TOI - Bangalore

• newBBMP could soon penalise illegal constructions

  

  The government is set to bring in a law to control unauthorised construction of buildings in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits, by penalizing those who violate building norms with a fine.
  - 7 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 9:35pm -
• newK'taka: Wild animal creates panic at Kotepura

  

  
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• newNigerian trafficker held with drugs worth Rs 42L

  

  
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• newM'luru firing: Cong seeks inquiry by HC judge

  

  The Congress party in the legislative council has demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into the Mangaluru firing case that claimed the lives of two citizens, during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest in December 2019.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 7:41pm -
• newMahashivaratri: KSRTC to run 300 addl buses

  

  
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• new80% of BMTC passengers find fares high: Survey

  

  Eighty per cent of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) commuters who took part in a survey released on Tuesday stated that the fares are high, while 41% of non-bus users said they will shift to the the public transport utility if the fares are reduced.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 7:07pm -
• newKambala: Nishanth breaks Srinivas’s record

  

  If Srinivas Gowda of Mijar, Moodbidri could finish 100 meters in 9.55 seconds, Nishanth Shetty has created a new record by finishing 100 meters in 9.52 seconds. The new record by Shetty was created at a semi-final round at the Soorya – Chandra Jodukare Kambala at Venooru in Belthangady taluk on Sunday.
  - 11 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 5:49pm -
• newAhmedabad: GoAir plane aborts takeoff; all safe

  

  A Bengaluru-bound GoAir plane, carrying more than 130 people, aborted takeoff on Monday at Ahmedabad airport after one of its engine caught fire following a bird strike.
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• newEngine of Ahd-B'luru GoAir plane catches fire

  

  Passengers onboard Ahmedabad-Bengaluru GoAir flight G8 802 had a narrow escape on Tuesday after the right engine of the plane caught fire due to damage during take off. A suspected foreign object is said to have damaged the engine. The airline issued a statement saying that the fire was doused.
  - 17 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 11:26am -
• newCook who served students ganja on the side nabbed

  

  (This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on February 18, 2020)
  - 18 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 10:40am -
• newMannequins resembling lady cops to be deployed

  

  Fifty mannequins resembling lady cops will be deployed at busy places like malls, theatres, hospitals, garment factories, schools and colleges that are frequented by women. The idea is to send a message that law enforcers are around.
  - 22 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:52am -
• newWoman slaps KSRTC conductor for harassment

  

  A 21-year-old woman travelling on a KSRTC bus from Bengaluru to Hassan fought back after the conductor sexually harassed her, videographed him on her mobile phone and slapped him before getting down midway at Bellur Cross on Saturday.
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• newWhen kambala jockey's cheque was caught in jam

  

  For a sportsman being feted for his speed, Kambala star Shrinivas Gowda got a taste of the speed-breaker that is sarkari procedure, and Bengaluru traffic. First, chief minister BS Yediyurappa turned up 15 minutes late for the felicitation at Vidhana Soudha. The government award - a cheque of Rs 3 lakh - was "caught in traffic".
  - 22 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 6:26am -
• newLaxman Savadi wins council seat, remains dy CM

  

  Deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi was elected to the legislative council on Monday and although it was a done deal that he would win, a vote from across the aisle spiced up the election.
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• newCustoms seize 1.45kg gold at Mangaluru airport

  

  In separate cases, customs officials arrested two passengers who attempted to smuggle gold into the country through Mangalore International Airport on Sunday evening, and seized gold valued over Rs 58.95 lakh from them. The accused are Muhammed Swalih Chappathodi, 22, and Mohammed Nishad Cheruvanassery, 25, both from Malappuram district in Kerala.
  - 24 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 4:46am -
• newCyanide Mohan convicted in 19th murder case

  

  The sixth additional district and sessions court judge Sayeedunnisa on Monday sentenced Cyanide Mohan to life imprisonment for the murder of a woman from Kasaragod. This is the 19th case that in which he is being held guilty.
  - 24 hours ago 18 Feb 20, 4:44am -
• Bus fare revision: Activists ctiticise proposal

  

  Fares of state transport undertakings — BMTC, KSRTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC — are likely to be hiked to stem losses from rising operational costs. Confirming that discussions along similar lines were on, a senior transport department official said: “Fare revision is inevitable, but we haven’t yet decided if it will be applicable to all corporations or if BMTC will be exempted from it. It’s a policy decision to revise fares.”
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• B'luru: Budding playback singer commits suicide

  

  A 26-year-old budding playback singer committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her parents’ home on Malagala Main Road, Nagarbhavi in the wee hours of Monday over alleged dowry harassment.
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• Savadi wins council seat, retains DyCM post

  

  
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• Techie's friend returns favour with fraud

  

  (This story origally appeared in BangaloreMirror on February 17 , 2020)
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