Yacoob Mohammed

• Bengaluru boy is on top of the world as he scored 625 out of 625 in the SSLC exam.
• He says, facing exam without stress helps in scoring well.
• No tuitions, being attentive in class and timely revision and preparatory exams helped in over weakness.

• There have been three assaults on BMTC drivers and conductors in the last 15 days, so employees are now considering an indefinite strike
• As bus drivers and conductors get assaulted by public and motorists, passengers remain mute spectators
• The drivers and conductors say even the depot managers and division controllers harass them by not giving leave when required

• BBMP schools fared better than \government schools.
• 69 PUC students and 23 SSLC students scored over 80 per cent in board exam.
• Happy with the performance, BBMP released 25k  per SSLC student and Rs 35k for PUC student  who got distinction.
• BBMP gave free coaching and snacks to make student concentrate during special classes. 
• To include video conference in all its institution and rope in more NGO's and experts to improve education.

• Watch out for cobra, russel viper and other snakes in your bedroom, kitchen, toilet and bathroom
• The BBMP is getting 50 rescue calls pertaining to snakes spotting at home
• Wildlife enthusiasts say this is because unplanned urbanisation
• Bengaluru urban wildlife habitat impacted by rapid construction and converting of land into sites and layout

• Popular Kannada actress Sruthi Hariharan was shocked to see her ‘morphed’ image circulating on social media.
• The actress posed for photos on Instagram and other sites for a campaign to save water bodies, from there her picture was stolen and morphed to attack BJP.
• Actress says she was targeted and made victim of a social media prank, while BJP party members allege the ruling party role in the incident.

• Bengaluru Revenue Department was clueless about its land being encroached.
• The authorities had asked the revenue department to take over the temple administration, but no action has been taken.
• The activist and residents have asked the DC’s office to conduct a fresh survey of the encroached land

• ·Apart from scrapping 4 stroke autos in the City, the old vehicles and goods carriers will be banned soon
• ·This task will be done in a phased manner

• Government agencies in Bengaluru will get two months time to nail the culprits who poisoned trees in Mahadevpura and Marathahalli.
• Tree activists have welcomed the order and said this will make the officers more vigilant.

• Bengaluru is becoming the hub for male sex workers to satisfy the high and rich class females.
• Ordinary worker by the day and gigolo by night job add flooded on the internet.

Karnataka has recently had a difficult scenario, with right-wing organisations and elected lawmakers presenting concerns and making them communally contentious. In a couple of days, everything from Hijab to Muslim vendor bans and now Halal meat has been raked up and polarised. Concerned that the situation might devolve into rioting, experts have urged civic society to work together to restore the social fabric and hold political officials accountable.