BENGALURU LIVE- March 12, 2019

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Weather at 9: 26 degree Celsius

Heavy traffic on most of the city roads

Elevated corridor to flatten 120 Cubbon Park trees

Slicing through 120 fully grown trees in Cubbon Park, the North-South Elevated Corridor is set to totally destroy the celebrated green aesthetics of the park and the Mahatma Gandhi Circle. The project comes just a year after a monster integrated skywalk threatened to kill the iconic circle.

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Broke BMTC lose Rs 80 cr central aid for electric buses

The cash-strapped BMTC has lost at least Rs 80 crore aid from the Centre, thanks to the delay in procurement of electric buses after a change in the state government led to the scrapping of a tender to lease the vehicles.

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Gowda enters poll race; Cong may spare him B’lore North

JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, who on more than once had hinted that he will not contest the Lok Sabha elections, on Monday however announced in Bengaluru that he will indeed be in the fray for the upcoming polls.

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New radio galaxy spotted by Indian scientists

Indian astronomers have reported discovery of a new category of distant radio-galaxies that don't appear to follow the rules, which thousands of such galaxies are known to obey.

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Amid water crisis, citizens get half-bucket challenge

The largest body of apartments in Bengaluru is running a social mediacampaign, urging itsmembers to bath in half a bucket of water so as to reduce the pressure on the city’s depleting water resources.

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'Unfare' Bengaluru: ASI assaulted by two auto drivers

An assistant sub-inspector was kicked and assaulted for objecting to exorbitant auto-rickshaw fare while a head constable was beaten with a log when he tried to apprehend a drunk motorcyclist.

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Long weekend may affect voter turnout in city

Bengaluru, the tech city, will hold the Lok Sabha elections on April 18. The polling date, however, is wedged between holidays -- Mahaveer Jayanti on April 17 and Good Friday on April 19. It is a long weekend too.

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SC declines petition against BBMP ad ban

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea questioning the stay granted by the Karnataka High Court's division bench on a single judge's order that quashed the BBMP's ban on advertising for one year.

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WATCH | It's a wasted opportunity: PC on Modi's 5 yrs

Farmers staging protest opposite BDA head office in Bengaluru

Near-fatal attack on couple who fed strays dogs at HAL

Feeding stray dogs proved near fatal for a couple in HAL, who were attacked by a gang of youths living next door in L B Shastri Nagar on Sunday afternoon. The woman, who suffered head injuries, was shifted to a local hospital.

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Minor girl rescued from child marriage, 30yr old booked

The Parappana Agrahara police have booked a 30-year-old man for trying to marry a minor girl. The police also booked the girl’s parents and family members for abetting child marriage.

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Long weekend may affect voter turnout in city

Bengaluru, the tech city, will hold the Lok Sabha elections on April 18. The polling date, however, is wedged between holidays -- Mahaveer Jayanti on April 17 and Good Friday on April 19. It is a long weekend too.

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DH Exclusive | Top 3 issues in 2019 polls are jobs, jobs and jobs: PC

Today we present former Union finance and home ministerP Chidambaram, now the senior statesman in the Congress party, in conversation withSitaraman Shankar, the editor of the Deccan Herald.

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Karnataka govt to seek EC nod for loan waiver

With the election model code of conduct in place, the state government will seek clarity from the Election Commission on going ahead with payments under its flagship crop loan waiver scheme.

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