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'NGT order will see 95% of Bengaluru buildings razed'
If the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) 2016 directions with respect to buffer zones around the lakes and stormwater drains were implemented, it would result in the demolition of 95% of buildings in Bengaluru, the Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court.
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Preferential treatment for Sasikala in prison exposed
Expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and her relative J Ilavarsi, convicted in a disproportionate assets case, enjoyed class-A prisoner’s preferential treatment at the Parappana Agrahara central prison, says the inquiry report.
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Karnataka: Congress MLAs fight at resort; one in hospital
The Congress’ attempts to keep its flock together have backfired with two of its MLAs coming to blows in the wee hours of Sunday, putting the party in a tough spot and leaving its leaders squirming.
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‘Attack’ on Anand Singh: wife warns of legal action
Congress MLA Anand Singh’s wife Lakshmi Singh has said that she will initiate legal action against Kampli MLA J N Ganesh, if at all he has attacked her husband.
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No more tusks for display: Forest dept to defence staff
The Forest department has decided to stop giving away elephant tusks and trophies to defence personnel who want to display them as a “show of strength”.
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Godown of plastic items gutted in fire at Nayandahalli.
A warehouse of plastic items inwestern Bengaluruwas gutted in a major fire on Sunday night.
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Varthur lake catches fire, 3rd time in two years
A massive fire broke out in Varthur lake on Sunday afternoon, with smoke billowing out from the wetland of the lake for more than five hours.
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Monday is No 1 accident day in Bengaluru
Monday is the most accident-prone day in Bengaluru, according to statistics collated by the traffic police.
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Will Narendra Modi come back as Prime Minister? Read what our correspondents predict.
Bizman loses Rs 1.2 cr to 5 conmen at Soudha
A gang of five used the corridors of power to con a businessman out of Rs 1.2 crore by promising him a commercial loan of Rs 100 crore.
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Siddaganga Mutt seer Shivakumara Swami in critical condition
According to Dr Parameshwara who is attending to the swami told media persons on Monday morning that swami’s health condition is ‘very critical and they have been doing their best to treat him
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KGF raises bar for filmmakers
The stupendous success of ‘KGF Chapter 1’ has set a new benchmark for the Kannada film industry. The Kannada film, dubbed into five languages, has reportedly collected more than Rs 200 crore at the box office worldwide.
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Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami passes away: Sources
Shivakumara Swami, the head pontiff of five-centuries-old Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru passed away at 11.54 am on Monday, four sources confirmed to Deccan Herald.
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