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Yamini C S

Yamini CS works as a journalist for Hindustan Times, focusing on comprehensive coverage of Bengaluru's diverse and dynamic stories. With a passion for uncovering the city's cultural, social, and economic developments, her work aims to provide insightful perspectives and timely updates to the readers.

Articles by Yamini C S

Hijab Row: 61 citizens write to Karnataka CM over "rising communal politics"

A forum of 61 prominent citizens and intellectuals have written to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over their concerns regarding rising incidents of hate and communal politics.

A forum of prominent citizens have penned an open letter to CM Basavaraj Bommai amid rising cases of communal hatred.(HT_PRINT)

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Published on Mar 29, 2022 06:54 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Flipkart CEO buys luxury villa in Bengaluru - why celebs are making a beeline

Flipkart's CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy’s wife Soumya Narayanan bought a villa for Rs. 8 crore in Bengaluru.

Demand for luxury homes in Bengaluru seems to be increasing with more high-net-worth individuals in the city. (Reuters image)(REUTERS)

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Updated on Mar 29, 2022 06:00 PM IST

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With eyes on BBMP polls, govt to hold 2nd all-party meet to discuss OBC quota

Karnataka's government will hold another all-party meeting on Thursday to build consensus on the issue of reservation for OBCs in local body elections.

Karnataka government to hold all-party meeting to dicuss reservation for OBCs in the local-body elections. (PTI image)

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Updated on Mar 30, 2022 11:05 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Two BESCOM officials held for transformer blast case granted bail

The two BESCOM officials who were held for a transformer blast in Bengaluru that killed father and daughter duo, were granted bail.

A transformer exploded in Bengaluru, killing a teenager and her father. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 29, 2022 02:23 PM IST

ByYamini C S

No word on elections, BBMP to announce 2022-23 Budget tomorrow

Local reports said the BBMP budget may be presented at 3 p.m. on March 30, according to a BBMP official.

The BBMP budget is likely to be presented tomorrow. (PTI image)

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Published on Mar 29, 2022 11:40 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Karnataka HC: Do not issue application letters to 362 KAS candidates

HC orders that appointment letters cannot be issued to 362 candidates until the KAT order is received.Should maintain the status quo until April 4: HC

The Karnataka high court in its interim order said 362 gazetted probationary candidates of KAS recruitment should not be issued appointment letters. (PTI image)

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Published on Mar 26, 2022 06:05 PM IST

ByYamini C S

ACB raids state bureaucrat over illegal land deals

The ACB has raided five locations simultaneously on Friday morning, all linked to a senior KAS officer K Ranganath over alleged land deals.

ACB officials raided senior KAS officer K Ranganath over alleged illegal land deals. (Image for representation)(HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 26, 2022 05:14 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Nandi Hills now open for tourists on the weekends

Tourists will need to make bookings one day prior to setting off to the ancient hill fortressPasses are required to enter Nandi Hills.

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Published on Mar 26, 2022 03:46 PM IST

ByYamini C S

CM Bommai: Karnataka may opt for new commission to assess quota

To pave way for BBMP polls a new commission will likely be set up by the BJP government in Karnataka in order to facilitate the reservation of seats for OBCs in local polls as mandated by recent orders of the Supreme Court.CM Bommai had previously said local bodies polls will only be held after providing reservation for backward classes.

Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai held an all-party meeting to discuss reservation for OBCs and holding the long-overdue local body polls. (PTI image)

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Published on Mar 26, 2022 01:51 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Bangalore University VC post vacant for 10 days, faculty & students up the ante

Environmental Sciences Professor told a news website, “This is the first time in the country’s history where a university has not had a vice-chancellor for 10 days.”

Faculty members and student representatives protested outside Bengaluru University on Friday as a VC has not yet been appointed even after 10 days. (TNIE photo)

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Published on Mar 26, 2022 01:47 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Bengaluru Metro's Purple line to be affected on Saturday night

BMRCL said civil works are being taken up between the Indiranagar and Swami Vivekananda Metro stations from 9.30 p.m. onwards on Saturday night.

Namma Metro's purple line to be affected on Saturday night due to civil works, BMRCL said.(Ajay Aggarwal/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 26, 2022 12:10 PM IST

ByYamini C S

‘Even seers cover their heads,’ Siddaramaiah stirs a row, later clarifies

In yet another controversy created by Opposition leader in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, while defending wearing of hijab (headscarves) by Muslim girls, said Hindu women and seers also cover their heads.

Leader of Opposition and former chief minister Siddaramaiah sparked controversy to hijab row by saying that even Hindu girls and seers cover their heads. (PTI image)

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Published on Mar 26, 2022 12:08 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Amit Shah to visit Bengaluru next week, will he sound 2023 poll bugle?

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Karnataka next week on April 1.After BJP’s victory in assembly elections in four states, his visit raises many questions in the political circles.

Union home minister Amit Shah will visit Karnataka next week. (ANI photo)

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Published on Mar 26, 2022 12:03 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Shivrajkumar's emotional appeal, 'Producers must protect James’

Shivrajkumar, Kannada actor and elder brother of the late James' actor Puneeth Rajkumar appealed to the producers of the James to protect it.

Shivrajkumar with his late younger brother Puneeth Rajkumar.

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Updated on Mar 25, 2022 06:50 PM IST

ByYamini C S

‘2 people will be happy after my death…,’ journalist's 3 suicide notes found

Three suicide notes have been recovered from the residence of Shruti Narayanan, a 35-year-old journalist working with Reuters, who was found dead in her apartment in Kasaragod, Vidyanagar Chala Road in Bengaluru.Her body was found by her brother after he broke into her home in Bengaluru from the balcony when she did not answer his calls.

Shruti Narayanan, 35 years old, was found dead in Bengaluru.

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Published on Mar 25, 2022 05:45 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Heavy power cuts in Bengaluru on March 25 and 26, check list of areas affected

Voltage fluctuations might occur in the some areas of South, North, East and West zones of Jayanagar in Bangalore.Read ahead to know which areas will be affected.

Bengaluru will face power cuts more frequently from March 25 - 26. (HT FILE/REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE)

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Published on Mar 25, 2022 04:22 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Siddaramaiah shows off dance skills at his village in Mysuru

A video of Former CM Siddaramaiah performing a folk dance at his native village of Siddaramana Hundi in Mysuru, is being widely shared.

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Published on Mar 25, 2022 03:38 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Crowds rush to theatres, break doors to see Rajamouli's 'RRR' in Karnataka

SS Rajamouli's latest RRR received a more than warm welcome from fans in Raichur, with many climbing over gates and breaking doors to watch the movie at the earliest.

Fans climb over theatre gates, break doors to watch RRR, SS Rajamouli's latest action thriller. (Public TV Image)

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Updated on Mar 25, 2022 02:00 PM IST

ByYamini C S

HC relief for Class 10 students of Karnataka's unaccredited schools

The Karnataka HC directed Education Department officials to issue hall tickets to class 10 students of eight unaccredited schools for them to be able to write the 2022 SSLC board examinations.

HC, in its interim order, directed education department officials to issue hall tickets to class 10 students from 8 unrecognized schools. (Image for representation: HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 25, 2022 12:13 PM IST

ByYamini C S

RRR to air on Friday: 10 midnight shows confirmed in Bengaluru

Fans can soon watch the highly-anticipated action thriller starting midnight tonight.SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR might hit Hyderabad theatres in early hours of Friday.

SS Rajamouli's RRR movie will air tonight in Bengaluru, with the earliest show being at 4 a.m.

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Published on Mar 25, 2022 12:12 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Speeding truck crashes into bike, killing rider on the spot on Bengaluru's ORR

A 47-year-old biker was killed on his way to work on Thursday morning after a speeding truck collided with him on HAL Outer Ring Road.

A biker was flung into the air and killed due to fatal wounds on his head in Bengaluru on Thursday after a speeding truck collided with him on HAL Outer Ring Road. (Image for representation: HT FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 25, 2022 11:01 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Irate with husband's drunken violence, woman smashes his head with stone

A 30-year-old agricultural labourer from the Jakkasandra village was nabbed by police for allegedly killing her husband by smashing his head with a stone in their home on Tuesday.

Bengaluru woman kills husband by smashing his head with a stone. (Representative image)

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Published on Mar 24, 2022 04:58 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Karnataka police hand Bajrang Dal activist Harsha's murder probe to NIA

Harsha, a 27-year-old Bajrang Dal worker, was hacked to death by a local Muslim gang in Shivamogga on February 20.

Harsha, a Bajarang Dal worker, was brutally murdered in Bharati Nagar in Shivamogga. (ANI photo)

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Published on Mar 24, 2022 04:46 PM IST

ByYamini C S

'Widen Hebbal Flyover': Karnataka Congress member tells CM Bommai

The Hebbal Flyover, prone to accidents and long traffic jams, is long over due to be redesigned and widened.

The heavily congested Hebbal Flyover is long over due to be redesigned and widened.

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Updated on Mar 24, 2022 04:20 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Reverse Scare: Plane rolls back 100 feet at Bengaluru airport

A flight coming from New Delhi rolled back about 100 feet at the Kempegowda International Airport, scaring the 165 passengers on board, after it had landed and parked in Bengaluru.

An AirAsia India flight rolled back 100 feet at the Kempegowda International Airport after landing safely on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)(AP)

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Published on Mar 24, 2022 02:46 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Karaga Festival of Bengaluru: All you need to know

The celebrations will start on April 8 this year, and end with a night-long procession for the first time in three years.Karaga is an annual celebration of Draupadi, the community deity of the Vanihikula Kshatriyas, who honor her as the ideal woman representing woman power.

Devotees from the Thigala community performing rituals on the occasion of Karaga at Dharmaraya Swamy Temple in Bengaluru. (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 23, 2022 06:35 PM IST

ByYamini C S

BBMP launches intensive cleanliness drive after student's death

BBMP undertook intensive cleanliness drives across the city to clean all the active underpasses in the city a day after a 14-year-old student lost her life after being hit by a BBMP garbage truck while trying to cross the busy airport road.

Bad roads, potholes and water-filled pedestrian underpasses sum up the basic civic amenities given to citizens of Bengaluru, which have taken many a life in past. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Mar 23, 2022 05:16 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Thinking of giving case to NIA: Karnataka govt on death threats to HC judges

Karnataka Home Minister said the state government is contemplating handing over the probe in death threats to three High Court judges following their verdict on the hijab row to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra (HT)

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Published on Mar 23, 2022 02:57 PM IST

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Why is #BoycottRRRinKarnataka trending?

The film is set to be released in theatres on March 25.

SS Rajamouli's RRR movie starring Ram Charan does not have a Kannada version, upset fans take to Twitter.

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Updated on Mar 24, 2022 04:45 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Karnataka woman pays ₹10 lakh to get husband murdered, gets arrested

A woman from Belagavi in Karnataka was arrested after she paid ₹10 lakhs to her husband's business partners to get him murdered.

Three persons have been arrested for murdering 46-year-old real estate developer in Belagavi. (HT FILE)

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Published on Mar 23, 2022 12:20 PM IST

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A forum of 61 prominent citizens and intellectuals have written to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over their concerns regarding rising incidents of hate and communal politics.

Flipkart's CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy’s wife Soumya Narayanan bought a villa for Rs. 8 crore in Bengaluru.

Karnataka's government will hold another all-party meeting on Thursday to build consensus on the issue of reservation for OBCs in local body elections.

The two BESCOM officials who were held for a transformer blast in Bengaluru that killed father and daughter duo, were granted bail.

Local reports said the BBMP budget may be presented at 3 p.m. on March 30, according to a BBMP official.

HC orders that appointment letters cannot be issued to 362 candidates until the KAT order is received.Should maintain the status quo until April 4: HC

The ACB has raided five locations simultaneously on Friday morning, all linked to a senior KAS officer K Ranganath over alleged land deals.

Tourists will need to make bookings one day prior to setting off to the ancient hill fortressPasses are required to enter Nandi Hills.

Environmental Sciences Professor told a news website, “This is the first time in the country’s history where a university has not had a vice-chancellor for 10 days.”

BMRCL said civil works are being taken up between the Indiranagar and Swami Vivekananda Metro stations from 9.30 p.m. onwards on Saturday night.

In yet another controversy created by Opposition leader in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, while defending wearing of hijab (headscarves) by Muslim girls, said Hindu women and seers also cover their heads.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Karnataka next week on April 1.After BJP’s victory in assembly elections in four states, his visit raises many questions in the political circles.

Shivrajkumar, Kannada actor and elder brother of the late James' actor Puneeth Rajkumar appealed to the producers of the James to protect it.

Voltage fluctuations might occur in the some areas of South, North, East and West zones of Jayanagar in Bangalore.Read ahead to know which areas will be affected.

A video of Former CM Siddaramaiah performing a folk dance at his native village of Siddaramana Hundi in Mysuru, is being widely shared.

SS Rajamouli's latest RRR received a more than warm welcome from fans in Raichur, with many climbing over gates and breaking doors to watch the movie at the earliest.

The Karnataka HC directed Education Department officials to issue hall tickets to class 10 students of eight unaccredited schools for them to be able to write the 2022 SSLC board examinations.

Fans can soon watch the highly-anticipated action thriller starting midnight tonight.SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR might hit Hyderabad theatres in early hours of Friday.

A 47-year-old biker was killed on his way to work on Thursday morning after a speeding truck collided with him on HAL Outer Ring Road.

A 30-year-old agricultural labourer from the Jakkasandra village was nabbed by police for allegedly killing her husband by smashing his head with a stone in their home on Tuesday.

Harsha, a 27-year-old Bajrang Dal worker, was hacked to death by a local Muslim gang in Shivamogga on February 20.

The Hebbal Flyover, prone to accidents and long traffic jams, is long over due to be redesigned and widened.

A flight coming from New Delhi rolled back about 100 feet at the Kempegowda International Airport, scaring the 165 passengers on board, after it had landed and parked in Bengaluru.

The celebrations will start on April 8 this year, and end with a night-long procession for the first time in three years.Karaga is an annual celebration of Draupadi, the community deity of the Vanihikula Kshatriyas, who honor her as the ideal woman representing woman power.

BBMP undertook intensive cleanliness drives across the city to clean all the active underpasses in the city a day after a 14-year-old student lost her life after being hit by a BBMP garbage truck while trying to cross the busy airport road.

Karnataka Home Minister said the state government is contemplating handing over the probe in death threats to three High Court judges following their verdict on the hijab row to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The film is set to be released in theatres on March 25.

A woman from Belagavi in Karnataka was arrested after she paid ₹10 lakhs to her husband's business partners to get him murdered.

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