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Southern Railway reschedules train services

In a press release the Southern Railway said it has rescheduled three train services on June 4 in view of the derailment accident on June 2 at around 7 p.m. at Bahanaga Bazaar near Balasore, Odisha.

The Hindu

Volleyball team from Karnataka stranded in Kolkata to fly back

A batch of 31 sub-junior volley ball players from Karnataka who were stranded in Kolkata following the triple train crash in Balasore in Odisha, will fly to Bengaluru on Sunday.

The Hindu

This Bengaluru-based start-up generates water from thin air

In 2016, Swapnil Shrivastav and Venkatesh R.Y., the founders of the Bengaluru-based Uravu Labs, a start-up working on renewable water technology, experienced first-hand the impact of water shortage.

The Hindu

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Odisha train accident | Thousands of passengers stranded at Bengaluru railway station as trains get cancelled

Thousands of passengers were stranded at the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Baiyappanahalli after the Railways cancelled several trains owing to the rail accident in Odisha.

The Hindu

Odisha train accident | Karnataka survivors recount horror; ‘Saw limbless bodies, people screaming for help’

Following the horrific train accident in Odisha leaving more than 260 dead, survivors from Karnataka recounted their horror

The Hindu

SWR officials estimate 994 reserved, 300 unreserved passengers boarded Bengaluru-Howrah SF express train from Bengaluru

Following a major rail accident involving two express trains and a goods train in Balasore district of Odisha on Friday evening (June 2), officials of the South Western Railways (SWR) said that 994 reserved passengers and around 300 unreserved are estimated to have boarded from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in…

The Hindu

Power of touch: how blind women are helping detect breast cancer in India

A scheme training visually impaired women to use their heightened tactile abilities benefits patients and examiners

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If it is too good to be true, it probably is

Online job frauds in Bengaluru predominantly target IT professionals seeking remote work options. Fraudsters pose as legitimate employers or recruitment agencies, offering attractive job opportunities with promises of high salaries, flexible working hours, and the convenience of working from home.

The Hindu

‘Floods and the resultant mess reveal that Bengaluru is not all gloss’, says former CM S.M. Krishna

S.M. Krishna, the flamboyant former Chief Minister of Karnataka credited with sowing the seeds of the tech boom, recalls the transformation of Bengaluru from a ‘pensioners’ paradise’ into the ‘Silicon Valley of India’, and the descent into a messy metropolis, in an interview with The Hindu

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With 63 teams, better understanding of waterways, BBMP all set for monsoon: Tushar Giri Nath

Ahead of monsoon, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has constituted 63 teams at multiple levels, besides setting up zonal-level integrated flood response centres. In an interview with The Hindu, Tushar Giri Nath, Chief Commissioner, BBMP said equipped with a better understanding of waterways, remodelling of stormwater drains, anti-encroachment drive, and…

The Hindu

5% property tax rebate period extended

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has extended the 5% rebate period till June 30 for the convenience of property owners in tech city, said a release issued by the BBMP.

The Hindu

Pixxel raises $36 million to advance hyperspectral satellite constellation and data platform

Bengaluru-based Pixxel, which is India’s first company to launch private commercial satellites in space, has announced $36 million in a Series B funding round with participation from new investors such as Google, along with existing investors Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures, GrowX, Sparta, and Athera.

The Hindu

NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity comes to Bengaluru, full-scale replica on display at VITM

Visitors to the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), Bengaluru will get to see a full scale replica of NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity which is on exhibit at the museum’s Space Technology Gallery.

The Hindu

How cleaning out your closet can help the earth

The Bangalore Closet Cleanse by Love Me Twice will be held in Bengaluru

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Vistara to start flight service on Agartala-Bengaluru route on August 1

Vistara will introduce a flight service between Agartala and Bengaluru on August 1. At present, Indigo and Akasa operate three flights on the Agartala-Bengaluru route.

The Hindu

Lokayukta catches high school principal taking bribe from mother of student in Bengaluru

The accused withheld the result of a class 9 student, and later allegedly demanded a bribe from the mother, in front of the student, to issue a transfer certificate and promote him to SSLC.

Reuters

India's IT hub Bengaluru may need $339 million to fix drainage, avoid flooding -report

India's Bengaluru city may need nearly 28 billion rupees ($339 million) to restore a drainage network damaged by unfettered urbanization as repeated floods threaten to disrupt work and life in the IT hub, a report said.

The Hindu

Heavy rain lashes parts of Bengaluru

Pre-monsoon rain accompanied with gusty winds lashed the city on Tuesday, May 30, disrupting lives. Several roads were inundated causing inconvenience to the commuters.

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Dy. CM consults legal team over delimitation, says govt. keen on holding BBMP elections

Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar is in consultation with his legal team over scrutinising ward delimitation notified by the erstwhile BJP government, in a first step towards holding polls for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

The Hindu

Periodic maintenance and planting right species will minimise tree falls in Bengaluru, say experts

Around 255 trees were uprooted and 1,050 branches broken in pre-monsoon downpour in the city last week. If the pre-monsoon showers could wreck such havoc, imagine what would be in store when the actual monsoon showers hit Bengaluru in the coming days.

The Hindu

Members of minority community express disappointment over Saleem not being appointed as Bengaluru Police Commissioner

The announcement of the name of the new Bengaluru Police Commissioner has left members of the minority community unhappy as they were rooting for M.A. Saleem, Special Commissioner for Traffic, until Tuesday, May 30, to be appointed to the post.

The Hindu

South Western Railway taking steps for passenger welfare and convenience

South Western Railway is implementing some measures for passenger welfare and convenience. They include introduction, regulation, cancellation and diversion of trains and cancellation of stoppages.

The Hindu

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Bengaluru gets new Police Commissioner, and more

The Hindu

B. Dayananda is new Bengaluru Police Commissioner

He replaces C.H. Pratap Reddy who has been transferred and posted as DGP, Internal Security division.

The Hindu

C-CAMP receives CSR support from Cytiva to foster early-stage innovations in India

Bengaluru-based C-CAMP is an initiative supported by government of India. C-CAMP has directly funded, incubated and mentored 350-plus start-ups valued at above $850 million over half-a-decade.

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