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(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on November 1, 2020) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A fight over unpaid rent of Rs 24,000 ended in the house owner stabbing her tenant, a 28-year-old homemaker, in Rajagopalnagar on Friday night. R Poornima is undergoing treatment at a hospital. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

In a bid to provide home advantage to Kannadigas, the state government is looking at introducing a Kannada Language Skill Test (Kannada Bhasha Kaushalya Parikshe) for those aspiring for a job or for admission in educational institutions in the state.​ from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A 32-year-old woman, claiming to be former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara’s niece, was arrested on charges of cheating the public. ​ from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Six cops from the state have been selected for the Union home minister’s Special Operation Medal-2020 for having busted the Al-Hind terror module operating in south India. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team visited the Enforcement Directorate office in Bengaluru on Saturday evening, probably to quiz Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who was arrested by ED on Thursday.​ from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A team of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers who have been working on a tool for diagnosis of covid based on respiratory, cough and speech sounds since April, say the recent MIT findings is exactly in line with their research on the sound-based diagnostics tool, Coswara.​ from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

According to the health bulletin, the total infections comprise 7,57,208 discharges cumulatively including 7,468 on Saturday and 55,017 total active cases including 956 in the ICU. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A high speed journey on the Bengaluru-Mysuru rail route was so smooth after intensive track maintenance work that it passed a test where not a drop of water spilled out from a glass kept on a table in a coach, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Over 13,500 houses were damaged in the devastation wrought by the flood the state witnessed in August and September . In accordance with the rules of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the central government has disbursed Rs 35.5 crore in compensation to those who have borne the brunt of the disaster. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Usually at this time of the year, there is an air of expectation around Kudla port as it gears up to receive luxury cruise ships that bring thousands of foreign tourists. However, due to the global pandemic, cruise tourism has taken a hit and stakeholders say ships are unlikely to call at Mangaluru this season. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Mangalore University syndicate has decided to suspend Arabi U, professor in the department of economics, following allegations of sexual harassment made by a student in 2018. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Bypolls in RR Nagar and Sira assembly segments on November 3 won’t alter the political reality in Karnataka, but leading party faces have a lot riding on them, reports Sandeep Moudgal from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A silhouette of an aircraft with waves gently breaking on the seashore hosted on the Twitter page of Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) saw Adani Group add a new chapter to its logistics business. MIA is the first of three airports with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) that the group took control on Saturday. The group will formally take over Lucknow and Ahmedabad airports on November 2 and November 11 respectively. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The wait among commuters for the reopening of Irwin Road, closed for traffic since mid-June when work on widening of the thoroughfare commenced, has now gotten longer. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The spooky spirit of Halloween is engulfing Bengalureans this year, albeit in an indoorsy, close-knit way. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A two-year-old boy died after falling into a 6-foot-deep water-filled pit dug up for installing an elevator at an under-construction four-floor residential building at Kodipalya, near Kengeri, on Friday morning. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Students from outside Karnataka are on the edge as college managements are yet to inform them if they have to attend regular classes once campuses reopen on November 17. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government will soon prohibit its employees from acting in movies, television serials or criticising the policies of state and central governments. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in Bangalore Mirror on October 31, 2020) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Bangalore University is likely to ask its affiliate colleges to complete practical classes on priority once colleges reopen on November 17. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, was involved in illegal transactions worth over Rs 1 crore with alleged drug dealer and long-time aide Mohammed Anoop, suspect Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The education department has asked government teachers and other staff to be present in schools and review progress made by students under the Vidyagama programme next week. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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The waste processing plants at Seegehalli, Subbarayanapalya and Lingadheeranahalli have closed for the last six months. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Putting speculation to rest, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said he would expand the cabinet after the twin assembly by-elections on November 3 in the southern state. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Cybercriminals have come up with an innovative modus operandi to threaten and siphon-off money from people. In the last one week, at least 10 people have reached out to cybersecurity expert Ananth Prabhu G for help, after they received threat messages over WhatsApp. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Since 1957, the Sira assembly segment in Tumakuru district has elected a Congress or a JD(S) candidate. In the past three elections, BJP was a distant third. But it has put up a stronger fight this time, making the November 3 bypoll a three-party contest for perhaps the first time in Sira’s electoral history. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A 20-year-old woman has accused her distant cousin of sexually assaulting her while she was alone at home, police said. The incident occurred at Hamsi village of Haveri taluk in the victim’s house on October 16, but her parents filed a complaint with the Haveri Women’s police only on October 28. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The city is likely to receive light showers till November 2. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Mangaluru City Police in four separate cases against cricket betting have arrested 16 persons and seized property including a car, cash and cell phones valued above Rs 11 lakh. While three of these cases were registered in Mangaluru South police station, the other case was registered in Mangaluru North PS. City crime branch personnel carried out the raids. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Congress on Thursday sought to capitalise on the speculation that BJP is planning a change of guard in Karnataka, saying chief minister BS Yediyurappa may have to leave office after the Bihar assembly elections. At a rally, Siddaramaiah claimed he had learned from his sources in Delhi that the BJP top brass would ask Yediyurappa to step aside after the Bihar verdict. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on October 30, 2020) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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The government has collected Rs 2,024 crore from October 1 to 28 this year against Rs 1,924 crore in the corresponding month last year.The Diwali season is expected to boost the recovery further. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Around 11% of children aged 6-7 in rural Karnataka are yet to take school admission, a citizen-led household-based national survey has revealed. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Chief minister BS Yediyurappa will hit the campaign trail in Tumakuru district on Friday, ending speculation that he had decided to keep a low profile this time. He will address rallies in Madaluru village and Sira town to boost the chances of BJP candidate CM Rajesh Gowda. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Although its healthcare system is far more advanced that most other districts in the state, Dakshina Kannada’s case fatality rate (CFR) is highest in the state and is even higher than the state average, the national average and that of many other states and Union territories in the country. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With 4,025 fresh cases and 45 deaths on Thursday, Karnataka's Covid-19 tally and cumulative fatalities reached 8,16,809 and 11,091 respectively, the health department said. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on October 29, 2020 from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Wildlife enthusiasts may stay tuned for the release of the first ever wildlife documentary shot exclusively on black footed grey langurs in Dakshina Kannada. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Amid its Covid-19 enforcement duties that demand on-road vigilance, the BBMP has intensified crackdown on solid waste management violations. It has collected nearly Rs 75 lakh as fine from violators from June 1 till October 27. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Few sectors have suffered as badly from the Covid-19 crisis and the lockdown it necessitated than the tourism industry. For the ailing industry to rise out of the abyss, the stakeholders need to think out of the box to enhance the experience of visitors, which will help mitigate losses in the future. At the popular pilgrimage site of Anjanadhri Hills in Koppal district, not very far from the world heritage site of Hampi in Ballari, a ropeway is set to be built – the first-of-its-kind in North Karnataka – and in addition to attracting tourists, the structure will save devotees visiting the Lord Anjaneya temple the trouble of having to climb nearly 600 steps to see the deity. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Three academics have been arrested for allegedly plotting the contract killing of the secretary of a Sanskrit institute in Mysuru a month ago. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Dakshina Kannada district police in an overnight operation nabbed three of the four accused, including a teenager, who assaulted a studio photographer at Farangipete on Wednesday evening. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India