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(This story originally appeared in Bangalore Mirror on March 1, 2021) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A 14-year-old boy, who was allegedly friendly with a girl from another community and missing for five days, was murdered and his body stuffed into a sack was thrown into Bhima river in Kalaburagi district late last week, reports Mouneshwar Sonnad. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

In the biggest bust of cellphone smuggling so far at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), a couple with 206 iPhones worth a whopping Rs 2.8 crore in their baggage has landed in the custody of Bangalore Customs sleuths. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Over 63% of toilets in government schools across the state are unfit for use, according to a survey by the department of public instruction and conducted last year after the pandemic outbreak. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

While private hospitals are gearing up to join the nationwide inoculation drive under Phase 2 of the Covid-19 vaccination programmed from Monday, they are still awaiting delivery of vaccines. The government is also yet to commit on the number of doses each hospital will receive. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka has reported 521 new cases of Covid-19 and five related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,51,251 and the death toll to 12,331, the health department said on Sunday. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A woman worker, serving in the water supply section of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC), has alleged that a senior officer in the city corporation has been harassing her in the office.​ from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on February 28, 2021) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said, the upcoming state budget that will be presented on March 8, will focus on welfare of women and their development. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The 'Make in India' lion statue inaugurated by Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday has turned out to be the new attraction in the city, as passersby were seen catching its glimpse and clicking its pictures. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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In what could be a relief to commuters stuck in traffic jams, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited may commission four Phase 2 sections by next year. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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(This story originally appeared in Bangalore Mirror on February 28, 2021) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

If you suspect someone is stealing petrol from your vehicle, you are not alone. Several Bengalureans feel fuel tanks of their vehicles have been getting depleted much faster in recent weeks, especially in the backdrop of skyrocketing petrol prices. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A video showing a youth riding a police vehicle on Krishnaraja Sagar dam, accompanied by an officer, has raised concerns about a security breach at the reservoir, which is a no-access zone. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

An advocate was hacked to death with a machete in the Hospet court on Saturday, sparking panic and tension among lawyers and litigants on the premises. The killer, a relative of the victim, was nabbed by police instantly. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A 40-year-old city-based businessman has accused his partner of colluding with others and availing a loan of Rs 25 crore from a cooperative bank by forging documents as well as his signature. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday has issued a provision attachment order worth Rs 84.40 crore belonging to N Nanjundaiah, director of Kanva Groups of companies and others in an alleged Rs 650-crore scam. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The tourism department to introduce a seaplane to connect coastal Karnataka with neighbouring states for promoting tourism in the state. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on February 27, 2021) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials on Saturday identified a cluster of Covid-19 cases in Sambhram College of Management Sciences in Attur where 15 cases were reported on Friday and three infections were recorded today.​ from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Vijayapura (Karnataka)The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved a rare feat by completing a single lane of the four-lane stretch of 25.54 km being developed between Vijaypur-Solapur (NH 52) in a record time of 18 hours, Union minister for Road Transport, Highways Nitin Gadkari said on his Twitter handle. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With an exponential rise in retail prices of petrol and diesel, fuel consumption in Karnataka is witnessing a sharp decline. The fall in demand for diesel is expected to have a negative impact, especially on goods and passenger transportation, distressing the sectors. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Just days after BS Yediyurappa was sworn in under dramatic circumstances as chief minister for the fourth time in July 2019, there was speculation in political circles that he may not survive for more than a year. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The naming of a circle opposite Infant Jesus Church in Anepalya, Shantinagar assembly constituency, after local Congress MLA NA Haris on Friday drew flak. As the resentment grew, the plaque announcing the name was silently pulled down in the evening. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A fresh chapter opened up in the fee imbroglio saga with parents of students in schools in Dakshina Kannada claiming managements of private schools are “harassing” them to pay “full” fees, now that schools have reopened for most classes. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A Group D employee who worked in a private hospital in Hassan died on Friday, some 20 days after he took the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The man, identified only as Suresh, was 44 years old and was administered Covishield. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

While Dakshina Kannada district administration has insisted on those coming into the state from Kerala furnishing negative RT-PCR test reports which are not older than 72 hours from the time of entry, a delay in declaring results has become another peeve for daily interstate commuters. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Traffic cops near the city bus stand were taken by surprise when a woman offered her mangalsutra to pay the fine for helmetless riding. The woman and her husband were on their way back home after shopping and told the cops they had run out of money when the argument spun out of control. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has sealed off nine roads in four zones and has declared them containment zones following a sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases over the past week. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Nearly six weeks after the launch of vaccination drive against Covid-19, Karnataka has successfully restricted Covishield vaccine wastage at 3%, far less than the national average of 8.4% and the permitted 10%. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on February 27, 2021) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government on Friday said it will wage a legal battle against Tamil Nadu's proposal to interlink rivers aimed at utilizing surplus water from the Cauvery. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Two Bengaluru-based institutions have embarked on a study to analyze the effect of Covid-19 vaccines on Immunogenicity of their staff members. Immunogenicity is the ability of the body’s cells to provoke an immune response. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Karnataka logged 571 new Covid-19 cases and four related fatalities, taking the caseload to just over 9.50 lakh and the toll to 12,320, the health department said on Friday. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday asked state-run bus corporations to concentrate on non-fare box revenue (generated from sources other than passenger tickets) to reduce their losses. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government on Friday signed an agreement with Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd and Rotary Club Whitefield to provide 12,500 de-bonded desktop computers to the first-grade government colleges in the state as part of the 'Help Educate' initiative, Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayana said. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on February 26, 2021) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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The state government is considering the idea of allotting land to important industrial projects through a lease-cum-sale agreement of 10 years instead of the current 99 years. Reducing the duration of the agreements will make properties of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) in tier-2 and 3 cities more attractive to companies and this, in turn, may help draw more private investment to the state. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka may consider starting a new project in the Cauvery basin to counter Tamil Nadu’s claim over surplus water of the river. Water resources minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and law minister Basavaraj Bommai will convene a high-level meeting on Friday and the proposal for a new project is likely to feature in the discussions. The issue will also be discussed at an all-party meeting in March. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

After more than 10 years of research, scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research have developed a small molecule that can prevent the mechanism resulting in neurons (brain cells) becoming dysfunctional in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation’s ambitious plan to convert its buses into environment-friendly biodiesel and electric vehicles remains on paper since many years.This despite soaring diesel prices pushing up its operational costs. Every month, the transport utility consumes 1. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India