waters
Protests on the issue of sharing of Mahadayi river waters continued in Karnataka on Wednesday. A bandh was called in north Karnataka -- the area that is hoping to receive more river water from Kalasa Banduri project being opposed by neighbouring Goa. There was a shutdown in several districts with buses off the roads and bus services between the two...
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Mixed Response To Shutdown Call In Karnataka
The Karnataka shutdown call given by the Federation of Kannada Associations received a mixed response in the state on Monday, following the Karnataka Bandh.
-
Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake, Which Burst Into Flames, Finally Being Cleaned
A walloping from the country's top green court appears to have worked - after years of inaction, Bengaluru's largest lake, Bellandur, a fixture in the headlines because of its regular frothing and flaming, is being cleaned.
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National Green Tribunal Orders Immediate Closure Of Industries Near Bengaluru Lake
The National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year.
-
Drivers, Civic Workers, Porters. Were These Bengaluru's Rioters?
Crouched on the floor of a police station in the suburbs of Bengaluru on Wednesday evening were men picked up by the police for alleged involvement in the violence on Monday that held much of the Karnataka capital to ransom.
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Bengaluru Normal But Cauvery Issue Simmers With Today's Rail Roko: 10 Facts
After two days of violent protests over Cauvery dispute - which led to a shutdown -- Bengaluru was largely peaceful on Wednesday. A curfew imposed on the city's violence-hit areas since Monday was removed. Bus and metro services started and some schools and colleges also reopened.
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Karnataka Bandh Shuts Bengaluru, IT Firms Hit, PM Modi Is Told: 10 Facts
A bandh or shutdown to protest against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu has brought Karnataka to a complete halt on Friday. In Bengaluru, schools and colleges are closed along with most major IT offices.
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Karnataka Bandh Shuts Down Bengaluru, Most IT Firms Take Day Off: 10 Facts
A bandh or shutdown to protest against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu has brought Karnataka to a halt on Friday. Schools and colleges are closed as are many offices in capital Bengaluru and other places.
-
Karnataka Home Minister Apologises For Police Brutality On Women
Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday apologised for the alleged police brutality on women in Dharwad district during the state-wide shutdown against an inter-state tribunal's verdict on sharing of Mahadayi river, which went against the state.
-
Karnataka Reels Under Fallout From Tipu Sultan Controversy
Armed security outside a writer's house, protests on the street, calls for shutdowns - the fallout of the Karnataka government's decision to officially celebrate Tipu Sultan's birthday is still being felt in the state.
-
State-Wide Shutdown over Drinking Water Project in Karnataka
An all-Karnataka bandh was called on Saturday in favour of the Kalasa Banduri drinking water project for north Karnataka. Schools were closed in different districts across the state, and public transport was off the road in Bengaluru and other cities.
