All the news on Bangalore aka Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
By Anuksha Dey Bengaluru currently has 24,600 active covid positive cases. Most cases detected in the last 10 days are concentrated in Bengaluru South (20%), followed by East (16%) and West (16%), according to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). At the ward level, Bellandur, HSR Layout, Shanthala Nagar, RR Nagar, Doddanekundi and Horamavu have … Read more
By Anuksha Dey The work at Kundalahalli underpass has finally restarted after a delay of six months. The road tunnel is part of a project to create a signal-free corridor on Old Airport Road that will facilitate easier access from Vellara Junction to Hope Farm. The project was previously stalled due to land acquisition problems. … Read more
By Anuksha Dey On April 5, Jothi Viknesh, a Zumba instructor who happened to be on a walk at Kaikondrahalli Lake, Sarjapur Road, uploaded a video on Youtube that took Bangaloreans by shock. The video showed Jothi trying to save a spot-billed duck that was struggling to breathe near the water body. The visuals showed … Read more
By Anuksha Dey The residents’ right to breathe continues to be compromised in and around HSR Layout as the stink from Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC) refuses to die down. The BBMP had promised to address the problem within six weeks, but there is no sign of that yet, angering the residents further. In late … Read more
By Anuksha Dey Yesterday, Bengaluru recorded its hottest day in four years, and it’s no April Fool’s joke. The mercury level soared to 37.2°C. Temperatures continue to be high as the city recorded its highest minimum temperature (23.1°C) this morning. The temperature on Thursday was merely 0.1°C short of the all-time high of 37.3°C recorded … Read more
By Qamar ZJ How does the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) asphalt a road in Bengaluru from the ground up? This video shows you a five-hour job in just over nine minutes. However, what you will see are the various procedures that go into making of an asphalted road. A long waiting game If a … Read more
By Anuksha Dey 2020 was a hard year for businesses across India. However, for 47-year-old Madhu Ahuja, the year provided her with an opportunity to follow her lifelong dream of working in the social sector. She is helping women become financially independent by teaching them new skills for free, and is even paying some of … Read more
By Gokulananda Nandan Being an IB educator and examiner, I request IB to cancel the May 2021 exam in India as the students will be the most impacted for no fault of theirs. In many schools, the pupils have suffered loss of learning due to the technological instability of online classes, which has resulted in … Read more
By Zahid H Javali After much hue and cry from activists and citizens, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launched a website in 2017. Named Tarang Sanchar, it tells you the various mobile towers installed in your neighbourhood and whether the EMF radiation is within permissible limits. We checked the radiation levels of ten cell towers … Read more
By Qamar ZJ For the last one week, the residents living in Somasundrapalya near HSR Layout, protested the installation of illegal mobile towers in their neighbourhood. To make matters worse, the lawyer of Indus Towers insisted that they can carry out the work without permission from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). It took many … Read more
By Qamar ZJ Vani Vilasapura Dam, about 3-3.5 hours drive away from Bengaluru, is a veritable weekend getaway. You can go in the morning, have breakfast on the way, reach the dam, and be drawn to its expansive natural landscape of mountains and river Vedavathi. The scene is straight out of a picture postcard, and … Read more
By Anuksha Dey Illegal digging of roads in Kasavanahalli to lay optic fibre cables (OFC) by Tata Sky, Airtel and ACT Fibernet were stopped by the residents of KCC Layout and Tulasi Layout last Friday. However, the workers returned within a week to dig up the same roads. While the OFC agencies have received permission … Read more