Activ.news — Local — Edition #12 · Evening — All the news. None of the noise.

1. 600 Karnataka Umrah Pilgrims Stranded: Minister Says Haj Committee To Move SC As CM Shivakumar Seeks Centre’s Help

   An estimated 600 to 800 Karnataka Umrah pilgrims are stranded in Mecca after travelling on IndiGo, Akasa Air and Air India Express, on whom they had booked return tickets.

2. Bengaluru Traffic Police wins Central award for AI system

   Bengaluru Traffic Police received a central award for its AI-driven traffic management system. This recognition highlights the effectiveness of the technology in city planning. The system aims to improve traffic efficiency and reduce commute times.

3. Three from Assam held in Bengaluru IED blast case; Police rule out terror attack, says its 'personal rivalry'

   Authorities in Bengaluru have detained three individuals originating from Assam in connection with a recent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast. Police investigators have formally dismissed the theory that the attack constituted a terrorist act.

4. 'Learnt Bomb-Making Online': Man Plots To Kill Cousin With Friends Using IED, Arrested After Blast

   Three childhood friends from Assam were arrested by police for allegedly plotting a murder in Bengaluru.

5. West Asia Tensions Push Up Dry Fruit Prices in Bengaluru

   Traders in Bengaluru are reporting higher prices for dates and other dry fruits due to escalating tensions and uncertainty in West Asia.

6. DK Shivakumar warns IT firms against sidelining Kannadigas in Bengaluru

   Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar warned IT firms in Bengaluru against deliberately denying employment opportunities to Kannadigas.

7. Karnataka MVI promotions face scrutiny over alleged certificate fraud

   A Bengaluru social activist, Parashurama Neel Nayak, has complained to the Governor, the Chief Secretary and the Transport Commissioner about alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Transport Department's Motor Vehicle Inspector promotions, questioning educational and experience certificates and changes to promotion criteria.

8. Rain boosts inflows into KRS, Kabini and Harangi reservoirs

   Rainfall across the Cauvery basin and Kodagu has increased inflows into Karnataka's KRS, Kabini and Harangi reservoirs.

9. Bengaluru: Auto driver held for lawyer’s murder over fare dispute

   Bengaluru police have arrested auto-rickshaw driver Pruthiraj (31) for the murder of advocate Sriram (43), who died after an alleged assault over a fare dispute near Ambedkar College.

10. Karnataka HC upholds techie’s firing for stretching maternity leave

    The Karnataka High Court has upheld the termination of a 36-year-old software technician who was dismissed for staying away from work after availing 13 months of leave, including 180 days of maternity leave, while still on probation.

11. Nine centres to verify AgriGold bonds across Karnataka

    Karnataka's CID, working with the Andhra Pradesh CID, has opened nine centres to verify AgriGold bonds and receipts so depositors hit by the alleged multi-crore fraud can claim relief.

12. PGs blamed as dead fish float on Mullur Lake in Bengaluru

    Hundreds of dead fish have surfaced in Mullur Lake, a 37.26-acre water body in Kodati Gram Panchayat, Bengaluru, days after rains raised its water level.