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Corruption Case On BJP’s Yediyurappa Revived On Court Orders; Governor Had Denied Probe

BS Yediyurappa, replaced as chief minister last year, is now part of BJP's top panel. (File)Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restored a private complaint against former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa and his family members, accusing them of taking bribe for awarding government contracts. A sessions court here had dismissed the plea seeking a probe into the allegations as the then Governor had refused to sanction it.TJ Abraham, a social activist, had lodged the complaint alleging that Mr Yediyurappa and his family members had taken bribe from Ramalingam Construction Company and other shell companies in return for awarding Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) contracts. He had sought a special investigation team (SIT) investigation into the charges.Th...
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How Firms Like Amazon, Swiggy Dealt With The Bengaluru Deluge

Bengaluru Rain: The city had received heavy rain for 2 days resulting in floods in many areas. (File)Bengaluru: E-commerce companies, especially their delivery boys, had a harrowing time to supply products to the customers when certain parts of Bengaluru was under deluge due to two days of heavy rains in parts of the city.The inundated areas such as parts of Sarjapura, Bellandur, Varthur, Whitefield and Outer Ring Road had become inaccessible due to water-logging.In view of the flood situation, the e-commerce companies had suspended their services for some time.An executive of a leading e-commerce company told Press Trust of India that they had to suspend the services in certain places as it was not possible for anyone to reach there."We are waiting for some time to see things settle. T...
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Bengaluru Roads Under Water After Heavy Rain, Second Time In A Week

Bengaluru rainfall: Visuals showed buses stuck in the middle of the flooded Old Airport Road.Bengaluru: Several areas in Bengaluru are waterlogged and roads submerged after heavy overnight rains, with traffic jams being reported at important junctions in the city. This is the second time in a week that the Karnataka state capital is witnessing such severe waterlogging.Many arterial roads were inundated while the basements of apartments were flooded after the rainfall last night. A traffic advisory urged residents to avoid going out of their homes except for emergency, and not to send children to school.#WATCH | Karnataka: Massive traffic jam on Marathahalli-Silk Board junction road in Bengaluru amid severe waterlogging caused due to heavy rainfall pic.twitter.com/KUnF0cuPtR— ANI (@ANI) ...