Bengaluru News- December 04, 2018

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Weather at 8 am: 19 degree Celsius, Fog

The proposed six-lane highway connecting Bengaluru and Mysuru will choke both the cities in the future.

The increased carriageway will add more vehicles unless the system supports high capacity transport arrangements like a High Speed Rail (HSR) or a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Ashish Verma, an expertat the IISc warned.

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New BBMP Deputy Mayor

The Nagapura ward corporator,B Bhadregowda from the JD(S) is most likely to be the next Deputy Mayor ofBengaluru.

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Prof S Settar, NIAS has been chosen for the Dr. M M Kalburgi award

Kaapi with Kuriosity Public Lecture "States of Matter" by Deepak Dhar on Dec 9

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A 35-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ will be unveiled at Gethsemane garden, Hennur Bande on Wednesday.

Schemes for transgender persons

BBMP has drafted a set of schemes on health, education, self-employment and skill development for transgender persons in the city, reports Times of India. Around two years back, Palike had allotted Rs 2 crore for the same on their annual budget.

The condition of Vidyaranyapura 1st Block bust stand.

Sewage overflows

Sewage is overflowing near Shanti Nagar BMTC bus stand. (via Twitter/@RBPachhapur)

Namma Metro to fill the gap between train and platform

The alert to 'mind the gap' between the train and the platform in the metro trains may end soon as BMRCL is planning to fill it with 'wooden material'.

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Bengaluru Jatre starts tomorrow!

Kadlekai Parishe, the annual groundnut fair, officially began on Monday and will go on until Wednesday, locals have been celebrating it for the past three days.

Roasted, dry, raw or boiled - it was groundnuts all the way in southern Bengaluru’s Basavanagudi on Monday. Read more

'Globe in a Glass 2018'

Bengaluru to witness the first edition of 'Globe in a Glass 2018' on December 4, 5 pm onwards, at Kitty Ko, The Lalit Ashok, Kumara Krupa High Grounds. The event brings 40 wines and 15 spirits from 14 different countries under one roof.