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Mehak Luthra

🏞️ Government to take back Lalbagh land

The horticulture department of the Karnataka government will take back 2.35 acres of land inside Lalbagh leased out to two private societies.

🏁 Karters qualified for World Finals

Bengaluru karters dominated the National Karting Championships, bagging three titles and making it to World Finals in Portugal.

🧠 NIMHANS treats over 1,000 patients

As a part of the Karnataka-Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI), NIMHANS has treated 1,249 patients in Chikkaballapura, Kolar and Bengaluru Urban districts.

Phone stealers, beware!

Also in this edition: High bus fares by private operators; Lack of coordination resulted in floods; 90-metre aerial ladder for the fire department

📴 Third city to adopt Central Equipment Identity Register

There is a new way to track down stolen phones – the police in Bengaluru have begun employing an advanced internet tool called Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) that can disable a stolen phone's IMEI number, rendering it almost useless to the criminal.