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On a break from work and surfing this week with
@supsurfindia
. Super fun + terrific sunset and sunrise views in Udupi.
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I am the one who clicked this photo and there were hardly a dozen women when there were hundreds of men in line. Police official on duty said that this was done for the protection of the women. Your tweet is sexist and twisted.
Look who’s in line at the wine shops ..So much for protecting women against drunk men 🙄
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Tumakuru. Women fight off Hindutva vigilantes who disrupted Christmas celebrations in Kunigal. The mob is asking the women why they are not wearing sindhoor like Hindus and why they are celebrating Christmas. Women respond saying they are Christian believers and wish to celebrate
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Actually I have to share one more tweet about
@Ram_Guha
This video is brilliant. Watch till the end. 🤣
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This photo was taken from outside through a gap in the window. It is a leopard and a dog stuck together since this morning inside the toilet of a house in Kadaba, Dakshina Kannada district. I am told the leopard escaped at 2 pm and the dog is alive!
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Hello, Bengaluru. I took the new airport train from Cantonment Station yesterday evening at 5:55 pm. On-board I met Rahul, a 27 year old aircraft maintanence engineer who had a flight at 8:30 pm to Chennai. He was the only passenger on the train who was going to the airport.
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Students wearing hijab also stopped outside MGM college, Udupi.
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Students wearing saffron shawl were not allowed to enter MGM college, a prestigious college in Udupi. Students say they got the shawls from Hindu Jagrana Vedike.
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Candlelight remembrance for Danish Siddiqui by the Photojournalist Association in Bengaluru.
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Met the girls from Udupi barred from classes for wearing hijab. They are tired of their identities being reduced to wearing the hijab.
They have dreams of becoming a wildlife photographer, pilot when they are older but they haven't been inside a classroom for over a month now.
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Reporting from Udupi, Karnataka : On Sunday, two rallies were held in Udupi. One was by an interfaith group Sahabalve in which 200 people walked for interfaith harmony. The rally started at a temple, stopped at a mosque and a church. It ended with speeches on interfaith dialogue.
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Here are pictures of the four youths who toppled and vandalised pillars at a Hampi temple. They have helped restore the pillars and have paid Rs 70,000 fine each after being ordered by the court. Good to see this kind of restorative justice!
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Bus full of protesters detained near Town Hall were dropped near Shantinagar since the bus had to go back and pick up more protesters. In the confusion, people simply got off bus and walked back to Town Hall. Bengaluru Traffic 1-0 Section 144
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Why are Kannada channels showing Puneet's photo from hospital? Please stop Suvarna, News18 Kannada and TV9.
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An interfaith marriage was stopped by Bajrang Dal members in Chikkamagaluru on Wednesday. The vigilantes were arrested and the couple finally managed to get married on Friday. This is what the woman Chaitra said-"Who are they to stop us? We're marrying because we like each other"
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Please don't do this. I am working on stories and sending emergency requests for oxygen, hospital beds to volunteer teams. Read the situation outside 🙏🏼
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Sharing a neat dashboard for COVID-19 resources in Indian cities. Select a city or state and it pulls up leads for oxygen cylinders, ICU beds, medicines and plasma.
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For those trying to make sense of the reaction to Puneeth Rajkumar's death - he was a public figure in KA since the 80s long before he was a lead actor. My family always talks about Bettada Hoovu, Chalisuva Modagalu. Everyone was struck by his warmth. Kaanadanthe Maayavaadanu 😭
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Bengaluru Rains : Outer Ring Road Ecospace on the Maruthi showroom side. Time - 10:50 PM on 4 Sep 2022
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Historian Ramachandra Guha is at the protest against the arrest of Disha Ravi in Bengaluru.
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Muslim traders evicted from temple fair in Mulki. This temple is a symbol of communal harmony in coastal Karnataka as it is said that it was built by a Muslim merchant 800 years ago.
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Tejasvi Surya's big expose yesterday conveniently picks out 16 Muslim names out of a war room list of 205 people. Why make this communal? The whole expose btw is also on something that is in the control of his own party.
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Fact check: BJP MP’s claim that Jamaat attendees spat at Belagavi hospital staff is fake.
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Good news! Update in Bidar school sedition case: Judge in district court says no sedition in kids play, it caused no disharmony. Remember, mother of a student and teacher in school spent two weeks in jail on charges of sedition.
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Protest against the arrest of
#DishaRavi
planned by citizen groups at 4 pm at Mysore Bank Circle, Bengaluru.
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Because there is no ban on beef in Karnataka. The anti-cattle slaughter law from Jan 2021 did not ban the procurement and sale of beef from other states. It also does not prohibit the slaughter of buffaloes over the age of 13.
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Witnessed this at MGM college in Udupi. Hindutva group mobilised students by distributing saffron shawls and turbans to protest against hijab wearing classmates.
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Protest in Bengaluru in solidarity with Palestine. More than 1000 people gathered at MG Road. Few of the protesters are currently detained in two police stations.
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Bengaluru rains: Not just IT parks, working class families living in slums near Bellandur and Munnekolala severely affected by last night's rains. Highlighted by
@aicctukar
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CM Basavaraj Bommai, former CM BS Yediyurappa address reporters outside Vikram Hospital, pay tribute to Puneeth Rajkumar. Both call him an icon in Karnataka.
Fans will be able to pay tributes at Kanteerava Stadium till tomorrow (timings not confirmed yet).
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In April, PT Usha said wrestlers protesting on streets is tarnishing India’s image. I hope she has read the FIR registered against Brij Bhushan Singh and recognises the silence to act on a serious complaint is tarnishing India's image in the world stage.
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Fans kept coming from all over Karnataka to pay their respects to Puneeth Rajkumar. For many, he was a known face for more than 40 years. The young loved him for his lead roles, the old remembered his milk teeth days. His smile remained through it all.
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So many were celebrating the road repairs done for PM Modi's visit at the cost of Rs 23 crore. It is coming off less than three days later.
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Response to eggs in mid-day meal was overwhelmingly positive according to a govt-commissioned report. A pilot project in 7 districts resulted in weight gain, BMI improvement among students of Yadgir (where eggs were given) compared to students in Gadag where eggs were not given.
Why has our Karnataka govt decided to give eggs in midday meal? these are not the only source of nutrition. It is also exclusionary to many students who are vegetarians.
Our policies are to be designed such that every student has equal opportunity.
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Yes very wrong what happened. Karnataka CM Bommai keeps Santosh Trophy winners waiting.
Karnataka State Football Team recently won Santosh Trophy in Saudi Arabia & *this is how these players were treated by the CM* 😡
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@RGVzoomin
1. You tweet a pic I clicked and 2. your tweet is twisted and sexist. If you were there, you would see that there were hardly a dozen women standing while there were hundreds of men in a serpentine queue. The police official on duty said a separate line was made to protect women.
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Karnataka CM office gives lakhs in cash in Deepavali hampers to journalists. “I reported it to my editors, I put it in an email too. I told the CMO official that I really cannot accept this and that this is wrong."
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Interview of Neeraj's coach before the Olympics. Our athletes win despite the system not because of it.
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Bhandarkar's college in Kundapur denied entry to students wearing hijab today. But students point out the college diary for 2021-22 mentions that headscarf is allowed as long as the color of the scarf matches the dupatta.
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Fact check - Spoke to Disha Ravi's lawyers and friends. No, her name is not Disha Ravi 'Joseph', she is not a Christian from Kerala.
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A map of COVID-19 hospitals in Bengaluru and Delhi. Instead of going through directories not knowing where each hospital is, this is useful to pinpoint their locations. It also gives you hospital phone numbers, information about available beds, ICU beds.
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Complaint filed in Karnataka against Kangana Ranaut for calling farmers ‘terrorists’.
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Amazed at the restraint of this conductor. What rule is this woman talking about ? This is moral policing
@BMTC_BENGALURU
@BlrCityPolice
ವಾಟ್ಸಾಪಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡ್ದೆ. ಆ ಮಹಿಳೆಯ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಿದ ಕೋಮು ವಿಷದ ತೀವ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಅಳೆಯುವ ಯಂತ್ರವೊಂದಿದ್ರೆ ಅದರ ಮುಳ್ಳುಗಳೇ ಒಡೆದುಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ವೆನೋ?. ಕುಂಕುಮ, ಮಾಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವಂತೆ ಟೋಪಿಗೂ ಅವಕಾಶವಿದೆಎಂದಾಗಿದೆ ನನ್ನ ಭಾವನೆ. ಏನಿದ್ದರೂ ವಿಷ ಕಾರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಮಹಿಳೆಯ ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಸೌಮ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಡೆದುಕೊಂಡ ನಿರ್ವಾಹಕರಿಗೆ ನನ್ನದೊಂದು ಸಲಾಂ
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Massive kudos to the captain for using his Twitter reach to amplify necessary information in these times. I will be tweeting information on Bengaluru, Karnataka I've compiled during my reporting 👏
The first takeover will be by
@prajwalmanipal
, who is a journalist with
@thenewsminute
in Bengaluru, and is doing some phenomenal work on the ground to aid with verified resources and leads in what are difficult times for all of us.
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Karnataka RDPR Minister KS Eshwarappa resigns from his position, days after he was booked by the police on charges of abetting the suicide of Santhosh Patil, a BJP member and a contractor.
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Bhargavi from MGM College in Udupi says that friendships have been broken over the hijab row in the college. Reporters ask about whether they can bury the differences with their classmates. She says that stand-off will go on till classmates stop wearing hijab to college.
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Historian Ramachandra Guha is among the protestors who came in waves to Town Hall, Bengaluru and were detained.
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Another update. Girlfriend's parents hired Sri Rama Sena Hindustan member for Rs 5 lakh to kill Arbaaz. He is the Khanapur taluk president of the organization.
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Few unidentified people arrived at Karachi Bakery in Bengaluru's Indiranagar and demanded that the name of the bakery be changed. The people running the bakery covered the word 'Karachi' and displayed the India flag to pacify and diffuse the situation.
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Probe ordered by Election Commission confirms our investigation into illegal voter data collection by private trust in Bengaluru. Finds link to BJP leaders, Hombale Films which paid trust to promote films. No answers on where is data, how much was stolen.
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At MGM College in Udupi. Girls who want to wear the hijab and boys wearing the saffron shawl are now arguing with each other. College management requesting everyone to stay calm.
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This is extreme. If Congress is also going down this route it does not bode well for free speech and criticism.
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FIR registered against social media influencer Hitesha Chandranee by Bengaluru police based on counter complaint by Kamaraj, the Zomato delivery executive. She has been charged under sections 341, 355, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
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I was reporting from Belagavi, Karnataka for the last three days. I recorded this in the hope that this case is acknowledged and is resolved soon.
TNM's reporter
@prajwalmanipal
shares his experiences reporting from Belagavi on the murder of a 24-year-old man allegedly killed over an interfaith relationship.
Read our reportage to know the full story.
Support Us our journalism. Become a TNM Member:
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A big crowd at SJP Road near Town Hall in Bengaluru. Police try to lathi charge but are outnumbered by the large crowd which is now singing anti NRC and anti CAA slogans.
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The Musim Okkoota has recorded there are at least 230 girls missing their exams in Udupi amid the hijab row. “That is 230 families in Udupi alone distressed about the future of their daughter’s education." Full story on the scale of enforcing a hijab ban.
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Poster of Puneeth Rajkumar and Shankar Nag at entrance to Thippasandra Road in Bengaluru. Two visionaries in Kannada cinema gone too soon.
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Tejasvi Surya revisits BBMP war room, apologises to people working. The 16 people whose names he read were not in the war room as they had been asked not to turn up.
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This is a misuse of power. All for a few minutes of the Governor's visit. Water was released without following due process or informing people living downstream + Governor had left for an event before the water even reached.
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First official word from Vikram Hospital - Puneet Rajkumar aged 46 years was brought to the emergency department, Vikram Hospital with history of chest pain at 11:40 am. He was non responsive and was in Cardiac Asystole and Advanced cardiac resuscitation has been initiated.
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Bengaluru police estimate 5,000 people joined the tractor parade in the city. Farmer groups say the number is closer to 10,000 after farmers arrived on tractors from places like Mandya, Tumakuru, and Kolar. Police report march from KSR Railway Station to Freedom Park was peaceful
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Media glare on G Shankar Govt Women's College, Udupi where students wearing hijab were taken to the principal's office. Few students said they are leaving today and will decide on returning when High Court decision is made. College principal says hijab was previously worn here.
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Many details of Arbaaz's murder in Belagavi were shocking - especially that parents hired killers and there were killers available who've been fighting in the name of Hindutva. We are working on a follow-up on the Sri Rama Sene and other Hindutva groups active in north Karnataka.
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I am told by Disha's friends that this is not her account. She is a single child.
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Burdened with unproductive old cattle, farmers in Karnataka demand withdrawal of anti-cattle slaughter law. Reporting from cattle fairs in Mysuru and Mandya.
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Bengaluru police have issued a letter to the organisers of Munawar Faruqui's stand-up comedy show this evening at Good Shepherd Auditorium. The manager of the auditorium says he is no longer giving space for Munawar's show after the letter from Bengaluru police.
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Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair flown to Bengaluru by Delhi police. They are now at his residence to recover electronic evidence related to the tweet from 2018 for which he is booked.
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I wrote about all this and more here. Kudos to Rahul for taking a risk. He boarded the train after seeing the schedule on a social media post. He says he will use the service regularly and he will encourage others as long as delays are minimal.
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Large crowd outside Kanteerava Stadium but law and order situation is in control so far. Thousands of fans have already paid their respects to Puneeth Rajkumar and more are arriving from far off places in state. There is not much anger - just an overwhelming sense of sadness
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Mangaluru commissioner announces 6 arrests - Suhas Shetty, 29, Mohan, 26, Giridhar, 23, Abhishek, 21, Srinivas, 23, Deekshith, 21 in connection with the murder of Mohammed Faazil in Suratkal. Gang began planning a murder on July 26, the day BJP youth worker Praveen was killed.
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Tabibuea Rosea is all over Cubbon Park and it is beautiful! I wish they didn't close down open air parks in the weekend.
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Karnataka govt announces life and accident insurance of Rs 4 Lakh to e-commerce delivery employees working with Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon etc. This includes Rs 2 lakh life insurance and Rs 2 lakh accident insurance and covers both full time and part-time delivery persons.
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Bengaluru rains : Rescue works at Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru after waterlogging following overnight rains.
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Artistes speak out after Kannada play is disrupted midway by Hindutva vigilantes in Karnataka for having Muslim characters, portraying interfaith marriage. Organisers had police permission to stage the play yet Bajrang Dal members came on stage to halt it.
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Relief! Results of a group of journalists (including me) who were tested for COVID-19 in Bengaluru on Friday, April 24 are negative.
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Brave women. They asked what's wrong in celebrating Christmas and how is it any of your business. There are so many Christian believers who straddle between Hinduism and Christianity and are now the targets of attacks by Hindutva groups.
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OpIndia ignores repeated police clarifications that murder of Mohammed Fazil was not linked to love affair or personal issue.
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DK Shivakumar and Ramalinga Reddy have reached the counting centre in Jayanagar. They have been stopped by police outside the centre.
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Banner reading 'Jai Hindu Rashtra' gets police protection in Udupi, Karnataka. Police say they will be deploying officials to protect the banner day and night for the next 15 days.
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Time
@BBMPCOMM
answers questions.
Why was the list of 16 names made? What was the reason?
Are they even connected to the bed blocking scam? (Because they were not arrested along with others who are and are now reinstated by BBMP)
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The numbers tell the story - more women in buses means more women in public spaces and more security for women. It also means more people using public transport and less people hailing cabs which is the need in Bengaluru.
Another record for
#ShaktiScheme
; ridership soared to 51,52,769 on June 13.
@KSRTC_Journeys
ferried 51,52,769,
@BMTC_BENGALURU
20,56,856,
@nw_krtc
11,08,930 &
@KKRTC_Journeys
5,89,318 women. Overall ridership 1,16,66,621, as against average of 82.51L.
@BBPVedike
@NammaBengaluroo
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Good work - She did a good job. Even a simple vox pop has become a difficult job with WhatsApp uncles jumping at you.
Sometimes even the smallest acts of courage can cause Revolution, & revolution is what we need in Kannada media which lacks spine. But this woman said NO & did her job with honesty in the face adversity! Thank you
@DHANALAKSHMIND3
. Everyone please follow her work. ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದಾಗಲಿ🙏
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List of stormwater drain encroachments by IT parks, developers compiled by BBMP in Bengaluru's Mahadevapura zone.
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The false narrative machine is at work. The Jamaat meeting in New Delhi's Nizamuddin area took place on March 8, 9, and 10. Long before a lockdown was announced on March 24.
What were these people gathering at Nizamuddin thinking? Is it a joke that the entire country is under lockdown? One wrong action by anyone of us can lead to a disaster of gigantic proportions!
Listen to the Government for heaven’s sake!
#IndiaFightsCorona
@BJP4Delhi
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Request Manipal students to stop mentioning me in hundreds of tweets about boycotting end sem exams. I saw one - they are all the same. I got what you are trying to say 🙏
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Its the same cycle every time. Journalists abused, called ‘vultures’ for reporting on COVID-19 cremations in India.
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Where is the zero? This was the BBMP Commissioner's tweet showing bed availability on May 4 at 11 am.
This afternoon BBMP website showed zero beds available in Bengaluru under Govt Quota.
Right now, it is showing 1504 beds as available.
System is reforming.
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Bengaluru's bus priority lane working well in Marathahalli.
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Women can travel for free in Karnataka government buses from June 1.
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Voices of friends and acquaintances of Disha Ravi, arrested on charges of conspiracy and sedition. She was passionate about the environment, regularly attended cleanups and tree-planting drives in Bengaluru and was a dedicated to fighting climate change.
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After a quick ride in the free shuttle bus service, Rahul was at the airport by 7:30, an hour before his flight. But here's the best part - he paid Rs 10 for the journey! A cab fare would cost Rs 700+ and close to his flight ticket price, the bus fare from his home was Rs 270.
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BJP candidate K Sudhakar booked for ‘attempting to bribe’ IAS officer to release Rs 4.8 crore cash being distributed to voters. He was the health minister in Karnataka during COVID.
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Many commuters, mainly migrant workers, are stranded at Baiyappanahalli station in Bengaluru due to diversion/cancellation of trains to northern states. Citizen volunteers are helping provide cooked meals to those stranded.
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National Commission for Women was prompt in investigating allegation of women filming in a toilet in Udupi but stays silent on sexual abuse allegations against Prajwal Revanna in Hassan. Similarly didn't react for 40 days after complaint of sexual violence from Manipur last year
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