Karnataka: Govt clears 430 km of Bengaluru footpaths under pedestrian safety driveBengaluru authorities have cleared 430 kilometers of footpath encroachments since July. This safe footpath campaign aims to create a cleane...
10 Jul, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
GBA panel to roll out GIS platform for coordinated civic works in BengaluruBengaluru is set to get a unified digital platform to streamline civic works and prevent redundant road digging. The Greater Bengaluru Auth...
03 Jul, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shares drone cleaning video, asks startups: 'Where's your innovation?'Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon founder, sparked debate by questioning startup innovation. She shared a video of a drone cleaning windows in Be...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Bengaluru to soon have policy to curb street vending on main roadsDK Shivakumar announcement followed a meeting of the executive committee of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and a joint budget discus...
20 Mar, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
Karnataka Deputy CM gives final deadline to contractors for Bengaluru pothole repairsD K Shivakumar has set a November deadline for contractors to fix Bengaluru's potholes, aiming for smoother traffic. Rajendra Cholan, inspe...
17 Sep, 2025, 10.18 PM IST
Forget the moon, Isro – Bellandur's roads are the real lunar terrainBellandur residents protest deteriorating road conditions, criticizing the government for neglecting basic infrastructure. Frustrated local...
14 Mar, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
‘If Jakarta can, why can’t Bengaluru?’: Viral social media post questions city’s urban planningA viral social media post comparing Jakarta’s well-planned bus and cycle lanes to Bengaluru’s traffic chaos has sparked a heated debate onl...
25 Feb, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Traffic scene in Bengaluru getting more distressing every passing day, says BJP MP Tejasvi SuryaBJP MP Tejasvi Surya emphasized Bengaluru's increasing traffic issues and urged Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to meet wit...
21 Aug, 2024, 02.54 PM IST
Rains to flood Bengaluru roads this year tooBS Prahlad, chief engineer of the storm water drains department, BBMP, said the state of the drains was much better this time and the new p...
25 Apr, 2019, 10.26 AM IST
Love cycling? You will have dedicated space on 100 km of city roadsAt least some roads in Bengaluru will have dedicated space for cyclists. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has drawn up a detai...
18 Dec, 2018, 02.17 PM IST
Upgrade Sarjapur road, Azim Premji urges HD KumaraswamyPremji urged the chief minister to upgrade the 8-km stretch, which is also the main access to the software giant’s headquarters at Sarjapur.
25 Jul, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Richest MLA’S constituency is poor in women safety and basic infrastructureWhite-topping of roads in this constituency has been going on for months, leading to traffic snarls, residents say. “Shops and hotels have ...
16 Apr, 2018, 10.08 PM IST
Water scarcity, sanitation issues plague one of Bengaluru's oldest planned areasNamed after statesman C. Rajagopalachari, Rajajinagar also ranks high among assembly constituencies with a good gender parity (there are 96...
10 Apr, 2018, 08.53 AM IST
Zoning violations, encroached footpaths top Bengaluru voters’ worryThe constituency continues to suffer from rampant zonal regulation violations, encroached public spaces, traffic congestion and garbage mis...
02 Apr, 2018, 07.26 AM IST
Gandhi bazaar as walker zone? Plan gathers dustThe proposed project, if accepted, would have served as a model for the city that has several pockets with clogged market areas such as KR ...
02 Mar, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
Clogged drains and garbage endanger Hoysala Nagar's 'posh' tagIndiranagar is also one of the better maintained wards but it still does have problems like clogged drainage, uncollected garbage and low-h...
01 Sep, 2015, 10.22 AM IST
Garbage disposal suffers; metro work creating traffic snarls in BengaluruEncroachment of the Sarakki lakebed and its surrounding areas, including footpaths, has thrown up many issues like improper garbage disposa...
30 Jun, 2015, 10.36 AM IST