BENGALURU NEWS: December 10, 2018

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Good morning Bengaluru!

Weather at 7 am: 18 degree Celsius, Fog

Winter is here.

Jam alert: Over 40 roads set to be white-topped

Amid questions over spending Rs 986.64 crore on white-topping 94.5 km roads in the city, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has begun floating tenders for converting 41 more roads of 63.24 km in length into concrete stretches.

Read more here.

On Sunday, #DH_InSight had exposed how white-topping is ruining perfectly good asphalted roads.

Read all three DH InSight stories here:

1.BBMP’s concrete roads a criminal waste of money

2.Flawed design an invitation to flooding

3. Poor planning, worse execution: IISc expert

Electoral awareness aampaign by REVA Electoral Literacy Association

Match day for BFC!

Costly slips: IISc has bad fire safety record

The recent hydrogen cylinder blastatthe Hypersonic and Shockwave research laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) — which killed a research scholar and injured threeothers — has raised questions on the safety measures at the research centre.

Read more here.

Photo:Fire force personnel douse a fire at Immunology lab at Micro Biology and Cell Biology building at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on February 09, 2007, night around 10 pm. (DH Archives)

At Hennur main road

At Hennur main road- Video

India-UK FutureTech Festival

City traffic police says that they are creating awareness among BMTC drivers amidst mounting complaints against them.

Power cut on Monday and Tuesday

There will be no power supply on Monday from 10 am to 3 pm in Hagadur Road, Kadugodi, Channasandra, Vijayalakshmi Colony, Nagondanahalli, Whitefield, Sai Colony, Vijayalakshmi

Read more here.

FINALLY! Ravichandran Ashwin gets the last wicket as India beat Australia by 31 runs.

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For the full scoreboard, click here.

Former chief minister Nijalingappa's 116th birth anniversary

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Former Union Minister MV Rajashekaran and others offered floral tributes to Former Chief Minister Nijalingappa on the occasion of his 116th birth anniversary at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru today. pic.twitter.com/d7ndsVCmqz

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) December 10, 2018

Again! Its 3-0 now.

Year-end car deals are here

Year-end car deals are here. Brands are offering discounts across segments, and if you have been eyeing something, perhaps this is a time to make that trip to a showroom.

Read more about the deals here.

Paresh Lamba designs Diganth’s D-day outfit

After Bollywood the DeepVeer extravaganza, it’s the turn of Kannada moviedom to witness the most happening wedding of the year.The much-in-love Diganth Manchale and Aindrita Ray are tying the knot on December 12, after 10 years of courtship. The wedding will take place at Discovery Village, a resort near Nandi Hills.

Read more here.

Even skies above Bengaluru are not traffic-free!

Tourism dept puts curbs on shooting at protected sites

Apart from providing a subsidy of up to Rs 2.5 crore to filmmakers whose movies promote tourist spots in the state, the film tourism policy approved by the Cabinet has also put restrictions on shooting at protected sites.

Read more here.

BBMP Deputy Mayor B Bhadregowda assumes office on Monday.

Art attack

Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology presents 'Festival of Ideas', the event is on till December 12 from 11 am to 7 pm at Rangoli Metro Art Centre, MG Road and 'Festival of Performances' on December 12 and 13, 2 pm onwards, at ADA Rangamandira, J.C. Road Bangalore.

Weather at 5: Mercury sits at 28 degrees with a slow 8 km/hr wind.