All the news on Bangalore aka Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
By Zahid H Javali While the residents protested against a full-fledged ticketed sports stadium for 5000 people in HSR Layout, the BBMP has floated a tender in October. This is in stark contrast to what the HSR Federation was told by the BBMP earlier that only the playground will be improved, and there will be … Read more
By Chandrima Mazumdar On November 2, Whitefield had the poorest air quality since lockdown, according to Rahul Bedi’s Whitefield Air Quality report from his weather monitoring station in Whitefield. Bedi, a weather and air quality enthusiast, is running the station since 2013. Whitefield Air Quality which auto-tweets on Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded the worst … Read more
By Shristi Deb I am in Bangalore for my Masters. I live in a rented flat with two other friends. I recently tested positive for COVID-19. Though my second set of tests were negative, I am still recovering, and the last few days were painful. How it all started I remember every day of my … Read more
By Chandrima Mazumdar Pictures of ‘black water’ coming out of the SWM plant near Electronic City (E-city) surfaced on Twitter in the midst of the recent online campaign against the setting up of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant in Chikkanagamangala. Shaista claimed that the occurrence is “polluting the nearby areas and groundwater”. Called ‘tweetstorm’, … Read more
By Qamar ZJ In a special drive, the city traffic police have nabbed several people in the last one week who were repeatedly violating the road rules. One such person who violated the rule was found guilty on 77 counts. The proprietor of the two-wheeler was caught and fined Rs 42,500 today by Madiwala sub … Read more
By Qamar ZJ Bellandur’s crumbling civic infrastructure has left the residents disenchanted with every political party. For years, the lack of proper roads and drains has led to commuting and flooding issues, but the authorities are looking the other way. Prompted by this apathy, some residents of Shubh Enclave recently pooled in the money themselves … Read more
Annie Sinha Roy is a resident of HSR extension and India’s first tunnel engineer who now works at Bangalore metro.
By Qamar ZJ Mobile phone snatching is more common than two wheeler thefts today. They are relatively effortless to do than vehicles. One such mobile phone snatching was caught by CCTV cameras in Sector 2, HSR Layout. The video has gone viral… click the image above. Stolen phone traced to SP Road Victims of smartphone … Read more
By Zahid H Javali In the last financial year, only two projects were successfully “executed” by the BBMP in the Hoysalanagar ward, which includes major parts of Indiranagar. Out of the Rs 21 crore allocated for 175 projects, only Rs 1.1 crore was spent on two of them. And even these were for areas outside … Read more
By Zahid H Javali In the last one year, a mere 10% of money was spent on BBMP works in Whitefield. Out of the Rs 25 crore allocated for 41 approved projects, only 3 were executed for Rs 2.47 crore. The “completed” projects pertained to drain and footpath work on Vijaynagar Road, Channasandra Road and … Read more
By Zahid H Javali In the last one year, a mere 2% of money was spent on BBMP works in Koramangala. Out of the Rs 85 crore allocated for 102 approved projects, only 3 were executed for Rs 0.24 crore. Almost Rs 20 lakh was apparently spent on setting up a temporary control room during … Read more
By Zahid H Javali In a 6000-word revised letter to chief minister BS Yediyurappa, CIVIC Bangalore, the 25-year-old non-profit trust aimed at bettering the city, has asked for modifications to the KMC Act rather than pass a new (download BBMP’s new bill here) to take care of all the future needs of the city. Besides, … Read more