Bengaluru: Several apartment associations and individual home owners have intensified their demand to discontinue the solid waste management (SWM) cess, saying they continue to pay for a service that remains unreliable.The anger has grown after BSWML staff started dumping waste outside houses identified as “litterbugs,” a move citizens say is legally questionable and unfair when…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru South city corporation commissioner Ramesh KN Sunday directed officials to clear construction materials dumped on footpaths at 10 locations in Jayanagar.He issued instructions during the third footpath walk held under Project Walkaluru. Officials said building owners were told to keep construction material within their premises and warned against blocking pedestrian pathways.More than 40…
Bengaluru: A 25-year-old software engineer died in an accident at Electronics City in the early hours of Sunday, while his friend suffered severe injuries.The deceased has been identified as Vishal Gaur, a resident of Gollahalli in Electronics City Phase 1. He was from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and worked for a software company in the city….
Bengaluru: A child, almost two years old, died after he was run over by a minivan driven by his father at Benaka Layout in Thotadaguddadahalli, on the city’s outskirts, Sunday morning.The deceased has been identified as Nuthan, a native of Mandya district. He was the only son of Munesh BK, a driver, and Devika, a…
NEGLECTED DRAIN TURNED INTO VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACE: The K-100 project has transformed stormwater drains choked with garbage and plastic carry bags into meaningful public spaces Bengaluru’s infrastructure is crumbling, with the city’s swelling population making matters worse. A walk along K-100 Citizens Waterway, stretching from Majestic Bus Stand to Bellandur Lake, however, could make you…
It’s that time of the year again — when the streets of Ba savanagudi come alive with the irresistible aroma of roasted kadlekai (groundnuts) and the cheerful buzz of pea nut lovers from across the city. A FEAST FOR THE SENSESThe annual Kadlekai Parishe, Bengaluru’s beloved groundnut fair, is back. For over a century, this…
Bengaluru: The long-pending Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, connecting Tumakuru Road with Hosur Road, will pass through the Jarakabande Kaval reserve forest, one of the last remaining green stretches in north Bengaluru.According to LK Atheeq, chairman of Bengaluru Business Corridor Ltd (another name for the PRR project), a 700-metre stretch of the road will pass…
Bengaluru: More rainy days and an increasing rodent population have spiked the cases of rat fever or leptospirosis cases across Karnataka to 2,042 by the second week of Nov this year, according to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP).This is a significant increase compared to the number of cases in previous years – 1,879 in…
Bengaluru: Several Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) engineers are exerting pressure on senior officials to challenge the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) order of Nov 7, classifying the agency as a promoter under Rera Act. However, sources said BDA chairman NA Harris is hesitant to go for an appeal, creating disquiet within the organisation.“The engineers…
Bengaluru: Several students, environmentalists, and young activists staged a demonstration inside Lalbagh Botanical Garden Saturday, opposing the proposed 17km tunnel road between Silk Board and Hebbal. The protest, organised by the All India Students Association (AISA), Collective and Fridays For Future–Karnataka, flagged environmental risks, lack of public consultation and the govt’s push for a project…
