1. Modi Steers Clear of Mahadayi Issue at BJP Rally in Bengaluru
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Parivarthana rally at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Sunday, 4 February. Stating that the end of Congress rule in Karnataka is near, the Prime Minister said that BJP will make Karnataka Congress-mukt in the upcoming elections. He made no mention of Mahadayi issue.
The rally was organised to mark the culmination of the 85-day pre-election campaign in all the Assembly constituencies taken out by party state president BS Yeddyurappa. Tight security was in place for the PM’s visit to Bengaluru and traffic had been diverted for the rally.
(Source: The Hindu)
2. Man's Body Found Under KSRTC Bus, Driver Arrested
An unidentified body was discovered underneath a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus that was driven to Tamil Nadu, leading to the arrest of its driver by the Wilson Garden police.
The police said the body of a man has been taken to Victoria Hospital for postmortem. They found that the body stuck to the bus' chassis after an accident and the driver, Mohinuddin (42), tried to hide it under another bus. Mohinuddin, who hails from Raichur, has been a driver with KSRTC at the Shanthinagar bus depot. He drove a bus to Coonoor in Tamil Nadu and returned to the city on Friday morning.
The bus took the Mysuru-Mandya-Ramanagaram route and is suspected to have hit a commuter on a link road between Chennapatna and Ramanagaram. The driver sped on after the accident.
(Source: Deccan Herald)
3. Chilly Nights: Minimum Temperature for Feb Hits 10-Year Low
It's already five days into February, but the nip in the air is refusing to go, with Bengalureans wondering if summer will arrive at all.
The Meteorological Centre, Bengaluru, has revealed that the minimum temperature during the month had plunged to a 10-year low. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 13.2 degrees celsius on 1 February. The lowest the mercury had dipped during February over the last decade was 14 degrees celsius in 2011 and 2012.
On Sunday too, the minimum temperature was 13.4 degrees celsius. The month's all-time low was recorded at 9.4 degrees celsius — in 1884.
(Source: Times of India)
4. Prisoner Falls To Death From Tree
A 47-year-old convict fell to his death from a coconut tree at the Central Prison on Saturday.
K Mohammed, of Lakkinakoppa village in Shivamogga district, had been lodged in the prison for the past 13 years for killing his second wife. His first wife Shamshudha accused the prison officials of forcing him to climb the tree. She claimed the convict did not know how to climb trees.
Four convicts, including Mohammed, were cleaning the guest house inside the prison on Saturday morning. As instructed by officials, Mohammed climbed a 20-foot-high coconut tree, lost balance and fell. He sustained head injuries and was rushed to Victoria Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
(Source: Deccan Herald)
5. Steep Rise in Coconut Prices Hit Household Budgets
Throwing a spanner in the household and restaurant budgets, the price of coconuts has seen a steep increase, though prices of some vegetables have significantly dropped.
Coconuts cost Rs 30 each, while a kilo of tomato is priced as low as Rs 9. The prices of beans and beetroots have also fallen to Rs 18 and 13 a kilo, respectively. Cabbage and bottle gourd are priced at Rs 14/kg.
The higher price tag on some vegetables, however, continued with coriander leaves and curry leaves costing Rs 30 and Rs 70 per kilo, respectively. A kilo of onion was billed at Rs 40, even as the same quantity of potato was sold at Rs 25.
(Source: Deccan Herald)
6. Prakash Rai's First Book Out, Says He's Exploring the Unknown
Actor Prakash Rai, who has of late taken on the prime minister and the BJP, launched his first book 'Iruvudellava Bittu' on Sunday. He said he had set off on a journey that is "nothing but a process of getting naked".
"I have set off on a journey to discover and learn something which remains unknown. In a way, the journey is a process of getting naked. It's not the process of learning, but the process of forgetting whatever I've learned, that makes me happy," he said at the book launch organised by Sawanna Prakashana.
He continued: "Many people entered my life and I moved ahead with their help and support. Life looked most beautiful because of them. Some people always accompanied me, stood by me. The book records my conversations with such people."
(Source: Deccan Herald)
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