BENGALURU LIVE - March 19, 2019

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Girl power on show at VTU convocation

The 18th convocation of Visvesvaraya Technological University here on Monday saw girls stealing the show with N Suchitra of Jain Institute of Technology, Davangere, leading from the front with nine gold medals.

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Sunscalded trees to get soothing balm this Holi

Thousands of trees in the city that die or get affected due to sun scalding and insect attacks will get a new life this Holi, as a group of youths has come to their rescue.

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Illegal borewells on Muthanalluru lakebed wind up

The 10-odd illegal borewells that were dug on the Muthanalluru lakebed for commercial purposes have beenshut down by the officials.

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Ambulance unaffordable, woman’s body taken in car boot

The body of a woman hailing from Bidar in Karnataka, who died of cancer in Kerala, was transported to her native place in the boot of a car as her family could not afford the amount demanded by ambulance operators.

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Tanker mafia coffers swell as groundwater dries up

Cashing in on acute water scarcity, unauthorised private tankers supplying water to residential areas in Mahadevapura, East Bengaluru, haveadopted a new method to boost the illegal trade.

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ISL: Party time for Bengaluru!

With six titles in as many years since its inception in 2013, Bengaluru FC (BFC) have well and truly established themselves as the country’s top football club.

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Elevated corridor: Cubbon Park trees facing axe mapped

Putting to rest the debate over the number of trees along the boundary of the Cubbon Park to be chopped for the elevated corridor, several volunteers scientifically mapped as many as 82 trees belonging to 12 different species.

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