BENGALURU LIVE - January 3, 2019

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Weather at 8 am: 14 degree Celsius, Fog

Traffic is getting heavier on several roads

Smart city project Phase I to kick off soon

The Smart City project is all set to take off soon, a year after the formation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to implement the project. Works under Phase I of the project worth Rs 100 crore will begin in five to six months.

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Quash NGT’s lake buffer zone order, Karnataka tells SC

The Karnataka government on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn the National Green Tribunal’s direction affixing a 75-metre buffer zone around lakes in Bengaluru with retrospective effect.

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Soon, facial recognition trackers at BBMP offices

Now, brand new facial recognition systems are to monitor employees' attendance at the BBMP head office. Read more

For now, PRR will be based on CDP - 2031

The Bangalore Development Authority has decided to follow the Comprehensive Development Plan - 2031, to ensure that the construction of the Peripheral Ring Road, and the infrastructure development along the corridor are realised at a quicker pace.

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Sholay, ’70s films inspired KGF: Director Neel

Prashanth has begun work on a sequel to KGF; it will be called KGF Chapter 2. In an interview with Metrolife, he reveals how he came up with the idea of making KGF.

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Mahamastakabhisheka at Dharmasthala from February 9

The Mahamastakabhisheka of the 39-foot-tall Bahubali at Rathnagiri in Dharmasthala will be held from February 9 to 18, said Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade.

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Despite law, Good Samaritans afraid

Hospitals must display a Good Samaritan charter to reassure those who help road accident victims. They are ignoring the mandate.

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IT dept raids houses of Puneet, KGF producer Vijay

Income Tax departmentraids the properties of Kannada film actors and producers including Puneet Rajkumar and KGF producer Vijay Kiragandhur, on Thursday morning.

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Slow moving traffic on most of the roads in Bengaluru

On My Pinboard: Hemanth Subramanya

Known for his hit number ‘Preetse Preetse’, Hemanth Subramanya, started his music career as an assistant to composer Hamsalekha. He has around athousand songs under his belt.

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Members of Sabarimala Seva Samithi and Ayyappa Devotees stage a protest against the state government denouncing the entry of two women, in their 40s, into Sabarimala shrine, in Bengaluru on Thursday. (PTI Photo)

32 missions including Chandrayaan-2 planned for 2019: ISRO

India has planned 32 missions, including the "most complex" Chandrayaan-2 during 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation has said. Read more

IT dept grills D K Shivakumar in tax evasion case

Senior Karnataka minister D K Shivakumar was on Thursday grilled for about three hours by the Income Tax department for alleged tax evasion, officials said. Read more