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A Principal Correspondent with The Hindu in Bengaluru. Politics and urban issues being his area of key focus, Darshan has brought to light several stories impacting Karnataka and Bengaluru city at large.

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Traffic bottleneck in front of the M.G. Road metro station in Bengaluru on June 8, 2023.

Chaos and congestion in front of Bengaluru metro stations

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Commuters boarding a BMTC bus in Bengaluru. Till the smart card is issued, women can travel using any identity card issued by the Central or State government that carries the photograph and address of the beneficiary while RTCs will issue a ‘zero ticket’ (free ticket).

Activist opposes making women apply for smart cards for free bus travel in Karnataka

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More than 1,000 people were stranded at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal on June 4, 2023, after trains were cancelled.

Odisha train accident | Thousands of passengers stranded at Bengaluru railway station as trains get cancelled

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All 110 people who were travelling from Karnataka as part of the ‘Shikharji Yatra,’ a pilgrimage to the holiest Jain teerth in the Yashwantpur-Howrah Express are said to be safe. Most of them are natives of Kalasa and Horanadu in Chikkamagalur district.

Odisha train accident | Karnataka survivors recount horror; ‘Saw limbless bodies, people screaming for help’

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People alight BMTC and KSRTC Buses at Sumanahalli Bus stop, in Bengaluru.

Free bus travel for women: Powerful mechanism for empowerment, say activists

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Participating in #THTalksBengaluru, a live chat with The Hindu on Thursday, she said these buses will be six to seven metres long and will be electric.

BMTC to procure 120 electric mini-buses

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Free bus travel scheme for women needs financial support from government, extra buses, and staff: Report

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Rainwater at Sai Layout at Hennur in Bengaluru during the heavy rains in September 2022.

Citizens fear flooding of Bengaluru’s roads during monsoon

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Metro station work in progress near Jayadeva hospital which comes between R.V. Road and Bommasandra in Bengaluru.

Electronic City metro corridor likely to start operation by Dec 2023

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A dedicated Bengaluru Development Minister need of the hour, say civic officials and activists

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People waiting to cast their votes at BET convent, in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, for the Karnataka Assembly elections, in Bengaluru on May 10, 2023.

Explained | Urban apathy or out-of-sync voter lists responsible for low turnout in Bengaluru?

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Congress MLA A.C. Srinivas celebrating after the announcement of the results of the Karnataka Assembly elections in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Karnataka elections | Bengaluru continues tradition of re-voting incumbents

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H.D. Thammaiah of the Congress won against C.T. Ravi of the BJP in Chikkamagaluru on Saturday.

BJP lost its Hindutva bastions Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru to Congress after decades

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Ravikumar and Siloja belonging to the Hakki Pikki community fill herbal oil in bottles at Pakshirajapura colony in Hunsur taluk of Mysuru district.

Hakki Pikkis — bird catchers to entrepreneurs of traditional medicine

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