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Last updated: Jul 31 2010 12:30 IST RSS 2.0
 
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BBMP readies Monsoon contingency plan 31.7.2010 Hindu: Bangalore
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has formed a monsoon contingency plan. According to a press release here on Friday, the measures include removal of silt and encroachment from drains a...
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‘Gandhigiri’ style protests against road work in GKVK (Cached) 31.7.2010 Deccan Chronicle: Bangalore

July 30: Students of Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra (GKVK) have decided to adopt ‘Gandhigiri’ tactics to stop the construction of a road in the campus, which they say, will destroy a large part of the green cover.

On Friday, they organised a protest and submitted a memorandum to the BBMP joint commissioner for Bytarayanapura zone, demanding a stop to the road laying work. The protest was laun

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Advisory against rain mishaps 31.7.2010 Deccan Herald: City
Advisory against rain mishaps
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Hotels check in at industrial zones, hospitals (Cached) 31.7.2010 Financial Express: Front Page
If it was malls earlier, it's special economic zones, industrial pockets, even hospitals that mid-market hotels are now piggybacking for co-location in order to cut costs and increase occupancy.
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War memorial shaping up steadily (Cached) 30.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
The Indira Gandhi musical fountain park premises on Raj Bhavan Road is abuzz. If all goes well as promised by the government, the National Military Memorial (NMM) should be ready in a year's time.
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Students score with off-beat courses (Cached) 30.7.2010 TOI: All Headlines
Students score with off-beat courses
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A unique musical workshop by Praveen D. Rao (Cached) 30.7.2010 Star of Mysore
A unique musical workshop by Praveen D. Rao
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What could your dreams be telling you? (Cached) 30.7.2010 DNA: Top News
Three of my colleagues gave an entertaining performance at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall three nights ago. After the performance, we all sat in a room talking about office till the crack of dawn.
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Same old story: rain plays havoc all over (Cached) 30.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
Water gushing into houses, trees falling across roads and vehicles stuck in traffic jams. Par for the course after the city received 39.4mm rainfall on Thursday, the most for a day in about two months. The airport recorded 27.4mm.
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Trees uprooted, cars damaged (Cached) 30.7.2010 Deccan Chronicle: Bangalore

July 29: If you were caught in the heavy downpour on Thursday, then better be prepared for more on Friday. The meteorological department has warned that Bengaluru and its outskirts will witness heavy rainfall tomorrow also thanks to multiple weather systems that are causing the present climatological conditions over the state.

The downpour that started in the afternoon continued till night, dis

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Family escapes watery grave 30.7.2010 Deccan Herald: City
Family escapes watery grave
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Waterlogging slows down traffic 30.7.2010 Deccan Herald: City
Waterlogging slows down traffic
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Coconut growers warned of pest attack (Cached) 30.7.2010 HBL: Agri-Biz & Commodities
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is sensitising farmers about the possible invasion of the Coconut Leaf Beetle — Brontispa longissima — pest from surrounding countries such as Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, China, Malaysia,
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Cameron charms city with his cool (Cached) 30.7.2010 Bangalore Mirror: City
British Prime Minister was free of the traditional English stiff upper lip, as he enjoyed a stroll in the rain and chatted up techies...
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22 students injured in roof collapse (Cached) 29.7.2010 TOI: Cities
Twenty-two children were injured when a tree collapsed on their school near Katpadi on Thursday afternoon following heavy rain.
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Monsoon intensifies in State 29.7.2010 Deccan Herald: State
Monsoon intensifies in State
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Byrasandra lake: Almost sold, now saved (Cached) 29.7.2010 Citizen Matters

Venkata Subba Rao, a resident of RBI Colony in Jayanagar is a happy man. In 2005 he spotted the auction of the now dry Byrasandra tank (near Jayanagar Swimming Pool) by Indian Overseas Bank and initiated legal action. Five years later, this month, BBMP is fencing the lake land to protect it and remove encroachments.

The fencing program was inaugurated on 23rd by Gangambika, (INC) Corporator of Jayanagar (Ward 153). “First of all we have to make a border to improve, we are going to make this lake as a tree…

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100th batch drops its roots at IISc campus on green note (Cached) 29.7.2010 DNA: Top News
The fresh batch of 850 students planted saplings of native trees on the campus.
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CV Raman residence now a shelter for intellectually-challenged youth (Cached) 29.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
Renowned scientist CV Raman did not just leave behind the 'Raman Effect'-- his residence has now turned into a shelter for intellectually-challenged youth.
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Voice your opinion against tree felling (Cached) 29.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
Seeing the spiral rise in tree-chopping cases for developmental works, the state government has decided to amend the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act 1976.
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