All the news on Bangalore aka Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) is hard at work. From raiding hookah bars and prostitution joints to drug traffickers, the latest news is that it has booked one person for releasing fraudulent advertisements in the print media, and cheating them of their monies. According to Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), people should not … Read more
A query using the Right to Information (RTI) Act has revealed that the government of HD Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah, the Congress-JD(S) combine sat on a Rs 56 crore B.TRAC proposal to decongest Bangalore since 2017. While there is no word on what the BJP government is planning to decongest the city, there are sporadic announcements … Read more
The city cops have confirmed that cyber crimes, particularly QR code frauds have gone up of late. Says Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil: “Cheating on OLX/Quikr and other online shopping portals have increased in recent times. A special team of City Crime Branch of 12 officers camped in Rajasthan for 20 days and … Read more
The West division of traffic police has begun to remove abandoned vehicles from roads and footpaths in Bangalore. Residents can tweet with pictures to Bangalore Traffic Police about such vehicles for prompt action. Announcing the special drive, Dr Soumyalatha SK has said that if residents notice any vehicles, either junk or abandoned, they can take … Read more
Three organisations have come together and teamed up with BBMP to green all the areas under the municipal limits that can be used for planting trees. It’s called the ‘Green Ward Challenge’ to plant 1 crore trees in Bangalore. According to Tara Krishnaswamy, the way to greening your ward is as easy as following the … Read more
Watch this video to realise the extent to which private buses and cabs avoid the service road and park on the main roads right after the Silk Board Junction. VK Srivatsa is right in saying that the cops should take action on such culprits. We would suggest the regular presence of cops at this place … Read more
For fixing the bad roads in the city, the residents filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Karnataka High Court. In the proceedings, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has told the court that the roads can WhatsApp the agency on 94806-85700 for any problem related to bad roads, potholes, footpath encroachments, and so on. … Read more
While there was much criticism heaped on the idea of garbage marshalls not being able to do their job due to the lack of help from the cops, residents and BBMP officials, the news is that they were still able to collect Rs 22 lakh as fines in January 2020. There are 198 marshalls, one … Read more
UPDATE: The entire building was demolished on Feb 12, 2020. The building that is tilting dangerously to one side in Hebbal-Kempapura’s G Ramaiah Layout is being demolished to nullify any collateral damage on the residents within and outside the structure. In addition, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has opened a relief centre for 150 … Read more
Recently, citizens joined hands with the civic authorities to beautify the ugly pillars of the Hebbal flyover, and are hard at work to paint the elevated road connecting Electronic City. Looking at the way The Ugly Indian, an anonymous group of volunteers in Bangalore, are joining hands with BBMP and the other citizens to transform … Read more
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is setting up snazzy traffic management booths across 19 locations in Bangalore. This is to ensure that the cops are able to rest and insulate themselves from the vagaries of the weather in addition to heavy pollution during peak hours. According to BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar, the kiosks are … Read more
Thanks to a few proactive officers, the BBMP has penalised the Big Bazaar outlet at Meenakshi mall on Bannerghatta Road for violating the rules of solid waste management. Similarly, two bars in HSR Layout were fined for using banned plastics. Both Shylaja Wines and Rockview Bar were found using plastic cups, and had violated the … Read more