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Karnataka Today newsletter | Rewind 2024: Weather woes, crime waves, culture rows
From scorching summer and water crisis to flooding of homes and IT corridors — Bengaluru saw extreme weather events in 2024. The unpredictable weather had a bearing on the agricultural yield in the State, of course, but it also laid bare the poor standard of infrastructure in Bengaluru.
The year also saw the announcement of big-ticket projects in the domain of civic infrastructure and mobility. Crime dominated headlines with several high-profile cases, including the Renukaswamy murder involving actor Darshan, the Prajwal Revanna sexual abuse scandal, the Rameshwaram Cafe blast, as well as rising cybercrime.
There were debates galore around linguistic issues during the year, including the fracas over 60% Kannada usage in signboards, language wars between Kannnada and Hindi speakers in the online space, the uproar over Hindi imposition, and jobs reservation for Kannadigas among other issues. The Kannada film industry also delivered a mixed bag in terms of ideas and impact. Read about all these developments in our collection of 2024 year-enders.
Hours before New Year celebrations kick off in Bengaluru, City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda advised revellers to refrain from using whistle and full face-mask, citing law and order concerns.
“The decision was taken following a few stray incidents from the previous year when the overuse of whistles caused chaos, drowning out public announcements and emergency warnings. The full-face masks were flagged as a security risk, with some people may be using them to conceal their identities while being involved in anti-social activities. Some anti-social elements may use this to take advantage and involve in eve-teasing, harassment and public nuisance,” he said.
The Bengaluru City Police and Bengaluru Traffic Police have also issued traffic advisories for areas in the city that may witness dense congregation, apart from a list of do’s and dont’s, parking restrictions as well as details on extended operational timings of BMTC and Namma Metro. Find all the details here.
A leopard was spotted in the early hours of December 31, at the Infosys campus of Mysuru triggering alarm among the IT company’s employees who have been instructed to work from home or remain indoors. The company’s Global Education Centre is located in Mysuru and employees have been told to stay indoors till the area is sanitized by the forest department.
Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar clarifies Rahul Gandhi's message was simply to continue good work, dismissing any speculation.
Over 51,000 hearings in Ernakulam help reinstate voting rights as part of the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
The foundation stone for the construction of Shri Parashurama Swagata Gopura (Welcome Tower) in the northern entry to Udupi city will be laid by Yashpal Suvarna, Udupi MLA and president of Shiroor Mutt Paryaya Swagata Samiti on January 16.
The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.
Join influential discussions at The Hindu Lit for Life festival in Chennai on January 17-18, 2024.
For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.
A 20-acre farm on the St Xavier’s College campus at Thumba run by State Award-winning farmer S.V. Sujith had visitors from the Iowa State University, U.S., on Tuesday.
NGT issues notices to U.P., M.P., and Rajasthan over sewage contamination in drinking water, citing serious health risks.
Last-minute Pongal shoppers crowd Tiruchi's markets, boosting sales for traders amid rising prices for fruits and festive items.
Confusing coalitions and absent accountability raise voter concerns as Mumbai's civic elections approach amidst air quality neglect.
Train No. 16511 KSR Bengaluru-Kannur overnight express via Mangaluru Central will continue to originate from Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVTB) and skip KSR Bengaluru till March 11.
Mehbooba Mufti condemns police profiling of mosques in Kashmir as a threat to Muslim faith and religious freedom.
The Parasakthi team celebrates Pongal with PM Modi in New Delhi, featuring notable actors and music composer G.V. Prakash Kumar.