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Ankur Kumar retweeted
Jun 14
After almost an year from the original post, this road has not been repaired yet, not even filled with mud and it has gotten from bad to worse. One resident posted this video on the current state. instagram.com/reel/DZcZFYCuH… Credits - instagram.com/amarnath_shela…
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
Progress Of ORR Metro & Airport Metro Works At The End Of May 2026. Site Updated: blrmetrotracker.com #BMRCL #NammaMetro
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🚨 How a 54-m railway girder delay stalled Bengaluru’s 21-km STRR stretch for over two years @PMOIndia @nitin_gadkari @AshwiniVaishnaw @NHAI_Official @SWRRLY @RailMinIndia moneycontrol.com/news/india/…
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
Dear @narendramodi. The @ugc_india Equity Regulations are unjust and must be revised: 1 Caste discrimination victim definition excludes general category 2 Equity committee composition excludes mention of general category 3 There is no provision for punishing false complaints
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
Replying to @ChristinMP_
It's an earnest request to please look into Seegehalli Main Road. The road has craters instead of potholes and in dire need of urgent repair work. Plus the junction where it meets OMR is a real chaos. Please please look into it and help to resolve it.
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.@HDFCERGOGIC Is A Fraud Insurance Company, Do Not Renew or Buy Their Medical Insurance
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Sir When will you visit Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake. Minor Irrigation Department blaming @GBA_office @GbaEastCity7056 for not taking action against violators who dumping debris on lake, Once upon a time, Yele Mallappa Chetty donated his entire wealth to build a ~500-acre tank so future generations would never suffer for drinking water. Today, his own family is standing on the lake bed, holding placards and begging to save the very lake he gifted to society. This is not just sad—it is a collective failure. A failure of authorities who were meant to protect commons. A failure of systems that allowed encroachment, dumping, and slow death of a life-giving water body. When the descendants of a benefactor are forced to protest for preservation, it tells us how far we have fallen as a society. Saving Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake is not charity. It is repaying a debt we owe—to history, to ecology, and to future generations.
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OUTRAGEOUS & RIDICULOUS events in Karnataka: - Illegal encroachers squat on 15 acres of precious GOVERNMENT land for waste management. - Bulldozers justly demolish 160 unauthorized sheds after notices are ignored. Then the Major U-turn 😭 Siddaramaiah govt REWARDS them with luxury flats worth ₹11.2 lakh each ₹5 lakh cash aid per family – ALL FROM OUR TAX MONEY! With 150-180 eligible families, that's a whopping ₹15-20 CRORE taxpayer bailout for law-breakers! Why to fund encroachers while honest citizens struggle? Isn't this Pure vote-bank politics? While Lakhs of Tax Payers spend 15 to 20 years of their life paying a Loan honestly, flats are being distributed to encroachers. Not at all ok. Requesting my audience to share widely until CM @siddaramaiah ji & DCM @DKShivakumar ji answer this. We are not against humanity. But never at the cost of tax payers. On behalf of Tax Payers & Honest EMI Citizens, #FI
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
How Bengaluru Police Work — A True Story from Bellandur In one of the residential societies of Bellandur, a deeply troubling incident involving children aged 10–13 years reveals the rot in our system. A young girl was harassed by a group of boys from the same complex. They sent her a neatly wrapped “gift box” — inside were live lizards and insects. The girl opened it, screamed in terror, and broke down crying. Her parents, shocked and angered, confronted the boys’ families. The argument soon escalated. Seeking justice, the girl’s parents approached the local police station — but what followed was worse than the original incident. The police inspector summoned both families, berated them, and threatened them for bringing a “petty issue.” He then demanded ₹10,000 from the victim’s family and ₹5,000 from the other family — without filing an FIR or taking any official action. No justice. No record. Just extortion in uniform. Moral of the story: When even child harassment becomes a source of income for the police, what hope does justice have in Bengaluru? Source: Verified account from Bellandur residents.
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
PS know your rights when dealing with corrupt @Delhicustoms (or any customs) 1) video record all interactions 2) if they object - ask them to produce a government order or gazette marking the area as non-recordable (only airport technical areas and immigration are off limits, customs is not) 3) ask them to identify themselves by name and designation 4) if they refuse take their photo. 5) if they in any way or form touch you or try to prevent recording physically - it is actual physical assault - a crime. 6) if this happens give notification in writing (and film it) that you will be filing an assault complaint and that CCTV footage must be made available. 7) At no point must you raise your voice or abuse or get physical. Unless you are physically assaulted, or touched in any form or way. 8) they will try and cite all kinds of non-existent rules. Your standard reply should be: “produce the GO/Gazette/Rule” (invariably they won’t be able to) 9) usually several of them will gang up - stand your ground. They only have power if you get intimidated. 10) Ganging up depending on circumstances can be criminal intimidation. Be sure to file a formal complaint & get a receipt for your complaint. 11) get a lawyer to follow up the complaint and also write to the CBIT with a cc to the finance secretary & minister.
Excellent video by @virsanghvi on the corrupt and boorish behaviour of @Delhicustoms. Put some body cams on them and make it a punishable offence to not wear name badges. You’ll see their manner improve instantly.
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
9 days on, yet no action to clear encroachments on Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake bed. Despite clear orders, officials remain inactive while debris dumping continues unchecked. Save YMS Lake, @ArshadRizwan sir — the lake needs you now more than ever!" #SaveYMSLake #Bengaluru #Lakes
Inspected Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake, Varthur Lake, Bellandur Lake, and Agara Lake along with officials and members of the Committee on Local Bodies and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR), to review ongoing restoration and development efforts. Also inspected the encroachments around the lakes and the functioning of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs)
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What #Bengaluru Missed in 2024: A Thread 🧵 As we step into 2025, let’s reflect on Bengaluru’s infrastructure misses this year. From metro delays to stalled flyovers, here are the top 18 projects that kept the city waiting. 👇 1. Namma Metro – Yellow Line (RV Road-Bommasandra) Expected by Dec 2024, the Yellow Line won’t be operational until March 2025. Only 1 out of 15 six-coach trains is under testing. #nammametro #yellowline
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
If the Congress and its rotten ecosystem think their malicious lies can hide their misdeeds of several years, especially their insult towards Dr. Ambedkar, they are gravely mistaken! The people of India have seen time and again how one Party, led by one dynasty, has indulged in every possible dirty trick to obliterate the legacy of Dr. Ambedkar and humiliate the SC/ST communities.
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These two women took the life of an innocent Bengaluru-based senior software engineer, Atul Subhash. His ex-wife: Nikita Singhania (Accenture employee) Jaunpur Family Court Judge: Reeta Kaushik
An innocent man has taken his life after facing #harassment by the #judiciary. So sad to here his last words I blame #Judiciary for the suicide of this man.
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
This is the statement I released this morning at a press conference in Hassan. This is my opinion on the #WealthRedistribution debate. The Congress party I feel has insulted its own two former Prime Ministers, Shri PV Narasimha Rao and Dr. Manmohan Singh.
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Is the CAA maligned by design? If you read this fact check, you'll understand how it has been deliberately twisted into something it isn't. OBJECTION: CAA DISCRIMINATES AGAINST INDIAN MUSLIMS FACT: CAA DOES NOT AFFECT INDIAN CITIZENS, INCLUDING MUSLIM CITIZENS OBJECTION: CAA BARS MUSLIM REFUGEES FROM PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH & AFGHANISTAN FACT: CITIZENSHIP TO NEARLY 2800 PAKISTANIS, 912 AFGHANS & 172 BANGLADESHIS IN LAST 6 YEARS FACT: AFTER 2014 BANGLADESH BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT, 14,864 BANGLADESHI CITIZENS (INCLUDING MUSLIMS) GIVEN CITIZENSHIP WHEN ENCLAVES WERE ABSORBED OBJECTION: CAA WILL BAR SRI LANKAN TAMILS, BALUCHIS & AHMEDIYAS FACT: THEY CAN APPLY TO BECOME INDIAN CITIZENS AS PER 1955 CITIZENSHIP ACT OBJECTION: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS FACT: BILL DOES NOT TARGET FAITH. LANKAN TAMILS & HINDU ROHINGYAS NOT UNDER CAA  FACT: THEY CAN APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP AFTER 12 YEARS OF RESIDENCY UNDER 1955 CITIZENSHIP ACT OBJECTION: ILLEGAL MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS WILL BE DEPORTED FACT: CAA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DEPORTATION OF FOREIGNERS OBJECTION: CAA & NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS ARE LINKED FACT: LEGAL PROVISIONS OF NRC A PART OF 1955 CITIZENSHIP ACT SINCE DEC 2004
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
Bengaluru is facing a serious water crisis due to the rapid urbanization, pollution, and encroachment of its lakes. These lakes are vital for groundwater recharge, rainwater harvesting, and biodiversity conservation. To save Bengaluru’s lakes, we need to take urgent steps.
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
14 Aug 2023
A few days ago, I conducted a 100-piece British orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to perform India’s National Anthem at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, London. This is the largest orchestra ever to record India's National Anthem and it is spectacular! The "Jaya He" at the end gave me goosebumps. Felt great as an Indian composer :-) I am sharing this historic recording with every one of you this Independence Day - use it, share it, watch it, but with respect :-) It is yours now. Jai Hind. Happy #independenceday #Rickykej @narendramodi
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Ankur Kumar retweeted
1/n: Pollution, encroachments sounding the death knell for Yele Mallappa Shetty is one of the largest lakes in Eastern Bangalore. The lake bed is being used to dump construction debris,Encroachments, untreated sewage pouring into the water body. #SaveYeleMalappaShettyLake
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