BENGALURU LIVE - December 28, 2018

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Weather at 8 am: 19 degree Celsius, Fog.

Modi to launch suburban rail work: Kumaraswamy

The state government will give all clearances for Bengaluru’s suburban rail project in three days and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited to lay the foundation stone within a month, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Thursday.

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Karnataka Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths are conducting raids at 17 locations including Bengaluru, corresponding to 5 Govt officials. Search is on at Bengaluru, Chintamani, Mysuru, Hunsur, Udupi, Davanagere, Chikkamagaluru, Mangaluru and Karwar. (ANI)

Siddaramaiah flags CM's English schools plan

Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday strongly opposed Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s ambitious move to offer English education in 1,000 government schools, signalling yet another divide between him and the JD(S)-led coalition government.

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Mining SIT files charge sheet against Janardhana Reddy

In another jolt to former minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy, Special Investigation Team(SIT), probing illegal mining in the state, has filedthe first charge sheet against him in an illegal mining case. The SIT chargesheet also names K Mehfooz Ali Khan and B V Srinivasa Reddy.

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Police permission required to host 'commercial' New Year parties in the city. "Parties where microphones are used, cratefuls of liquor bottles are distributed and commercial considerations are involved will need permission," Times of India reports.

No metro service between MG Road and Indiranagar stations from 8 pm on Friday till Sunday night.

The Metro operations between MG Road and Indiranagar station will be shut from 8 pm on December 28 to 30 (full day) during which repair works will be taken up to fix a problem in a pillar.

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How to travel when the Metro is not available

How can people travelling between MG Road and Indiranagar have a fuss-free travel this weekend? Here are a few alternatives that you can opt for.

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Congress leader M B Patil gets home ministry

As a proud Bengalurean, I am deeply saddened by the crimes that seem to have captured our beautiful city and impacted the lives of my fellow Bengalureans, but most so by the fact that women in the city still do not feel safe, writes Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Members of transgender, sex worker and sexual minority communities protest against the 'Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014', and the 'Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018', at Town Hall, Bengaluru.

BMTC app updated