Bengaluru schools to remain closed today amid heavy rain warnings; precautionary measures enforcedBangalore Weather Today: Following heavy rain forecasts, all schools in Bengaluru's Urban district will be closed on Wednesday, October 16,...
16 Oct, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
NDRF, SDRF personnel deployed amid heavy rains in BengaluruFollowing heavy rain forecasts, Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda announced the deployment of NDRF and SDRF personnel in Bengal...
15 Oct, 2024, 09.12 PM IST
Rains throw normal life out of gear in Bengaluru, parts of KarnatakaBengaluru is facing significant disruption due to incessant rains since early Tuesday, leading to water-logging and traffic congestion acro...
15 Oct, 2024, 08.26 PM IST
Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivkumar reviews rain situation around BengaluruDistrict Collector Chikkamagaluru, Meena Nagaraj said on Sunday, "Holiday in schools announced by district authority in 5 talukas of Chikka...
25 Jul, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
Bengaluru's civic body BBMP to partner with IISc for flood predictionIn the backdrop of the flooding in Bengaluru during the monsoon season last year, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the civic ...
01 Jun, 2023, 08.21 PM IST
Coronavirus delays monsoon civic work, but BBMP’s optimisticSeveral civic body officials ET spoke to said this time around, coordination meetings with various agencies like the BBMP, Bescom, BWSSB, p...
03 Jun, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
Heavy rain expected to lash Bengaluru in the next few daysAfter chairing a meeting on rain preparedness, mayor Ganagambike Mallikarjun said that the BBMP had earlier identified 1,000 locations in t...
09 Aug, 2019, 07.43 PM IST
Bengaluru may face disruption in telecom services as municipal body, industry spar over paymentsA BBMP official said that it was disconnecting only those optical fibre cables which were unauthorised.
28 Apr, 2019, 04.40 PM IST
Heavy rains lash Bengaluru, BBMP on high alertChief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has asked BBMP commissioner to take necessary precautions on the back of forecast that the city will get rain...
24 Sep, 2018, 11.08 PM IST
Human chain being planned in Bengaluru to protest cutting of trees for ad hoardingsResidents left unhappy after 25 flowering trees were chopped on the Outer Ring Road on May 10.
18 May, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
BBMP plans a wearable band to keep Bengaluru’s women safeA comprehensive proposal to this effect has been sent to the Union government, and the BBMP has sought Rs100 crore under the Nirbhaya Fund.
08 Jan, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
Threat to wildlife: Towns near city releasing stray dogs into forestThe illegal practice of transporting stray dogs to forests is a serious threat to wildlife and that it would affect the lives of both the a...
14 Apr, 2016, 11.07 AM IST
BBMP too wants to police the city but cops are clueless"The cameras installed by the police are pan-tiltzoom cameras with a zoom range of 500 metres. These cost about Rs 57,000. "
07 Apr, 2016, 11.17 AM IST
Can Bengaluru avert Chennai's mistakes?The apex agency to monitor natural disasters has raised serious concerns over Bengaluru's preparedness to handle a flood situation like Che...
07 Dec, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
Real-time scrutiny to keep tabs on BBMP's finances; civic body to roll out web-based accountingThis is part of a set of drastic financial reforms in the civic corporation, an institution notorious for financial indiscipline.
14 Oct, 2015, 10.07 AM IST
Bengaluru gears up for monsoon, measures in place to face challengesWith 4 crore, 198 teams have been provided with tractor to remove silt from drains and 8 crore has been invested to repair roads.
28 May, 2015, 10.18 AM IST
0.2-mm rain bad enough to throw Bengaluru traffic out of gear: ExpertsEarly-morning rains disrupted normal life and jammed traffic for hours at several places in Bengaluru yesterday morning.
04 Mar, 2015, 11.23 AM IST