Over 2600 concerned citizens have petitioned online to get Christ University to act on sexual harassment allegations on campus. Within a month after the online statement, the University Grants Commission (UGC) asked the institution to file an Action Taken Report on the allegations. Despite media reports, the university did nothing for three months. That’s when … 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 Anuksha Dey & Qamar ZJ The Mangala Rama Kunte Pond in Anekal is encroached by certain vested interests who want to build a private road in Ramasagara. According to government records, the lake land stretches over 9000 square feet and is worth more than Rs 2 crores. The road is allegedly constructed on space … Read more
By Anuksha Dey The residents of Indiranagar have petitioned the city police commissioner to act on errant bars and restaurants flouting the law. They have also filed a police complaint against the establishments, and asked the top cop to treat it as a First Information Report (FIR). The citizens are merely asking the Bengaluru police … Read more
By Anuksha Dey The Bengaluru City police arrested two drug peddlers early this week. The arrests were made after complaints were filed over 1908, the toll-free number for drug-related offences. The peddlers are of African origin, and had 56 MDMA tablets with them. The cops are regularly cracking down on drug rackets in Bengaluru over … Read more
By Aratrika Dey Back in September 2019, under the suggestion of IPS officer Isha Pant, thirteen police stations were set to get ‘child play areas’ inside their buildings. The first police station to set up such a facility in the city was the HSR Layout police station. However, it is also the first one to … Read more
By Aratrika Dey The seventh installation of the Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows saw the introduction of the ‘Snatchers’ (an organization of bounty hunters) who were essentially tasked with ‘snatching’ people. In and around HSR Layout, similar snatchers have started popping up recently; the only difference is that they snatch away … Read more
By Qamar ZJ While there are several private fact-check websites, not many are aware that the Karnataka police launched a fact-checking website in April last year. This was to combat the fake news surrounding COVID-19. Today, the portal has become an additional tool that the citizens can use to check the veracity of the information … Read more
By Qamar ZJ At a time when working from home is the ‘new normal’, the availability of internet is crucial. However, miscreants are cutting fibre optic cables in neighbourhoods, such as HSR Layout. While some allege that the competitors are doing it, others suspect that it could be the handiwork of sub contractors whose contracts … Read more
By Chandrima Mazumdar In one of the most significant drug trafficking raids by Central Crime Bangalore (CCB), the big shot of cocaine supply in Bengaluru who goes by the name “Chief” is now behind bars. According to Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Sandeep Patil, the man, who’s real name is Chidiebere Ambrose, was supplying drugs to … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Vinod Kartavya (36), a technical officer at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and his team of concerned citizens, is on a mission to rid the city of nails from trees. After he got hurt while leaning on a tree, Kartavya, has been removing nails from trees with fellow citizens every … Read more
By Aratrika Dey Do you want to take action against the ever-persisting problem of corruption? Or have you been subjected to malpractices and become a victim of corruption? Have you been asked to pay a certain sum to the police inspector assigned to you in your passport verification process to get the job done quickly? … Read more