BENGALURU LIVE - January 5, 2019

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Weather at 8 am: 14 degree Celsius, Fog

Dinesh, Revanna spar as cracks widen in coalition govt

Raised manholes are death traps

Badly built manhole covers are common in Bengaluru. They are death traps, and are causing serious accidents, warn doctors in Nimhans.

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BBMP got 9,978 cr in 3 yrs, 30% works still pending

Public lectures by development economist Prof Venkatesh B Athreya in Christ University and IISc today

Speculation rife over film-star raids

The tax raids on big actors and producers has sent shock waves in the Kannada film industry. Insiders suspect two recent blockbusters---KGF and The Villain---drew the attention of the income tax department to those in the film business in Bengaluru.

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Tuskers cross Nice Road, commuters panic

The aim is to ensure that there is no elephant-human conflict. Since its an all-young tusker group, extra caution needs to be taken, the official added.

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The Ambareesh you didn’t know

Petrol, diesel prices hiked in Karnataka

Petrol in Karnataka will cost Rs 70.84 a litre and diesel Rs 64.66 a litre (may vary slightly in different cities depending on transportation cost) and will come into immediate effect.

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A herd of tuskers trying to migrate from Bannerghatta towards Tamil Nadu caused mass panic among commuters at the NICE junction in Kengeri.

Among the eight BBMP zones, the south zone is the best when it comes to implementation of tobacco control-related laws.

Cover up to beat the chill

GST evasion led to raids, says Sambargi

On Friday, Prashanth said I-T raids on Sandalwood stars are based on a solid tip-off from GST vigilance team and quoted various reasons on how the industry is avoiding GST.

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Need more women in science for research quality: Murthy

India needs to create an environment conducive for qualified, bright women researchers to continue their pursuit in the field of science to improve the quality of research in the country, Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy said here.

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