Holiday declared for Bengaluru schools on Wednesday due to heavy rain forecast
Bengaluru, Oct 15: Schools in Bengaluru Urban district will remain shut on Wednesday following heavy rain forecast, officials said.
"Due to continuous rains in Bengaluru, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the next two days. As a precautionary measure in the interest of students, all taluk Anganwadi centres, private/aided primary and high schools of Bengaluru City will be closed on Wednesday," a government order stated.
Government schools in the city are already closed for Dussehra holidays.
Incessant rains since early Tuesday threw normal life out of gear in central and southern parts of Karnataka, including the state capital Bengaluru where several localities witnessed water-logging and traffic congestion.
Students and office-goers in Bengaluru in particular had a tough time following road congestion due to the rains.
Rain is forecast to continue.
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BJP MLA Muniratna granted bail in rape case
Bengaluru, Oct 15: A special court here on Tuesday granted bail to Karnataka BJP MLA Muniratna, who is in judicial custody, in connection with a rape case.
A case was registered after a woman lodged a complaint at Kaggalipur police station in Ramanagara, alleging that Muniratna, who represents the Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency, raped her at various locations.
Before these accusations surfaced, Muniratna had already been arrested in a separate case involving caste abuse and death threats made to a contractor. After securing bail in that case, the rape allegations emerged, leading to his re-arrest.
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In response to the woman's allegations, the state government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate.
The MLA was taken into custody for questioning and later transferred to jail.
