Bengaluru govt fines 22 families Rs 5000 for over-using Cauvery water amid water crisisBengaluru has fined 22 families ₹5,000 each for using Cauvery water for non-essential activities during the water crisis. The Bangalore Wat...
25 Mar, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: Govt warns seizure of water tankers, fixed rates soonKarnataka's Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar has warned water tanker operators of potential seizure if they don't register by March 7. ...
05 Mar, 2024, 09.15 AM IST
Karnataka govt mulls building flyovers on metro lines to decongest Bengaluru: Dy CM ShivakumarShivakumar said that RR Nagar and Yeshwanthpura are like his two eyes. He said that MLA S T Somashekar had requested a solution for drinkin...
18 Feb, 2024, 10.01 PM IST
Even a disaster hasn’t woken up Bengaluru's emergency response systemThe latest disaster — of two apartment complexes collapsing in Pulikeshi Nagar, claiming five lives last week — has raised questions over t...
15 Jul, 2019, 10.44 AM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: Borewells are aggravating rather than solving itAs water from the river Cauvery is yet to reach their homes, the residents of Ramagondanahalli are left at the mercy of private suppliers w...
26 Apr, 2019, 11.28 AM IST
How these companies are using tech to solve Bengaluru’s deep water crisisThen came a recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment that the city was facing the same grim prospects as Cape Town in South ...
08 Apr, 2018, 01.47 AM IST
Despite 70 civic workers' death in 10 years, manual scavenging continues unabated in KarnatakaThe inhuman practice has been legally abolished long ago but greedy contractors and an inefficient police and judicial system make sure man...
20 Feb, 2018, 12.17 PM IST
Harvesting Rainwater is half-heartedA recent study by the ISEC observed that 79% of the properties had installed RWH structures mainly because of the force exerted by the BWSS...
28 Aug, 2017, 10.23 AM IST
Government sleeps over hard lessons of July 2016 delugeThe BWSSB received as many as 203 complaints related only to overflowing sanitary lines, mostly in places such as Koramangala, JP Nagar and...
16 Aug, 2017, 10.44 AM IST
Bengaluru cops goad civic body BBMP by retweeting complaintsThe Upparpet traffic police, for instance, have been taking up civic issues and posting them as complaints on the Twitter handles of the ci...
31 May, 2016, 11.37 AM IST
Power cuts in Bengaluru's MG Road caused by damage to underground cables, say engineersThe Mahatma Gandhi Road and surrounding areas in the city frequently go without power even as Bescom says there is no load-shedding.
28 Apr, 2016, 02.01 PM IST
Why a stretch of Bengaluru's high streets is dying a slow deathWhile the civic agencies are passing the buck, one of the most charming streets in the city is being abandoned and forgotten.
03 Dec, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah proposes a minister to deal with Bengaluru affairsBusiness leaders seem to be cheering Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's idea of appointing a minister exclusively to manage Bengaluru affairs an...
21 Aug, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
Legacy Group agrees to compensate Queen's Corner residentsAs many as 32 families from the apartment complex fled their homes on Monday after Legacy's excavation for a project next door threatened t...
17 Jun, 2015, 10.48 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
- World Environment Day 2013: Green game-changers
Green living. The idea has taken new heights, thanks to a few Bangaloreans who've shown it can work in day-to-day living. Some have venture...
05 Jun, 2013, 09.09 AM IST
- Are our cities ready for e-governance?
The mid-term appraisal of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (Eleventh Plan) is currently under way.
07 Jan, 2010, 02.18 AM IST