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The Latest Breaking News from Bengaluru

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Welcome to the Karnataka Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.

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Cash-strapped Bengaluru civic body wants to wrest power to approve building plan for industries from KIADB

A source in the BBMP said Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who is looking to boost BBMP revenue, is impressed by this proposal, and has directed officials to pursue it with the government.

The Hindu

Satwik-Chirag to pick and choose events before Paris Olympics

BENGALURU: It has been a defining year for the Indian men’s doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Besides being ranked as world number one for a while, they won three BWF titles and gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

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Bengaluru birds flock together in this board game

“Games are an excellent medium to engage with people and draw their attention to issues that they are surrounded by,” says Bengaluru-based ecologist Priti Bangal, the co-creator of Birds in the City, a board game that attempts to capture the relationship between urbanisation and its effects on bird biodiversity in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka HC declines to pass order on New Year’s Eve celebrations

High Court of Karnataka declines to pass order on PIL seeking restrictions on New Year's Eve celebrations in Bengaluru due to COVID-19.

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Gowtham, Sharath get the axe; Karnataka opt for young talent in Ranji Trophy squad

BENGALURU: Since his return to the Karnataka Ranji Trophy side in 2016, K Gowtham has been the team’s mainstay spinner, but on Wednesday, the selectors called time on the 35-year-old’s red-ball career. Karnataka begin their campaign against Punjab at home on January 5.

The Times of India

A marriage of history and science, and why we need it today

Human, social and natural sciences will have to work together as they bear relevance to what and how we study natural and human-induced phenomena, says Jahnavi Phalkey, Founding Director, of Science Gallery Bengaluru and winner of the Infosys Prize 2023 for Humanities

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Private and KSRTC buses continue to stop at Kempapura despite Bengaluru Traffic Police’s orders

BTP orders private & KSRTC buses not to halt near BMTC bus stop in Kempapura, Ballari Road, Bengaluru; enforcement & awareness needed.

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Protest against not using Kannada in signboards turns to vandalism across Bengaluru

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists stage rally demanding Kannada language in sign boards, leading to violence & traffic jam on Ballari Road.

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Suriya joins list of celebrity owners of Indian Street Premier League 2024; ISPL announces actor as owner of Team Chennai

ISPL T10: Suriya joins Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, and Ram Charan who own the Mumbai, Srinagar, Bengaluru and Hyderabad teams respectively

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Not your regular teenager

Tanya Shanker the eighteen-year-old budding singer from Bengaluru, is set to release her latest single Phoenix, a pop-rock ballad about overcoming hurdles and obstacles on December 8. The song is an ode to fighters all across the world and people who turn “tragedies into their muse.”

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Why Karnataka government brought amendment to BBMP Act, 2020

The Karnataka government brought an amendment to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Act, 2020, with retrospective effect to regularise the collection of ground rent from the property owners. With this, the BBMP aims to avoid repayment of about ₹1,712 crore to the property owners and builders.

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Seven-day home isolation must for COVID-19 patients; doctors to visit houses of infected

State Cabinet sub-committee decides on mandatory home isolation, Tele ICU monitoring & sewage surveillance to tackle COVID-19 in Bengaluru & Mangaluru.

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Renting a villa for New Year’s eve could cost you over ₹1 lakh

Rent out a place in Bengaluru on New Year's Eve & be ready to pay 3-4 times more than usual. Hotels & villas range from ₹30,000 to ₹1.2 lakh per night.

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Pharmacists direct customers seeking COVID-19 self-test kits to hospitals

Pharmacies in Bengaluru redirect customers seeking self-test kits to hospitals to help with record keeping of positive cases. Masks & sanitizers demand lower due to absence of reported cases.

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Bengaluru police extend deadline by an hour on New Year’s eve

Bengaluru City Police extends deadline for establishments till 1 a.m. on New Year's Eve, with elaborate security measures & Women Safety Islands.

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Residents block key road near Ranipet in protest against damage to rural roads by trucks involved in Bengaluru Expressway work

Residents of Ranipet protest against damage of village roads by trucks for Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway work.

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Karnataka CM launches registration for ‘Yuva Nidhi’ in Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on December 26 launched the registration of the fifth and last poll guarantee ‘Yuva Nidhi’ in Bengaluru offering unemployment assistance to graduates and diploma holders.

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COVID-19 JN.1 variant: Karnataka to start comprehensive audit of deaths

Comprehensive audit of COVID-19 deaths in Bengaluru & Ramanagara to identify fatalities & underlying cause of death.

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COVID-19: Karnataka reports 34 JN.1 cases, including three deaths due to new variant

34 cases of new variant of COVID-19 found in Karnataka, 20 in Bengaluru; 3 deaths reported. No need to panic, follow COVID-19 Appropriate Behavior.

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Nigerian national arrested from Bengaluru for defrauding woman of ₹18 lakh in Kalpetta

A Nigerian national was arrested from Bengaluru for swindling a woman in Kalpetta of ₹18 lakhs by promising her a work visa to Canada

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Unique trees, unicorns and angels bring in Christmas cheer to Bengaluru

How unique can a Christmas tree be? It can be made up of wooden triangles or it can be a digital tree. Churches and malls in Bengaluru are ushering in the Christmas spirit with innovative ideas for the traditional Christmas tree.

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Shopping hubs in Bengaluru come alive ahead of Christmas and New Year

Experience the bustling shopping streets of Bengaluru this festive season with discounts up to 50% & NRI customers contributing to the atmosphere.

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‘Comply with Kannada signboard rules by Feb. 28’

BBMP Chief Civic Commissioner urges shops, offices in Bengaluru to comply with Kannada nameplate rules before Feb 28 or face penalty.

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