Bengaluru News: KSRTC and BMTC staff extend support to Bandh on September 26

Begaluru traffic police alerted the commuters in central Bengaluru about the ongoing Ganesh immersion.

In an X post, they said, “As Ganesh immersion is set to take place, about 60-70 Ganesha Idols will ply from 3.00 PM to 8.00 PM at City Market Traffic Police Station Boundary BVK Iyengar Road, OTC Road, RT Street, Kilari. There will be a procession of Ganesha idols on the road and avenue roads, and as there is heavy traffic, alternative routes have been requested to be used.”

Traffic at various parts of the city got stuck after Ganesh idol proecssion has begun for the immersion. Over next few days, the Ganesh immersion will happen and the BBMP has made all arrangements at major lakes in Bengaluru.

The whitefield traffic police alerted about the traffic congestions on Sunday. In an X post, they wrote, “'Traffic Advisory' Slow moving traffic due to the ongoing Shree Ganesha Procession. Looking forward to your cooperation.”

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) services are likely to be affected on September 26 after the KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation extended its support for ‘Bengaluru Bandh’ called by pro-Kannada outfits, political groups and farmers’ associations, to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Read here

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the party has learnt a very important lesson in Karnataka that the BJP wins elections by distracting and not allowing us to construct our narrative and so we fought the polls constructing our party's narrative.

“What we did in Karnataka is we gave a clear vision for the state, 'this is the social security programme that we are going to set up for you' and then we control the narrative,” he said

The Bengaluru Hyderabad Vande Bharat Express which was launched by PM Modi will not have any stoppages in Karnataka. The train will only stop at Dharmavaram, Ananatapuram, Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and Mahabubnagar in Telangana before it reached Hyderabad. Karnataka's Raichur expected to get a stop but for the faster commute, the Indian Railways decided not to stop at this location.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains and one of them is Bengaluru - Hyderabad train. The train started its journey from Hyderabad's Kacheguda station and will reach Yeswantpur in Bengaluru in next eight hours. The commercial operations of this Vande Bharat Express will begin from tomorrow. The Prime Minister expressed his congratulations to people of the country after he launched the Vande Bharat trains/

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of 'misleading' people over the Cauvery water sharing dispute with Tamil Nadu, by blaming the Centre. Joshi alleged that the state government did not apprise the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) of the prevailing situation in the dams in Karnataka.

JDS second-in-chief HD Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy met former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa after JDS announced alliance with the BJP.

Speaking to reporters, Nikhil said, “As we all know JDS and BJP are now a part of the NDA alliance. On that basis, Mr Yediyurappa is one of the tallest leaders in Karnataka. So I just came here to take his blessings personally. We all know that my grand father and father share a great bonding with him and during our coalition governement, they worked together for people of Karnataka.”

The High Court of Karnataka has dismissed a petition filed by Dharwad MLA Vinay Kulkarni seeking relaxation of bail conditions that restrict his entry into the district.

The Congress MLA is the main accused in the murder of BJP leader Yogesh Gowda in 2016.

Kulkarni was denied permission to enter the constituency even when he contested the assembly election in May this year.

After submitting his resignation to the JDS, the party's former vice president Syed Shafiulla said that JDS joining hands with the BJP might create rift between the communities.

He said, "I was with the party for the past 30 years. Our party stand on secular credentials, and we have always propagated the principles of Secularism to the voters, and to the general public. Now if my party is joining hands with a party which creates a rift between the communities and caste, which preaches and propagates and acts on communal agenda, we the secular leaders oppose it."

The fifth World Coffee Conference will be organised from September 25 to 28 at the iconic Bangalore Palace. The four-day event will be organised by the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) in collaboration with the Coffee Board of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Government of Karnataka, and the Coffee industry.

Enhancing the maintenance amount payable by a husband to his wife, the Karnataka High Court observed that when he could maintain a fleet of cars and repay a business loan of ₹7.72 lakh per month, he could surely support his partner and son. Directing the apellant to pay maintenance of ₹1.5 lakh per month to his wife as against ₹75,000 awarded by the Family court,

The farmers in Mandya, protesting to stop water being released from Karnataka dams to Tamil Nadu, continued their demonstration here on Saturday.

Farmers across Karnataka have been protesting since the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) ordered the state to release 5000 cusecs of water to its neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, for 15 days, effective from September 13.

Earlier on Thursday, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the CWMA order.

The Indian Meteorological Departement (IMD) has issued a yellow alert to the North Karnataka region and predicted heavy rainfall on Sunday. This is said to be a crucial downpour for the region as districts like Bidar, Vijayapura and Kalaburgi are badly hit by the drought and even the state government declared a few taluks as drought hit. Bagalkot, Belagavi, Dharwad, Haveri, Koppal and other regions in the belt are also likely to see the rain.

Days after Janata Dal (Secular) joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the ensuing 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the party's state unit Vice President Syed Shafiulla Saheb has decided to cut his ties with the party.

Shafiulla, in his resignation letter to the JD(S) Karnataka president said that he had opted to stay outside the party for the period during which our state unit of the party had joined with the BJP to form the state government.

Amid the Cauvery water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, pro Kannada organizations and farmer associations have called for a Bengaluru bandh on September 26. They also requested the schools, colleges and other commercial establishments in the city to support the bandh and keep them shut on Tuesday. Read full story

The most awaited Bengaluru Hyderabad Vande Bharat Express will be virtually launched today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. This semi high speed rail is expected to reduce the travel time between both the IT hubs and enhance the connectivity between two capital cities. Read full story