Nithin DN

Be simple

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Congratulations to Praggnanandhaa for this remarkable feat!

This is indeed an incredible milestone that highlights his continued excellence.

My best wishes to him for his future endeavours.

@rpraggnachess

[ಸನಾತನ (सनातन) @sanatan_kannada]

Vrishabhavathi River Born at the feet of Doddabasavana Gudi, now Bengaluru’s Poison River.

Once a sacred, life-giving stream, the 69-km-long Vrishabhavathi River has been turned into a toxic sewer by decades of criminal neglect. It drains nearly half of Bengaluru and carries around 500 Million Litres per Day (500 MLD) of untreated or poorly treated sewage, industrial effluents, and solid waste. For 6–9 months a year, raw sewage dominates its flow.
BOD levels routinely exceed 100 mg/L (permissible limit: 3–5 mg/L). COD has hit shocking highs one intercepted industrial tanker showed 69,000 mg/L, thousands of times above safe limits. Heavy metals, plastics, and deadly contaminants have earned it the name “Visha-bhavathi” (Poison River).
Just days ago, a 40-year-old mother elephant died an agonising death after drinking this contaminated water in the Maggur forest area of the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. Post-mortem revealed around 35 litres of toxic mix in her stomach. Countless other mute creatures are dying silently. Their cries go unheard by those in power.
This tragedy is not inevitable. Experts have repeatedly shown that with proper sewage diversion, functional STPs, desilting, and strict enforcement, the Vrishabhavathi could supply treated water to nearly half of Bengaluru. Instead, the river flows wasted while the city gasps for water lakes disappearing, groundwater crashing, and tanker mafias thriving.

Shame on the successive Governments of Karnataka Congress, BJP, JD(S), or any coalition. No party has shown real political will. They pour thousands of crores into vanity projects, flyovers, metro extensions, and photo-op schemes, but treat river revival with contempt.
• The much-hyped ₹391-crore “reboot” plan for Byramangala reservoir has been slammed by independent reports for ignoring root causes and simply pushing pollution downstream onto Kanakapura farmers, who then grow vegetables with toxic water.
• The Karnataka High Court has repeatedly slammed BBMP, KSPCB, and other agencies, imposing costs for inaction on encroachments, sewage dumping, and delays. Yet files keep moving in circles.
• Decades of PILs, expert committee reports, and KSPCB data gather dust on shelves.
To the politicians and respected officers (IAS, KAS, engineers, and pollution control officials): You are equally responsible. You draft reports, sanction funds, conduct “raids,” and then look the other way. You protect industries and real-estate lobbies instead of enforcing laws. You attend seminars on “Smart City” and “Green Bengaluru” while this river dies in front of your eyes. Your silence and selective blindness are enabling this environmental crime.
Bengaluru’s future is literally flowing away as poison. Reviving the Vrishabhavathi is not rocket science it is basic governance and moral duty. What we lack is not money or technology, but integrity and accountability from those who occupy chairs of power.
History will not forgive you. Future generations of Bengaluru and the silent wildlife will curse the politicians who prioritised power and contracts, and the officers who failed to do their duty.
Stop the criminal neglect. Treat Vrishabhavathi as a priority, not an inconvenience. Build and maintain real treatment systems. Enforce laws without fear or favour. Or step aside for those who will.
Save Vrishabhavathi. Save Bengaluru. Save our wildlife.

@CMofKarnataka @PMOIndia @HMOIndia

VC : lofty_land

#VrishabhavathiRiver #SaveBengaluru #RiverRevival #BengaluruWaterCrisis #PoliticalFailure #SaveWildlife

[Veloria 🌊 @veloriahq]

“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘐 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺: 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦.”

[بــــــــــحر 🌊 @b_ziiii]

𝘐𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺: “𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳”
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺:

“𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘦.”

[ಸನಾತನ (सनातन) @sanatan_kannada]

The Spot Where Bengaluru Began 🗺️📍
Great insight by #historyofbangalore 👏

#BangaloreHistory #Bengaluru

[Visit Udupi @VisitUdupi]

Do you still remember this ? 💡

[Maharaj Ji @RadhaMarg]

🙌

[ಸನಾತನ (सनातन) @sanatan_kannada]

Bengaluru shocked: Pourakarmikas now earn ₹40,000/month after May 2025 hike!

Many saying: "Degree/engineering just to get 15-20k corporate jobs? Total waste!"

Respect to the real heroes cleaning our city from 5 AM. 💪🧹

#Bengaluru #Pourakarmika #SalaryHike

[Star Sports @StarSportsIndia]

Earned it. ⭐⭐⭐

#T20WorldCup #INDvNZ

[ಸನಾತನ (सनातन) @sanatan_kannada]

ಭಾನುವಾರ…
ಊಟದ ನಂತರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಿಸಿಟಿವಿ ಗಳು ಚೌಕಾಬಾರ ಆಡುತಿದ್ದಾವೆ..

😂

[Super Wrestling | سوبر ريسلينج @SuperWrestlng]

THE END.

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

🚨: Photographer captures Andromeda galaxy and red sprites in one frame

📸: ig/nature.by.jj

[ಕಿರಣ್ ಕುಮಾರ್.! @Kiranam_KL]

ಎಂಥದೇ ಇರಳನ್ನು
ದಾಟಬಹುದು ಹಚ್ಚಿಟ್ಟ
ಕಂದೀಲು ಕೈಲಿದ್ದರೆ,
ಹಣೆಬರಹ ಕೈಯಾರೆ
ಬರೆಯಬಹುದು ಎದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ
ಅಕ್ಷರವ ಬಿತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ.

ಜಯಂತ ಕಾಯ್ಕಿಣಿ.

#ಕಂದೀಲು_ಬೆಳಕು