BENGALURU LIVE - December 29, 2018

Hello Bengaluru, follow what's happening in the city - where to go, what to do and all that matters - on deccanherald.com, throughout the day.

Weather at 9 am: 21 degree Celsius

Normal traffic all over the city, expect year-end heavy traffic in city centers

Namma Metro repair begins, services partially hit

As repair work on the Metro viaduct near Trinity station began on Friday, services between MG Road and Indiranagar stations were disrupted after 8 pm, inconveniencing thousands of passengers.

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Nathicharami review: Good attempt but falls short

Perhaps, Nathicharami is the first Kannada movie to use silence effectively to convey a solution in the climax. It aptly uses imagery to show freedom from the past, the dead and the illusion towards a new beginning.

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Ananthu v/s Nusrath review: Too much of everything

"Too many cooks spoil the broth" (uppittu, in this case) best describes Ananthu v/s Nusrath. When one says the film has action, comedy, drama, romance etc,it is bound to end up like a uppittu with either too much or too little of everything, withno kesari bath.

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Simmba review: A jaded tale of excesses

Ranveer Singh plays the indisputable Rohit Shetty baby till the interval... Dance, drive, joke, mock, plot, whatnot. Then he sets out to save the izzat of Indian women. “Aala re aala Simmba aala,” the background score drills home the safety anthem in loop, just in case one misses the saviour or his swagger.

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Trai gives one month to choose channels under new rule

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has given time till January 31 for consumers to select channels of their choice under the new framework for broadcasting and cable services.

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Go on, convict me soon, says ATM attacker

K Madhukar Reddy, the accused in the brutal attack on 53-year-old Corporation Bank employee Jyoti Uday in an ATM kiosk on November 19, 2013, asked the court to convict him without any delay.

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Congestion ahead: Sirsi Circle flyover repair begins

BGS flyover, commonly known asSirsi Circle flyover, has been partially shut for repair that will last four months. While the repair will put motorists to hardship, questions are being raised about the need to asphalt the 2.6-km-long flyover that was tarred just a few years ago.

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Single moms find it hard to get houses

Single mothers in Bengaluru face a tough time finding a place to stay. Many house owners are unwilling to rent out their house to divorced women with children, mostly because they are worried about ex-husbands creating problems in the future or because of the absence of a male in the family.

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