1. Hulimavu Lake Breach: Damage to Property Estimated at Rs 29 Crore
While the police and agencies are sifting through conflicting reports on who broke the bund at Hulimavu lake, relief work continued on Wednesday, 27 November.
The civic body has undertaken an assessment of the extent of damage to property, following the breach. An initial assessment put the estimated loss at Rs 29 crore.
“The assessment exercise is still on. It will be completed soon,” said BBMP Commissioner, BH Anil Kumar, adding that they will also be undertaking a survey of the lake to ascertain the extent of encroachment. Priority will be given to clearing encroachments on the rajakaluve.
(Source: The Hindu)
2. Held in Bengaluru, 59 Migrants Stranded in Bengal Camps
Fifty-nine Bangladeshi citizens waiting to be returned to their country – and staying in two Howrah safehouses under the watch of Indian security agencies – face an uncertain future after a central agency input has informed the Bengal government that the current “situation along the border is not conducive” for their pushback.
The Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office in Bengaluru issued deportation orders against the 59 Bangladeshis after they were detained by cops in the city last month. Most of the detainees used to work as daily wage earners or housemaids. The Border Security Force executes the deportation order.
The Bengal government was forced to step in and arrange accommodation for the detainees after they reached Howrah station, escorted by Bengaluru cops, on 23 November.
(Source: The Times of India)
3. HD Kumaraswamy Breaks Down at Mandya Rally, Asks Why People Rejected his Son
“How have I wronged the people of this state?” former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said, as he broke down while addressing the people of KR Pete in Karnataka’s Mandya district, ahead of the bye-elections slated to be held on 5 December.
Known to get emotional in public, Kumaraswamy wept while asking the people of Manda, why they ensured his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s defeat. Nikhil had lost the Lok Sabha polls to independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh back in May.
“You people from Mandya, who I considered dear to me, left me in the lurch. I did not want my son to contest elections at all. You people insisted and made sure he contested,” Kumaraswamy said, while campaigning for JD(S) candidate BL Devaraju.
“I am not crying because of losing power but it is only the expression of the pain I have gone through,” he added.
(Source: The News Minute)
4. Bengaluru Airport Set to Be Second Busiest in a Year
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), whose second runway will be operational from 5 December, is set to handle more flights per day than Mumbai by next winter, pushing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to the third position.
Delhi’s IGI Airport, which overtook Mumbai in 2009 to become India’s busiest, will retain the top slot for several years – possibly, decades – to come.
With its two cross runways, Mumbai is handling its peak capacity of 960 flights a day – a figure that has touched the 1,000-mark on a few occasions.
(Source: The Times of India)
5. Some Eateries Take Onion Dishes off the Menu
The rising cost of onions – the kitchen staple is retailing at anywhere between Rs 115 and Rs 135 per kg – is already making its impact felt across households and commercial establishments.
Several hotels said it was becoming a stress point in the industry, with some choosing to cut down on their usage or pulling out items such as onion dosas from the menu.
Chandrashekar Hebbar, president, Karnataka Regional Hotels and Restaurants’ Association, said that this time around, the industry was feeling it all the more given the general economic slowdown.
“We cannot afford to raise the prices of items on the menu as business is already tough. Most hotels have a standard recipe and the cooks are often not comfortable deviating from it. This has hit our profit margins,” he said.
(Source: The Hindu)
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