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Let Me Explain: Inside India’s voter list scandals

It’s been a week since Rahul Gandhi made allegations of ‘vote chori’ – stealing of votes – in Bengaluru’s Mahadevapura,

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EC says Rahul’s allegations misleading, mum on voters with multiple EPIC IDs on its website

The Election Commission of India (ECI) was quick to tag as ‘misleading’ the allegations raised by Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi regarding creation of fake votes in Mahadevapura Assembly segment in Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency. However, hours after the press conference, the ECI…

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Restaurant staff booked for hoax bomb call in Bengaluru

The Mahadevapura police on Thursday arrested a restaurant employee for allegedly making a hoax bomb call to take revenge against the management for delaying his payment.

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Siddaramaiah opens Ram temple in Bengaluru

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday opened a Ram temple at Mahadevapura in the city. Along with the temple, a 33-foot Hanuman idol was unveiled by the Chief Minister.

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Commissioner orders probe into allegation of police colluding with spa running prostitution racket

The recent raid on a spa in Mahadevapura where sleuths from the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) uncovered a prostitution ring, seems to have opened a can of worms in the city police.

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Public grievance meet: Dy.CM orders suspension of officials for taking bribe, directs DC to cancel licence of fair price shop

In a swift action to complaints of citizens, Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar ordered suspension of officials and cancellation of licence of ration shop at the public grievance meeting in K.R. Puram in Mahadevapura zone.

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Defective number plates: 1.13 lakh cases booked in three months

The airport traffic police have arrested a 34-year-old private firm employee for masking the registration number plate of his motorcycle. Based on a complaint received on the social media account of the traffic police, the police tracked down the accused identified as Sudhir Kumar and handed him over to Mahadevapura…

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Public grievance meeting for Bengaluru citizens to start from January 3

The government will organise grievance redressal meetings for citizens of Assembly constituencies in Mahadevapura, Yelahanka-Dasarahalli and east zones of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) starting from Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar will preside over the meetings and officials from various departments and agencies in the city…

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Population of street dogs down by 10% in Bengaluru: survey

BBMP survey shows 10% decrease in stray dog population in Bengaluru due to ABC-ARV programmes. Survey conducted in 6850 grids with technical support from ICAR-NIVEDI and WVS. Drone deployed in lake surrounding areas. 71% dogs sterilised, 15,000 dog bite cases reported till Sep. Highest strays in Mahadevapura, least in Dasarahalli.…

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Black spots of Bengaluru refuse to go away, though official figures put it at just 74

Despite having door-to-door garbage collection in the City, numerous black spots persist where mixed waste is indiscriminately dumped, posing a significant challenge for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to clear them effectively. Over the last two years, the BBMP has attempted to reduce the number of black spots in…

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Under-construction buildings on B Khata sites in Bengaluru have no approved plans to display

BBMP ordered to display approved plans at construction sites in Mahadevapura zone; 1.81 lakh buildings on 'B' khata sites; BBMP not taking action against illegal constructions; BBMP Chief Commissioner says no building allowed to deviate from approved plan; Sandeep Anirudhan says laws must be enforced to punish violations.

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24 properties sitting on rajakaluves at private layout in Munnekolalu: BBMP

As many as 24 different properties have been marked for stormwater drain encroachment at Spice Garden Layout at Munnekolalu in Mahadevapura zone by revenue officials where Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was stopped from carrying out demolition drive.

The Hindu

BBMP Chief Commissioner directs officials to expedite anti-encroachment drive on SWDs

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath, after holding a review meeting on anti-encroachment drive, directed officials to expedite demolition works in Mahadevapura and K.R. Puram. This comes in the light of the monsoon setting in the State.

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Karnataka elections: Civic issues plague the IT corridor of Bengaluru

The Information Technology corridor of the city, spread over Mahadevapura and K.R. Puram Assembly constituencies, were in the headlines for the wrong reasons recently.

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BBMP continues anti-encroachment drive in Mahadevapura zone

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BBMP resumes anti-encroachment drive in Mahdevapura zone

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BBMP anti-encroachment drive of storm-water drain continues

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BBMP begins demolition of illegal structures on storm-water drains

The exercise is being undertaken at 15 places in Mahadevapura

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Bengaluru rains | Mahadevapura zone severely affected by flooding says BBMP chief commissioner

Around 20 boats and an equal number of pumps being used to evacuate and flush out water

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Bengaluru civic body starts to clear encroachments on storm-water drains

Following widespread flooding and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s directions, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike started clearing properties, which have encroached storm-water drains (rajakaluves) in the city On Saturday, constructions were razed down in Dodda Bommasandra as well as Varthur

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Focus is now on sewage surveillance to detect emerging variants

This will provide early warning on impending local surge of COVID-19

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110 villages will never match infrastructure in planned layouts, says MLA-led task force

Then why allow world-class apartments in villages, ask outraged citizens

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Officials told to widen ‘kaccha’ drains in Mahadevapura zone to avoid flooding

Not a single drain encroached upon in the zone, says Byrathi Basavaraj

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Top news developments in Karnataka on March 19, 2022

1. B.SAFE Constituency’s Public Place Safety Audit Report will be released today. Executive Chairperson of Biocon and B.PAC president Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Higher Education Minister and Malleswaram MLA C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Mahadevapura MLA Aravind Limbavali and actor and B.SAFE brand ambassador Pranitha Subhash will be part of the event. B.SAFE…

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