1. High Drama in Bengaluru as Protesters Block ‘Kaala’ Screening
Thousands of movie-goers, hoping to catch the Rajinikanth-starrer Kaala on Thursday, 7 June, were disappointed as protesters managed to halt screenings at most venues across the city.
On Thursday, more than 2,000 protesters, armed with a list of theatres screening the film, camped within the premises or out on the roads and convinced theatre owners to stop screening the movie. Such scenes unfolded outside multiplexes located at Trinity Circle, Malleswaram, Yeshwantpur and single screen theatres like Cauvery, Poornima, Urvashi and many such across the city.
Protesters also visited the offices of the film’s distributor, Kanakpura Srinivas, in the city and tore down posters of the movie. In other areas, they threw ink on the film posters. The protest was supported by pro-Kannada organisations like Kannada Rakshana Vedike and Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha.
(Source: The New Indian Express)
2. Gauri Lankesh’s Shooter at Large: SIT
The gunman, who shot journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh last September, is still at large and is not among the five people arrested in the case so far, said sources in the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
The incident was captured by CCTVs installed in the compound of Gauri’s RR Nagar residence.
“Technical analysis of the visuals clearly shows the shooter was around 5 feet 1 inch, shorter than Gauri, and was plump. None of the five persons arrested so far match the person in the visual,” said a senior officer.
Of the five, only KT Naveen Kumar and Amit Degwekar match the height of the shooter.
However, Naveen was in Sanatan Ashram, Mangaluru, that day, according to the statement of his wife, Roopa CN, and the police have ruled him out as the gunman. Amit, too, has been ruled out because of a difference in build.
(Source: The Hindu)
3. Bengaluru Cop Breastfeeds Abandoned Child
Constable DS Archana, who shot to fame for nursing a newborn who the police had found abandoned at an under-constriction building on 1 June, says it was as if she were feeding her own five-month-old son Ashith.
Accolades have been pouring in from all quarters for the 31-year-old cop attached with the Electronics City police station after she saved the life of the abandoned baby by breastfeeding him. When the police found the abandoned baby at the construction site, he was in a very weak condition.
It is believed that the timely intervention of the constable who along with her colleagues rushed to the spot and rescued the baby has saved a life.
(Source: Bangalore Mirror)
4. Now, Apply for Bengaluru Bus Passes From Schools, Colleges
To ensure ease in procurement of concessional bus passes for students across the city, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has announced a system wherein school and college students can apply for passes directly from their schools/colleges.It has also permitted students to travel in ordinary buses with the previous financial year’s passes up to 30 June.
An official release on Wednesday, 6 June, said this has been done ‘to avoid inconvenience to students like submission of documents in the bus stands and standing in a queue for a long time to obtain passes.’ Specifying the process involved, the release said that students need to inform their schools and colleges about the requirement.
The nodal officer of the institution will subsequently enter the travelling details of the students in the Student Achievement Tracking Software (SATS) software and submit the application online. The passes will be issued after due verification by the BMTC.
(Source: The New Indian Express)
5. Copious Pre-Monsoon Rain Fails to up Water Levels in Dams
Heavy pre-monsoon showers may have brought respite from the heat but they haven’t had much impact on water levels in reservoirs.
Of the 13 major reservoirs in the state, only two — Supa in Uttara Kannada and Narayanapura in Vijayapura — have live storage (water which can be used) of 33 percent and 39 percent of the total capacity. In all other dams, the figure stands below 20 percent. This applies to KRS, Kabini and Harangi reservoirs in the Cauvery basin, on which Bengaluru and Mysuru districts are dependent for drinking water.
However, the situation is better than last year. Data show that the water quantity is slightly higher than the live storage recorded during the corresponding period of 2017.
(Source: The Times of India)
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