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Hindustan Times
27 minutes ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Worm found in pongal at Rameshwaram Cafe's Bengaluru airport outlet, owners cry foul
A customer dining at the Rameshwaram Cafe outlet inside Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport was in for an unpleasant surprise on Thursday morning when he allegedly found a worm inside a serving of pongal. The worm was spotted in the breakfast dish shortly after it was served, according to the customer. FILE PHOTO(HT_PRINT) The worm was spotted in the breakfast dish shortly after it was served, according to the customer. He claimed that when he reported the issue, staff at the popular South Indian restaurant initially tried to dismiss or cover up the incident. (Also Read: Nikhil Kamath invests in Bengaluru's Cafe Amudham, rival to Rameshwaram Cafe) When contacted by the cafe's co-owners Raghavendra Rao and Divya Rao responded to the incident. Raghavendra Rao said, 'We are trying to get in touch with the customer. Seems like he is travelling.' Divya Rao, however, expressed scepticism about the claim. 'We have seen such incidents in the past where customers have taken worms out of their pockets and used it to dent the image of the brand. We have earlier caught it on CCTV too. At the airport, we don't have access to that. We need to look into it. But I am sure this is just one such incident to dent our name in the market. We release an official statement soon,' she said. Rameshwaram Cafe currently operates five outlets across Bengaluru, with its newest branch located on 100 Feet Road in Indira Nagar. Other locations include JP Nagar, Brookfield, and Rajaji Nagar. The popular eatery is also gearing up to launch an outlet at Kempegowda International Airport's Terminal 1, which handles domestic flight operations. Outside Bengaluru, the cafe has an outlet in Madhapur, Hyderabad, and plans to open one or two more branches in the city by 2025. However, the cafe clarified that there are no immediate plans to expand into Kerala or Chennai. (Also Read: Rameshwaram Cafe to expand to North India, Dubai debut expected next year: Report)
New Indian Express
2 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Karnataka HC disposes of plea for Metro station at Bettahalasuru Cross, directs govt, BMRCL to consider request
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court disposed of a public interest litigation seeking direction for construction of a Metro station at Bettahalasuru Cross on the metro line between KR Puram to Kempegowda International Airport as originally planned. The HC also issued directions to the State Government, the Union Government and the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to consider the representation of the petitioners. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi passed the order after hearing the petition filed by BG Nanjundappa and four others in Yelahanka. The petitioners said they have submitted representations on three occasions from April to May to all the authorities concerned, including chief minister, not to drop the construction of Metro station at Bettahalasuru Cross as designed from the original plan of Metro train route 2B, but they were not considered. The petitioners said they wanted to know the reasons for dropping the Metro station at Bettahalasuru Cross, and hence submitted an application under the Right to Information Act, to which a reply on May 19, 2025, was given stating that the construction of Metro station in the said place was dropped due to non-grant of funds by Embassy Group. Stating that the said reason is flimsy and highly illegal and against the object of the Metro project and is not in public interest, the petitioners stated that Bettahalasuru village panchayat covers seven villages and Hunusamaranahalli Municipal Council covers five villages and such other adjacent villages, in all about 20 villages, will be benefitted by the Metro station at the Bettahalasuru Cross. Population of these villages is about 1.50 lakh. About 9,000 employees are working in the Kempegowda International Airport and are residing in these villages, presently travelling by BMTC buses. The petitioners stated that the people residing in their villages and surrounding areas will have to face severe hardship if the Metro station is not constructed at Bettahalasuru Cross because the distance between Bagaluru Cross and Doddajala Metro Station is 8.7 km and there is no intermediate station between the two destinations.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Karnataka high court declines to issue directions on dropping of Betta Halasuru Metro station in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court Wednesday declined to issue any direction regarding a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the dropping of Betta Halasuru Cross Metro station along the Krishnarajapuram - Kempegowda International Airport route. The question of whether the station is to be constructed at a particular place is not amenable to judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The decision on the manner in which a Metro line is to be constructed lies solely in the reserve of the concerned authority, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bhakru and Justice CM Joshi observed in their order. "We accordingly dispose of this petition by directing BMRCL to consider the representations filed by the petitioners," the bench further observed while disposing of the PIL filed by BG Nanjundappa and four others. You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru The petitioners claimed they submitted a series of representations in April-May 2025 to the MD of BMRCL, deputy commissioner of Bengaluru urban district, chief minister, and revenue minister, but no action was taken over the same. "Metro rail is constructed mainly for providing a speedy and convenient travel facility to the general public and reducing traffic. By dropping the proposed station at Betta Halasuru, the authorities are putting to inconvenience the people of about 20 villages and about 2 lakh people every day. Students, working-class people, and businessmen will have to use their own vehicles as there will be no Metro stations for about 8km," the petitioners stated in their PIL.
The Hindu
13 hours ago
- The Hindu
First exports from BBP: Four Asian elephants head to Japan
The Bannerughatta Biological Park (BBP), Bengaluru, is all set to make its first export in its history of animal exchanges. A batch of four Asian elephants - one male and three females - will be sent to Himeji Central Park - Safari Park, Himeji, Japan. Suresh, 8, Gowri, 9, Shruthi, 7, and Tulsi, 5, are being sent after the park got the necessary approvals from the Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi and other departments, said the BBP in a release. 'The exchange is a part of a larger multi exchange programme, where in return, the park will receive four cheetahs, four jaguars, four pumas, three chimpanzees and eight black-capped capuchins. The elephants will be transported through a Qatar Airways cargo plane from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru to Kansai International Airport, Osaka on July 24 and 25. The total transportation time will be around approximately 20 hours from Bannerughatta Biological Park to Himeji Central Park - Safari Park,' the release added. The park said that the animals have been are trained for the past six months for this transportation and are cleared for good health to make the journey. The animals will be accompanied by two veterinary doctors from Himeji Central Park and two veterinary officers from Bannerughatta Biological Park, four keepers, one supervisor and one biologist from Bannerughatta Biological Park. A total of eight persons from Bannerughatta Biological Park will visit and stay at the Himeji Central Park for two weeks to train the elephants to acclimatise to the new environment, the release added. 'Further, elephant keepers of Himeji Central Park were also trained in Bannerughatta Biological Park for around 20 days from May 12 to 25, 2025. All the preparations for logistics, feed and veterinary care are in readiness to take up this historic journey. The addition of Asian Elephants to Himeji Central Park - Safari Park is a great opportunity for the people of Japan to visit the park and appreciate the gentle giants for their charisma and intelligence,' the release added. Surya Sen A.V. Deputy Conservator of Forests and Executive Director, Bannerughatta Biological Park, told The Hindu that every country has its own management practices and animal welfare guidelines and the Japanese are well advanced and have a different set of practices wherein animals are trained without physical intervention. This will be the second batch of exchange of elephants to Japan after three elephants were sent to Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park, Japan in May 2021 from Mysuru Zoo.
New Paper
2 days ago
- Health
- New Paper
Over 2,500 turtles seized in India sent back to S'pore, put down
More than 2,500 turtles found in the luggage of a man travelling to India were sent back to Singapore and put down by the authorities after they were found to be infected with the salmonella bacterium. The man, identified as 26-year-old Adiakkalasamy Vadivel, is believed to be part of an international animal smuggling ring, and was on his way to the southern Indian city of Bengaluru in Karnataka state, Indian daily The Hindu reported on July 13. Customs officials in Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport caught the man and found the turtles in his check-in baggage on July 12, the report added. It also said the man had said he was asked to hand over the turtles to someone waiting outside the airport. In response to queries, Singapore's National Parks Board (NParks) said: "Indian authorities deported the red-eared sliders back to Singapore and more than 300 of the over 2,500 red-eared sliders that were retrieved did not survive." The turtles were then sent to the NParks Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation, where a veterinarian assessed them and found they were infected with pathogenic salmonella. In humans, the bacterium can lead to an acute onset of fever, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea and, sometimes, vomiting. Symptoms are usually mild, but in children and elderly patients, the associated dehydration can become severe and life-threatening, said the World Health Organisation on its website. NParks said the bacterium poses a public health and biosecurity concern and that is why the turtles were "humanely put down and disposed of to prevent the potential spread of disease". The red-eared slider is a semi-aquatic turtle native to North America, and is considered an invasive species in many parts of the world. In Singapore, it is illegal to release red-eared sliders into ponds and reservoirs.
