Bengaluru News Live Updates: Normal services on the Green Line from Nagasandra to the Silk Institute Metro station will resume on the morning of January 29 at 5 am. (File)Bengaluru, Karnataka News Highlights: The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Wednesday announced that Metro train services between Peenya Industry and Nagasandra stations on the Green line will remain suspended for three days from January 26 to 28. The corporation said the suspension of services was necessitated due to the commissioning works of the extension line beyond Nagasandra to Madavara. The BMRCL added that Metro train services will be available only between Peenya and Silk Institute Metro stations on these days.
Meanwhile, the Bengaluru police have registered a suo motu case against Karnataka Youth Congress president Mohammed Haris Nalapad and others for holding a torchlight rally without permission to protest against an attack on Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam.
Weather Updates: According to the India Meteorological Department, the minimum and maximum temperatures in Bengaluru are expected to hover between 30 degrees to 17 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Mainly clear skies and sunny conditions in the city today.
‘Traffic movement has improved in Bengaluru in last 6 months’: Karnataka DGP Alok Mohan
While Bengaluru’s infamous traffic jams continue to be a challenge for the people, Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Alok Mohan on Thursday said there has been an improvement in the traffic movement compared to what it was six months ago.
After holding a review meeting with senior police officers in Bengaluru, Mohan said that they have used technology to study the traffic patterns and are addressing the issues. (Read full story here)
Karnataka: 3 children among four killed in road accident
Four persons including three children were killed in a road accident near Sanikere village of Chitradurga district on Thursday morning, said police.
The deceased — Lingappa (26), Sindhuri (2), Hayyalappa (five months) and Raksha (three months), who were residents of Doddakammanahalli in Raichur district — of a family were heading towards Bengaluru in a car around 4.15 am on Thursday, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a bridge wall.
Three other persons — Yellamma (30), Mallamma (20) and car driver Nagappa (35) — who were injured in the incident are undergoing treatment at a hospital, said a police officer.
“We suspect that he (Nagappa) might have fallen asleep while driving, and lost control of the speeding car and rammed it into a wall. Passersby took the victims to Challakere hospital,” said another police officer.
The Challakere police have registered an FIR, and an investigation is underway.
Karnataka to implement old pension scheme for 13,000 govt employees who joined before April 2006
The Karnataka government has announced that around 13,000 government employees who got their jobs before April 1, 2006, when the new pension scheme came into force, will be eligible for the old pension scheme, which entails fixed benefits.
According to a government order issued on Wednesday, employees willing to opt for the new pension scheme will have to apply before June 30. And those who do not opt for the old pension scheme will continue under the new pension scheme. (Know more)
CESC MD C N Sridhar suspended after machine malfunction causes ‘severe embarrassment’ to CM Siddaramaiah
The Karnataka government on Wednesday suspended senior Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer C N Sridhar, who served as the managing director of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Ltd (CESC), hours after a machine malfunctioned at an event and “caused severe embarrassment” to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
A departmental enquiry has also been initiated against Sridhar. (Read further)
Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar returns to BJP, had joined Congress last year
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who had joined the Congress last year ahead of the state Assembly elections, rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday.
His rejoining comes following efforts by former chief minister B S Yediyurappa to convince him to return to the BJP.
Shettar had joined the Congress party in April 2023 after he was overlooked for the Hubbali Dharwad Assembly segment by the BJP. Speaking to The Indian Express at the time, Shettar had said that his “self respect was hurt”. “My seniority was ignored and the way the BJP leadership behaved while denying me a ticket was not acceptable. I have been elected six times here (from Hubballi)…” he had said. (Know more about Shettar)
SIT probing Karnataka Bitcoin scam arrests crime branch police officer, cyber expert
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Karnataka Police constituted in 2023 to probe the allegations of large scale corruption by politicians and policemen by using Bitcoin Thursday arrested a former Bengaluru crime branch police officer and a private cyber expert in the probe.
The SIT was formed in July 2023, two years after the arrest of international hacker Srikrishna Ramesh or Sriki during the BJP regime in 2020.
The latest arrests are in connection with a new case filed by the SIT this month on charges of criminal breach of trust, mischief and destroying of evidence. (Read more)
Indira Canteen to open at Bengaluru airport by month end: BBMP
An Indira Canteen will open for the public at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) by January end. As per the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike’s (BBMP) estimates, the new canteen is expected to serve around 2,000 customers daily, which will mostly benefit airport cab drivers and BMTC bus drivers, among others. The canteen, along with the kitchen, is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1.35 crore.
The setting up of Indira Canteen at the airport has been a long-standing demand of the cab drivers’ association. It was one of the 36 demands submitted by the federation of cab and auto drivers’ association to transport minister Ramalinga Reddy. The demand comes in view of drivers experiencing a stressful work life commuting between the airport and the city, and also suffering due to the exorbitant food rates at restaurants at the airport terminal.
Following the demand, Reddy had directed BBMP to fast track the process of setting up the Indira Canteen at the airport.
According to Siraj Ahmed Madani, chief health officer of BBMP, the canteen will be located at the parking 7 area near Terminal 1 of the airport. The contract for setting up the canteen is awarded to Excel Precast Solution, which was responsible for setting up Indira Canteens in BBMP zones of Bengaluru.
“The Indira Canteen at the airport will be a rectangular structure, which will consist of a kitchen and canteen. We will be operating the canteen just like ones in the BBMP zones. The canteen will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with the same menu and rate card in line with other canteens,” said Madani.
Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar rejoining Bharatiya Janata Party
I am rejoining Bharatiya Janata Party: former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar announces at BJP headquarters in Delhi. The former BJP CM joined the Congress party ahead of the Karnataka assembly polls in May 2023 after he was overlooked for the Hubbali Dharwad assembly segment by the BJP. His rejoining comes following efforts by former CM B S Yediyurappa to convince him to return to the BJP.
CESC MD C N Sridhar suspended after machine malfunction causes ‘severe embarrassment’ to CM Siddaramaiah
The Karnataka government on Wednesday suspended senior Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer C N Sridhar, who served as the managing director of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Ltd (CESC), hours after a machine malfunctioned at an event and “caused severe embarrassment” to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
A departmental enquiry has also been initiated against Sridhar.
The development came after Sridhar skipped the launch of a project to fill 150 tanks and lakes in Mysuru district by drawing water from Cauvery River. Siddaramaiah, who was scheduled to inaugurate the project by pressing a button, was left red-faced after the button that would pump water to these lakes malfunctioned.
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Man kills sister over interfaith relationship in Karnataka; mother drowns in bid to save daughter
A 23-year-old man in Karnataka was arrested for murdering his 19-year-old sister after an argument over her relationship with a Muslim man. The man pushed his sister into a lake, causing their mother to also drown while trying to save her daughter. The incident occurred while the family was on their way to visit an ill relative. The accused has been charged with murder and culpable homicide.
Four killed in road accident as the driver lost the control and rammed into a bridge wall
Four including three children died in a road accident near Sanikere village of Chitradurga district on Thursday morning. The deceased were traveling in a car and the driver lost the control and rammed into a wall of the bridge. Three more persons in the incident have been injured.
The deceased are Lingappa (26), Sindhuri (2), Hayyalappa (5 months) and Raksha (3 months). All of the deceased belonged to a same family living in Dandammanahalli in Raichru district. A police officer said that they were traveling towards Bengaluru when the incident took place.
Old Pension Scheme benefits for 13,000 employees in Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah
The Karnataka government has issued a notification to bring about its 13,000 employees, who were notified before April 1, 2006 but were appointed at a later date, under the Old Pension Scheme.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah posted on 'X' on Wednesday that he had made this promise to the government employees on a strike against the new pension scheme.
"Before the election, I visited the place where the employees were on a strike against the NPS and promised to fulfil the demand after we come to power. I hope this decision has given comfort to all the families of 13,000 employees under NPS," he said.
(PTI)
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‘Friend’ killed Karnataka teacher after inviting her to celebrate his birthday: police
Police probing the murder of a 28-year-old schoolteacher in Karnataka’s Mandya district have arrested a 22-year-old man who they said had been in a relationship with her for a couple of years.
Deepika V Lokesh had been missing since January 20 and her body was found in the foothills of Melukote on Monday. Both Deepika and the accused, Nitish, were residents of Manikyanahalli of Pandavapura taluk.
A police officer said, “Deepika, who was married to Lokesh, is the mother of an eight-year-old son. She was in a relationship with Nitish for a couple of years. However, recently there was a rift between the duo and Deepika had avoided Nitish’s calls.”
Lokesh had warned Nitish, who worked in a private firm in Mysuru, not to talk to his wife after he came to know about their relationship 15 days ago, according to the police. He was advised to do so also by the village elders.
It was Nitish’s birthday on January 20 and he had allegedly called Deepika to Melukote to celebrate his birthday. Though she reached there, Deepika told Nitish that she would not meet him again. Upset over it, Nitish killed Deepika and buried her body there, said the police officer.
Nitish, who fled after Deepika’s body was discovered, was arrested near Hospet in Vijayanagar district, Mandya Superintendent of Police N Yatish told The Indian Express.
Metro services to remain suspended for 3 days between Peenya Industry and Nagasandra in Bengaluru: BMRCL
The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Wednesday announced that Metro train services between Peenya Industry and Nagasandra stations on the Green line will remain suspended for three days from January 26 to 28.
The corporation said the suspension of services was necessitated due to the commissioning works of the extension line beyond Nagasandra to Madavara.
The BMRCL added that Metro train services will be available only between Peenya and Silk Institute Metro stations on these days. Normal services on the Green Line from Nagasandra to the Silk Institute Metro station will resume on the morning of January 29 at 5 am. (Read all about the suspension here)
How an alert Bengaluru woman helped find a missing 12-year-old in Hyderabad after 3 days
A 12-year-old who went missing from Bengaluru has been finally tracked in Hyderabad, capping three days of searches that also saw a man pasting the boy’s photo on his autorickshaw and residents’ welfare associations amplifying the message on social media, eventually helping another Bengaluru resident to spot the boy.
Parinav, a student of Deens Academy in Gunjur and resident of Prestige Mayberry in Whitefield, left home for his tuition class around 8.30 am on January 21 but did not return home. While police registered a kidnapping case and started looking for the boy, the social media campaign had a huge number of volunteers coming forward to help his anxious parents.
After going through hundreds of CCTV cameras, it was found that Parinav had been to Majestic and the police suspected that he might have left the city. (Read more to know what happened next)
Youth Congress’s Haris Nalapad booked over Bengaluru torchlight rally against attack on Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
The Bengaluru police have registered a suo motu case against Karnataka Youth Congress president Mohammed Haris Nalapad and others for holding a torchlight rally without permission to protest against an attack on Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam.
Nalapad, also the son of Shanti Nagar MLA NA Haris, led the protest against Assam’s BJP government in front of Congress Bhavan near Race Course Road on Tuesday.
The protesters, who were demonstrating against an incident where the Congress MP was heckled by a crowd chanting Jai Shri Ram and “Modi, Modi”, were arrested and let off on police station bail. (Know more)
Bengaluru firms association to D K Shivakumar: 100-day deadline to fix Outer Ring Road issues not met
The Outer Ring Road Companies Association (ORRCA) in Bengaluru has written to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, informing him that the 100-day deadline to fix issues concerning the IT corridor had not been met and minimal progress had been made.
The ORRCA and residents had raised concerns regarding arterial road networks, service roads, footpaths, illegal parking, traffic management, and last-mile connectivity. On October 7 2023, Shivakumar visited the Outer Ring Road stretch between Silk Board and K R Puram and asked officials to devise solutions to these issues within 100 days.
With traffic woes persisting despite the traffic police department’s interventions for the IT corridor and the roads still dotted with potholes, the ORRCA has flagged the lack of action by civic agencies in addressing the pending issues on ORR. (Read further)
Karnataka signs MoUs worth Rs 23,000 crore at WEF meet: Minister Patil
Karnataka government has signed eight MoUs worth Rs 23,000 crore with global companies at the recently concluded World Economic Forum meet at Davos in Switzerland, Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil said on Wednesday.
A Karnataka delegation, which he led, engaged in over 50 meetings with global industry leaders in Davos.
“Karnataka successfully signed eight MoUs worth Rs 23,000 crore with global companies. Noteworthy agreements include Web Werks’ Rs 20,000 crore investment for a hyper-scale data centre and Microsoft’s commitment to digital skilling interventions,” Patil told reporters in Bengaluru. (Read more)
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