BBMP pushing all shops to door deliver groceries across Bangalore through single helpline

BBMP pushing all shops to door deliver groceries across Bangalore through single helpline 1

To contain the spread of coronavirus, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is pushing all shops to door deliver groceries to their patrons. They are required to register themselves for providing such services through the Covid-19 helpline number launched by the civic body. The idea is to centralise all services and ensure that no resident … Read more

Covid-19 update: BBMP is sanitising the streets & delivering groceries to your door

Covid-19 update: BBMP is sanitising the streets & delivering groceries to your door 2

BBMP has been sanitising the streets for the last two weeks in phases. They targetted the hotspots and main roads first, before venturing into cross roads. They began with drones spraying sodium hypochlorite, and now BBMP workers are also going round on vehicles and as backpack sprayers to disinfected the footpaths. Not all areas of … Read more

Lockdown 1.0 Roundup: Self Service and Serving Others!

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  In the time of Corona, trends are a fascinating feature that define society. Here is what is happening in Bangalore ever since the lockdown three weeks ago. There are lessons to be learnt, and future alignments to be made. Above all, compassion and secularism is something we should all practice for a better future. … Read more

Coronavirus Impact: The Ultimate List of Freebies You Can Use From Home (Updated)

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COVID-19 aka coronavirus has shutdown offices, so people are working, playing and studying at home. To help them with this, several firms are offering their paid services and products for free until the world is rid of the virus. We spent the better part of a day scouring the Internet to bring you the best … Read more

Crime in the time of Coronavirus: Fake masks, sanitisers, and forehead thermometers

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While the cops are busy enforcing curfew and feeding the poor, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) is engaged in weeding out fake products in the city. From fake sanitisers, masks and forehead thermometers to online gamblers, the cops are busy as ever. Only yesterday, CCB seized 1500 litres of highly inflammable chemicals like Isoprophyl alcohol … Read more

Coranavirus Impact: Vegetable marts springing up in playgrounds; we did a spot check on one of them

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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is giving permissions to set up vegetable marts in local playgrounds across Bangalore, so that people can practice social distancing in a much better manner. While orderly queues were reportedly noticed in several places, there were others where people were seen standing quite close to each other. However, an … Read more

Walk to shop alone; thousands of vehicles being seized by cops to maintain lockdown!

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The city police are seizing vehicles of people who are found violating prohibitory orders for “silly reasons”. Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao is directing all citizens to walk to their grocery stores rather than use two or four wheelers. So far, over 5000 two wheelers, over 300 four wheelers, and over 200 three wheelers have been … Read more

Coronavirus: Cyclists deliver groceries to the sick and the elderly in Bangalore

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Avid cyclists of Bangalore are volunteering to freely serve the sick and the elderly in their areas as relief riders. Without charging for their service, they will fetch supplies for senior citizens and the ailing, be it groceries, milk or medicines. The riders will even periodically check on the aged people on the request of … Read more

Silk Board records the lowest pollution in Bangalore; Hombegowda Nagar is highest!

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Traditionally, the Central Silk Board junction on Hosur Road adjoining, HSR Layout, BTM Layout, Madiwala and Koramangala, recorded the highest air pollution in Bangalore. However, after the lockdown from March 25, this polluted cross-section has recorded the least pollution in the city at a healthy Air Quality Index (AQI) of 44, which is considered ‘good’ … Read more

Only designated staff to pick biomedical waste from quarantined homes; pollution control board issues new guidelines

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The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued new guidelines to local urban bodies on ways to handle, treat, and dispose off the biomedical waste generated during the treatment, diagnostics and quarantine of COVID-19 patients. It has mandated that only qualified personnel should pick up garbage from quarantined homes. Currently, much of the garbage today … Read more

Want to know if you have Coronavirus? These online tests should help!

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Airtel and Reliance Jio have launched separate websites to help people battle confusion and paranoia in the time of coronavirus. All you have to do is visit the two sites and answer about a dozen questions. Answer them truthfully after much introspection, and you should arrive at the results which could be any of the … Read more

Grocery supplies disrupted; long queues at shops; some residents volunteer to ensure ‘social distancing’

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Grocery supplies of offline and online stores are disrupted in the city. The workers were not able to reach their shops due to the curfew despite showing ID cards and wearing uniforms, and some were even lathi-charged. Others were allowed when a letter from their employees was shown. Many vans carrying essential goods were asked … Read more