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    Karnataka government wants to "rehabilitate" transgender beggars
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    Karnataka government wants to "rehabilitate" transgender beggars

    Written by Mansi Motwani
    March 29, 2017 | 03:25 pm 2 min read
    Karnataka government wants to "rehabilitate" transgender beggars
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    The government of Karnataka announced the formation of 'vigilance-squads' who will arrest transgender women begging on Bengaluru streets in order to "rehabilitate" them. Minister for Social Welfare said the government was planning to seek residents' help in alerting the Central Relief Committee helpline (10581). What is included in the "rehabilitation" was not specified. Read on to know what else is making news in Bengaluru.

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    8 lakh students will be appearing for the SSLC exams scheduled to begin on Thursday across 2,770 centres in Karnataka. Students have been advised to be present inside examination halls before 9:30 am; those failing to do so would miss out on reading the question paper. Albeit latecomers will be allowed 15 minutes extra time, no one would be given entry post 9:45 am.

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    Bengaluru's temperature expected to rise consistently

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    The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday said that Bengaluru was relapsing to the olden days (in the 1980s) of Rowdy Raj. Party member and former minister S Suresh Kumar said there was a pressing need to renovate the police force. He further added that the rising nuisance caused by rowdies has ruined Bengaluru's image of being one of India's safest cities.

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