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Karnataka Today newsletter: D.K. Shivakumar inspects traffic bottlenecks in Bengaluru, and more

Karnataka Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar went around Bengaluru city on June 13 to inspect traffic bottlenecks as well as the stormwater drain (SWD) work going on in parts of the city.

Along with BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Giri Nath, the DCM first visited Hebbal flyover, which has been the point of traffic congestion for years now. Various National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) officials briefed him about their proposal to decongest Hebbal flyover, including putting up a cable car line over Hebbal lake.

The meeting assumes significance in light of the southwest monsoon entering Karnataka. Despite continued efforts to ramp up monsoon preparedness in the city, severe waterlogging and traffic snarls were reported following heavy rain on Monday night in east Bengaluru. Bellandur, Halanayakanahalli and Varthur lakes also overflowed.

The Mico Layout police were in for a shock on Tuesday afternoon when a woman walked into the station with a suitcase and informed the police that she had killed her mother and brought the body along.

Police opened the suitcase to find it stuffed with the body of 71-year-old Biva Pal with a veil around her neck. Probe revealed that the daughter, who used to fight frequently with her mother over trivial issues, forced an overdose of sleeping pills on the latter and strangulated her to death using a dupatta.

Stepping up the drive against trafficking and consumption of drugs, the Mangaluru police has decided to initiate a programme to enlighten pre-university and college students on drug abuse. As part of the initiative, teams from all 15 police stations under the commissionerate will regularly visit colleges and engage in one-to-one interaction to get inputs and also to strengthen the rapport between the police, students and college staff.

This development follows a week after Home Minister G. Parameshwara expressed concern over drug abuse in Mangaluru and other parts of coastal Karnataka, urging police to take effective action against drug consumers and peddlers.