Treading greywater: Infosys takes plunge too, orders 4 lakh litres of treated waste water from BWSSB

Promoting reuse of greywater is important, said Manohar, as water demand in #Bengaluru is projected to cross 5,340 million litres per day (MLD) by 2030.
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Dengue cases rise in #Karnataka : Government takes preventive measures to control spread

According to officials, the mosquito-borne disease is transmitted to people through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes that are predominantly day biters.
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Controversial #TamilNadu YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar faces fresh allegations

Shankar has been a familiar face in Tamil social media for over a decade for his commentary on political matters & fierce criticism of the ruling DMK govt & its policies
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#Kerala : The culprit who misbehaved with a foreign vlogger during the Thrissur Pooram has been arrested.

The Alathoor Police, who took Suresh alias Madhu into custody, later handed him over to the Thrissur East Police.

The vlogger had earlier revealed her unpleasant incident

BJP to withdraw candidate for #Karnataka South Teachers’ seat to placate JD(S) in MLC polls

BJP Karnataka was to field candidates in four MLC seats, leaving two for Janata Dal Secular. However, the saffron party announced nominees for five constituencies.

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Paddy procurement delays: KTR warns of agitation if Revanth Reddy govt fails to address farmer woes

KTR said that since LS elections in Telangana are over, CM should turn his attention to distressing situation farmers are facing.
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#Kerala court sentences woman to 20 years’ imprisonment for abetting rape of minor stepdaughter

The main accused Anil was sentenced to varying durations of punishments for separate offences under the #POCSO Act for a total of 40 years.
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#SupremeCourt reserves verdict on plea of Marunadan Malayalee editor Shajan Skariah seeking pre-arrest bail

The court said the case under the SC/ST Act was not made out and moreover, the defamation is a bailable and non-cognisable offence.
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Single-screen theatres in #Telangana to shut down for 10 days

There are over 250 single-screen theatres in Telangana of which 80 are located in #Hyderabad alone.
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#Kerala politicians stand by Mammootty in online harassment over ‘Puzhu’, call him state’s pride

The controversy erupted after social media posts claimed that the movie 'Puzhu', released in 2022, was anti-Brahmanical.
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PM should focus on development issues, not divisive politics, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks came after PM Modi in an interview to News 18 said he won't be fit for public life if he starts playing the Hindu-Muslim card.
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‘Outgoing PM’ has no agenda barring Hindu-Muslim politics: Congress

The Opposition party's attack came after Modi said he won't be fit for public life if he starts playing the Hindu-Muslim card.
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#Kerala : Agitating driving school owners withdraw strike after a meeting with Transport Minister KB Ganesh Kumar.

The minister along with the driving school associations' representatives said that from tomorrow onwards driving tests will be conducted.

Post poll violence in #AndhraPradesh : Clashes in Tadipatri; Section 144 in force

Three leaders were reportedly escorted to other locations by the police to restore peace, and Section 144 is in force in Tadipatri.
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Man stabs woman to death in #Karnataka for rejecting his advances, police ignored complaints of harassment.

In April, the grandmother of the victim filed a complaint of harassment against the accused, Girish Sawanth, before the local police.

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.BJP Karnataka, Karnataka Congress calculate poll prospects amid long wait for results.

How many seats the BJP-Janata Dal Secular alliance is confident of victory in #Karnataka ? What are Congress's calculations?

Read here
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Arun Bose, in an exclusive interview with Arjun Ramachandran for South First gets candid about Marivillin Gopurangal, the storyline, the casting, working with music director Vidya Sagar, and a lot more.

#Marivillingopurangal #Indrajithsukumaran
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#Gallery : Photos from ‘Thalavan’ trailer launch event

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#AndhraPradesh : Andhra Pradesh records the highest voter turnout of 80.86%, with 3.38 crore voters, among the four phases of polling concluded so far in the 2024 General Elections.

- Male voters: 1.64 crore
- Female voters: 1.69 crore
- Third gender voters: 1,517

Powerful solar storm impacts Earth, says ISRO

#ISRO said that the Indian sector was less affected as the main event of the storm happened, when the ionosphere had not developed fully.
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