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Bengaluru is expected to see a complete shutdown on September 26, as farmer bodies, Kannada organisations and opposition parties have called for a 'Bandh' in the city to protest against the release of water from the Cauvery river in Karnataka to neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Bengaluru Urban District Collector KA Dayanand has announced a public holiday for all schools and colleges in the city in view of the Bandh.

A video from Bengaluru city's Indira Nagar, in which an auto driver was seen misbehaving with a Rapido bike taxi driver, went viral. In the video that emerged on social media on March 5, the auto driver was seen throwing away the Rapido driver's hemlet and even gestured slapping him in the middle of the road. The netizens reacted to the viral video, which bike taxis are likely to ban.

Congress spokesperson Lavanya Ballal shared a video of the young BJP MP from Bengaluru enjoying a masala dosa at a local eatery. Taking a dig at the video of MP Tejashwi Surya, Congress said, when the city is witnessing flash floods, rain and difficulties, BJP MP is enjoying his dosa. "@Tejasvi_Surya was enjoying a good breakfast while Bangalore was drowning. Has he visited even a single flood affected region?,said Ballal

President Ram Nath Kovind arrived on a two-day visit to Karnataka. Starting from June 13, during the visit, Kovind will inaugurate the platinum jubilee celebrations of Rashtriya Military School in Bengaluru.  Later, on June 14, Ram Nath Kovind will attend the "Lokarpana" of ISKCON Sri Rajadhiraja Govinda Temple on Kanakapura Road in the Karnataka Capital City. The President was welcomed by State Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, CM Basavaraj… read-more

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike has drawn flak after a video of two contract officials physically assaulting a teenager to undergo COVID-19 test went viral on May 24. In the video, the boy can be seen being slapped and pushed around near the makeshift sample collection table at Dharmaraya Swamy Temple in Chickpet constituency. In another similar incident, BBMP's officials were seen harassing a man in the same area.