Bengaluru News Live Updates (October 20): The Whitefield-Challaghatta Metro corridor (Purple Line) of the Bengaluru Metro will be formally opened today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual event in the presence of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. A 2.2 km Byappanahalli – KR Puram section and a 2.1 km Kengeri – Challaghatta sections on the Purple Line became operational on October 9.
Meanwhile, Janata Dal (Secular) national president H D Deve Gowda on Thursday dissolved the party’s Karnataka unit and sacked the JD(S) state president, C M Ibrahim, days after the latter opposed the party’s decision to align with the BJP for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Bengaluru weather update for the day: With mist during the early morning hours, the maximum and minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 30 and 20 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The former BJP MLA from Hiriyur in central Karnataka Poornima Srinivas will formally join the Congress party today in the presence of CM Siddaramaiah and DyCM D K Shivakumar.
– Poornima is the daughter of the late Congress and JDS leader A Krishnappa. She belongs to the OBC Golla community which has a significant presence in central Karnataka.
– The Congress chief Shivakumar had attended a family event of the former BJP MLA a few months ago and the former MLA and her husband met Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah recently.
– Poornima’s husband A T Sreenivas is likely to be picked by the Congress for an MLC seat in the state.
SWR has decided to run special express trains between Hubballi and Mangaluru Junction for two trips in each direction to clear the extra rush of passengers in view of the Dasara festival.
1. Train No. 07303 SSS Hubballi-Mangaluru Junction will make two trips journey commencing on 20th October and 23rd October, 2023. The train will depart from SSS Hubballi at 03:30 p.m. and reach its destination, Mangaluru Junction at 09:40 a.m. the next day.
2. Train No. 07304 Mangaluru Junction-SSS Hubballi will also make two trips journey commencing on 21st October and 24th October, 2023. This train will depart from Mangaluru Junction at 11:40 a.m. and arrive its destination, SSS Hubballi at 05:45 a.m. the next day.
En-route, these trains will have stoppages at SMM Haveri, Harihar, Davangere, Birur, Arsikere, Tumakuru, Yesvantpur, Chikbanavar, Nelamangala, Kunigal, Shravanabelagola, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Kabakaputtur, Bantawala, and Padil stations in both directions.
These special trains will have a total 19 coaches including One AC Two Tier, Five AC Three Tier, Nine Sleeper Class and Two General Second Class and Two Second class luggage cum brake vans/Disabled friendly compartment.
Samsung Semiconductor India Research is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to help set up a quantum technology lab, the premier Bengaluru institute said Thursday.
Led by Mayank Shrivastava, an associate professor in the department of electronic systems engineering, the lab aims to be a pioneering facility dedicated to advanced quantum technologies. It will serve as a centre for technological innovation, manpower training and collaboration with national and international quantum research institutions.
A memorandum of understanding was exchanged by Balajee Sowrirajan, corporate vice-president and managing director of Samsung Semiconductor India Research, and IISc Director Govindan Rangarajan.
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A novel sepsis treatment, called SUR-101, developed collaboratively by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bengaluru, and the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, was licensed to Dutch biotech firm SurvivX in the presence of Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday.
The development of the technology, presently at the preclinical stage, was announced by Dr Taslimarif Saiyed, director-CEO of C-CAMP, at an event with Rutte on the latter’s visit to Bengaluru on the sidelines of the G20 summit last month.
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency. It happens when an infection that a patient already has triggers a chain reaction throughout the body. According to C-CAMP, existing interventions for sepsis are found to be effective only at the very early onset of sepsis. By modulating the immune response, the current technology allows a longer time window for administering targeted interventions for sepsis. Know More
In a setback to a theft case convict who was earlier awarded 15 days’ jail, a sessions court in Karnataka has enhanced his jail term to seven years.
Judge Kiran Kini of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Karwar stated in his order on October 16 that imposing lesser punishments would send a wrong message to society. Continue…
Days after CM Ibrahim, who was the Karnataka chief of the JD(S), opposed the party’s decision to align with the BJP, party national president HD Deve Gowda dissolved the state unit on Thursday. Former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, who is Gowda’s son, was appointed ad hoc president.
Speaking at a news conference, Gowda said there was recognition at the national level for Kumaraswamy’s leadership. “We have all decided that he will continue as the JD(S) Legislature Party leader and also the party state president,” he said. Other office-bearers of the new state unit will be appointed after another round of consultations, the former prime minister announced. Read More
The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has imposed a fine of Rs 500 on a youth caught doing a backflip exercise inside a train.
The student did the stunt, holding on to the handles inside the compartment while one of his friends filmed it. The BMRCL staff informed the Yelachenahalli Metro station staff about the stunt and as the student deboarded the Metro, he was fined and let off with a warning.
In September, Fidias Panayiotou, a social media influencer, sparked controversy after he posted a video in which he sneaks into a Bengaluru Metro train without a ticket. In the video posted on Instagram, Panayiotou said, “I will teach you how to get on the Metro in India for free.”
The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh and three others on the grounds of lack of necessary sanction for taking cognizance of the case under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
Singh and his fellow petitioners were booked for promoting enmity between different groups under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code in 2017 after they allegedly made provocative statements and displayed a sword at a ‘Hindu Virat Samvesh’ event in Karnataka’s Yadgiri district despite being directed not to make controversial statements or use arms.
A Yadgiri magistrate took cognisance of the same in August 2019 and directed the petitioners to appear before the relevant MP/MLA court. Subsequently, the accused approached the high court to quash the matter. Read the full report here
An FIR has been registered against Karnataka BJP MLA Harish Poonja for allegedly abusing a forest official while discussing a land encroachment case in Dakshina Kannada district. Read the full report
The central government is starving state governments of funds, pushing states like Karnataka into a “difficult financial situation”, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda told The Indian Express.
Gowda is Karnataka’s representative to the GST Council. This is his second stint, having represented Karnataka during the previous Congress regime from 2013-18.
Highlighting pending GST compensation dues, tapering of funds for Centrally Sponsored Schemes and zero growth in GST devolution over the past six to seven years, he accused the central government of depriving Karnataka of its rightful share of revenue. Read the full interview here
A woman died and four others were left injured after a speeding car drove onto the footpath and hit pedestrians near Mannagudda junction in Karnataka’s Mangaluru Wednesday evening.
The incident took place around 4 pm near Corporation swimming pool in Mangaluru city when the women were walking on the footpath. The accused identified as Kamalesh Baldev (57) drove away after the incident.
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Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has ranked as the world’s most punctual airport for the past three consecutive months in the ‘On-Time Performance Monthly Report’ published by data analytics firm Cirium.
KIA maintained an on-time departure punctuality of 87.51 per cent in July, 89.66 per cent in August, and 88.51 per cent in September.
The Karnataka High Court has ordered the cancellation of a lookout circular issued on the request of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) against the brother of hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki, 29.
Sriki is accused of multiple crimes in Karnataka, including hacking a state government e-procurement portal where Rs 11.5 crore was stolen in July 2019.
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