BENGALURU LIVE- December 18, 2018

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Soon, a MEMU train from Bengaluru to Mysuru after 7 pm

A mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) train is likely to come to the rescue of passengers travelling from Bengaluru to Mysuru in the evening hours.

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Pedestrian safety action plan for Iblur junction

The members of Bellandur Jothege, a resident welfare association, have charted out a plan to make pedestrian movement safe in Iblur junction.

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BBMP gets 3 days to make Bommanahalli zone pothole-free

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the BBMP to make Bommanahalli pothole-free by December 20.

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India’s last dancing bear celebrates 9 years of freedom

Raju, India’s last dancing bear, celebrated its ninth year of freedom at the Wildlife SOS Sloth Bear Rescue Centre in the Bannerghatta Biological Park on Monday.

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Illegal constructions rising in Mahadevapura corridor

The demand for housing and commercial space in the Mahadevapura tech corridor has resulted in many illegal constructions that violate building regulations.

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Cable TV to get more expensive from New Year's Eve

Watching cable television at home is likely to get disrupted - and expensive - come 2019 as Local Cable Operators say they aren't ready to align with the new tariff regime which kicks in on December 29.

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IPL auction: RCB look to address bowling woes

As the auction for the 2019 IPL season is set to begin, Royal Challengers Bangalore look to fix their bowling woes over from the last season.

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Crazy man abandons stolen bikes after emptying fuel, arrested

Police have arrested a 45-year-old man, who is apparently crazy about motorcycles. For fun,he steals motorbikes, rides tillthe fuel gets over, and leaves them on the roadside.

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Fuel prices today

The price of petrol sits at Rs 71.2 per liter and diesel sits at Rs 64.9 per litre.

BBMP maternity homes to get a facelift

Beginning from construction and repair, the BBMP is planning to focus on improving in each of the existing 24 BBMP maternity homes and six referral hospitals.

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Financial firm staff help forge cop’s documents

How about forging a police officer’s documents to apply for a loan? The staff at a leading financial services company in central Bengaluru, along with the other accused in the case, did exactly that.

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CCB hand in glove with Ponzi fraudsters: AAP leader

At a press conference on Monday, Ravikrishna Reddy, AAP leader and the president of the NGOLancha Mukta Karnataka Nirmana Vedike, released an explosive letter, purportedly written byVenkatesh Prasanna, the previous investigating officer in the Ambidant case, to the state police chief, Neelmani Raju.

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R-Day Lalbagh flower show to pay tributes to Gandhi

This Republic Day, the horticulture department will showcase 12 different aspects of Gandhi in the LalbaghBotanical Garden. M Jagadish, Joint Director, Parks and Gardens, Lalbagh, said as Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary will be celebrated in 2019, it has been decided to pay tributes to the Father of the Nation.

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Drain overflows in Navodaya Nagar, BBMP doesn't care

Overflowing open drain on the road in Navodaya Nagar, JP Nagar, in South Bengaluru, is posing a serious health problem to residents for the past several months. However, the civic agencies seem to neglect this.

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Will make Eagleton Resort pay Rs 982 cr: Deshpande

Revenue Minister R V Deshpande on Monday said the state government will take all measures to collect Rs 982 crore from the Eagleton Golf Resort in Bidadi near Bengaluru for encroaching upon 77 acres of government land.

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HC permits abortion of 20-wk foetus

The high court has allowed a 29-year-old woman, who is over 20 weeks pregnant, to undergo an abortion as medical tests revealed that the foetus hasdevelopmentalabnormalities.

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Two students killed by a moving bus on Mysore Road

Chandrakanta (16) and Yadu Kumar S Y (15), students from BBMP Kasturba PU College, KB Nagar, Mysore road, were killed by a moving bus on Mysore Road.

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RCB BUYS FIRST PLAYER! Shimron Hetmyer sold to RCB for 4.2 crores

RCB gets another!