The weatherman has predicted a partly cloudy sky for Bangalore today. Rain/thundershowers are likely to make an appearance, mostly by evening. The mercury levels are expected to range between 24 and 36 degree Celsuis respectively.
Meanwhile, A Bengaluru-based auto driver, who purchased a Rs 1.6 crore villa in an elite gated society in Whitefield, got the money to purchase the house as charity, the Income Tax Department has confirmed. Nalluralli Subramani, 37, had been under the scanner of the I-T Department, who suspected that the auto driver had political links. Subramani, however, had attributed his good life to the largess of one of his passengers.
Read: Bengaluru auto driver with Rs 1.6-crore villa got money as charity, says IT Dept
Here are a few contacts that might come handy for you in emergency situations: BBMP Control room: 080-22221188 In case of power disruptions, contact BESCOM: 1912. If the water supply is hit at your area, contact BWSSB: 1916.
Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy held a meeting with BBMP, BDA, Bescom and BWSSB officials about monsoon preparedness in Bangalore.
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Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) has launched new bus services to Chidambaram and Ernakulam from Bengaluru.
An 11-year-old girl was found hanging from the cloth hanger at home in Mallasandra in Bagalgunte on Monday night. Police suspect Pooja died after enacting suicide scene in TV serial.
Prakash Raj, an Independent candidate from Bangalore Central is now campaigning for AAP in Delhi along with Delhi CM Kejriwal.
Traffic is moving at a snail's pace at Central Business District, Mysore Road, Corporation Circle and surrounding areas now. Traffic snarls are also reported from Hosur Road, Malleshwaram, Tumakuru road, Peenya and Yeshwantpur.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar also requested the citizens not to panic about the incident and said that tight security measures have been taken up by the department in all Metro stations and bus stations.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar addressing a press conference today said that a suspicious man had refused a security check in the Majestic metro station. Suneel Kumar says the department has formed a special team to investigate the metro incident and arrest the suspect.
This is how it rained yesterday in Bengaluru.
Bangalore City Mayor, Gangambike Mallikarjun conducted an inspection in Malleshwaram, Yeswanthapura and Yelahanka on rain-related damages.
To facilitate improved mobility within Bengaluru, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is planning to implement the Common Mobility Card system, which would allow citizens to travel on Namma Metro and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) using a single card.
Read: Bengaluru Metro set to introduce Common Mobility Card to be used in buses on pilot basis
In 2013, Kappanna was part of a small team of engineering students in West Virginia whose research helped expose Volkswagen’s decade long conspiracy to lie about its diesel cars’ emissions. The German car maker has paid $23 billion so far to resolve criminal charges and lawsuits in the United States, and $33 billion overall.
Read: GM lays off Bengaluru engineer who exposed Volkswagen emissions fraud
Bangalore City Mayor, Gangambike Mallikarjun to conduct an inspection on rain-related damages in Malleshwaram today.
Renowned academician and father of modern Indian Legal Education, Dr. NR Madhava Menon passed away. Menon is credited for revolutionising the field of legal education by establishing National Law Schools including the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The President of India condoned the death of Dr. NR Madhava Menon in his tweet.
Average Air Quality in Bengaluru is Moderate. Around 9 am, PM 2.5 (Fine Particulate matter) is at an unhealthy level if you are near Bapuji Nagar and Silk Board. The same is at moderate levels near City Railway Station and Peenya.
Evening rain uproots trees in Bengaluru. Trees fell near RMC Hospital in Banashankari 8th Block, Ashok Nagar, RMC Yard, Bhadrappa Layout (Hebbal), Chokkasandra, Halasuru, Krishna Rao Park in Basavanagudi, Dr Rajkumar Road, NTTF Circle and Brindavan Bus Stop in Peenya, Jayanagar 4th Block, South End Circle, Mico Layout and other localities due to wind speeds reaching around 30-40 kmph.
Heavy rains accompanied with strong winds that lashed many parts of Bengaluru, Waterlogging was reported from Bilekahalli and other areas on Bannerghatta Road, Yeshwantpur, Bellandur, HSR Layout, BTM Layout, Koramangala and other areas. The highest rainfall in the city on Tuesday was recorded at Doddabidarakallu, which received 147 mm.
A gang of burglars fled with valuables worth over Rs 1.1 crore, including 3kg of gold ornaments from a builder’s penthouse at Chelikere, near Hennur.
On May 29, bypolls to two wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) — Kaveripura and Sagayapura, will be held.