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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai presented the groundwork for five projects in western Bengaluru's RR Nagar assembly constituency on June 12. The projects comprise a flyover to relieve traffic near the RR Nagar arch and two underpasses. Bommai also established the groundwork for wastewater and solid waste treatment plants at Hosakerehalli and Kenchanahalli lakes. The measures, according to authorities, are intended to prevent toxic water from… read-more

Bengaluru's Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal was inaugurated on June 6. The first train to operate at the station was Ernakulam Tri-Weekly Express. The air-conditioned SMV Railway Terminal, which is located between Banaswadi and Baiyyappanahalli in the city, is a Rs 314 crore project and the third main terminal after Bengaluru City Railway Station and Yashwanthpur Railway Station. It contains solar panels on the roof and a rain harvesting… read-more

Haralur Lake in Bellandur, Bangalore, is degrading by the day owing to sewage infiltration. Dead fish were observed floating on the top of the water body. "The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is yet to lay the sanitary pipelines," stated Ravi, superintendent engineer, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The lake was investigated by a team from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), and the report is pending… read-more

The Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by CJI NV Ramana rejected the CBI plea, challenging Karnataka HC's judgment. Notably, recently, the Karnataka HC directed the CBI to release the seized money during a raid at the premises of Congress leader DK Shivakumar's close associate Sachin Narayan. The Karnataka HC said, there is no evidence to show that money seized has any connection with the illegal crime.

In Bengaluru, 35-year-old Sruthi Narayanan, working as a journalist in an international news agency was found dead in her Bengaluru flat, on March 24. The police found her strangled in her flat. The family of the deceased claimed it to be murder and suspected her husband, Aneesh who used to allegedly torture her. Police also speculated tense relationship between the couple. A FIR has been registered and investigation is underway.