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GHMC install a waterfall cascade beside Shyam Mandir near Kachiguda railway station. (DC File Photo)

Waterfall cascade coming up at Kachiguda junction

28 Feb 2023 12:41 AM
Bengaluru civic body has issued a notice prohibiting the sale of non-vegetarian dishes within 10 km of the Yelahanka Air Force Station in view of the Aero India 2023 (Representational image: DC)

Sale of meat, non-veg dishes banned within 10 km of Bengaluru Aero India Show

28 Jan 2023 1:19 PM
A huge traffic jam on Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru after businessess resumed in the city. PTI photo

Bengaluru pandemic situation worsens as cases mount in Karnataka

The state has nearly 60 per cent of its cases in the active mode which is a worry factor for BBMP officials
30 Jul 2020 12:12 PM
A family carrying luggage head towards railway station in Bengaluru. — Photo: Sathish B

Yediyurappa holds crucial meet on COVID: Bengaluru Mayor, BBMP Commissioner ignored

The Chief Minister also categorically stated that extension of lockdown in Bengaluru was not a solution to contain spreading of Covid cases
17 Jul 2020 5:59 PM
A municipal workers sprays disinfectant on a street outside a government hospital in Bengaluru. — DC photo

BBMP designates maternity hospital for COVID positive pregnant women

BBMP has designated 24 bedded Wilson Garden maternity hospital to manage Covid suspect cases including OT facilities
09 Jul 2020 1:34 PM
Picture of a Covid care centre managed by the BBMP. — DC Photo

Karnataka doctors rue government apathy towards healthcare

There have been several cases of patients being denied admission in hospitals resulting in death of several patients
06 Jul 2020 3:29 PM
BBMP officials stamp primary contacts of a covid positive person and put them under home quarantine. — DC photo

BBMP may convert engineering college hostels in Bengaluru to covid care centres

The BBMP has notified five more Covid care centres where symptomatic persons and those with mild symptoms can be monitored
30 Jun 2020 12:06 PM
Police personal being checked for Covid 19 at KR market which is sealed down due to increasing numbers in Bengaluru on Tuesday—photo Satish B

No complete lockdown in Bengaluru as of now: BBMP Commissioner

The ILI and SARI cases turning positive for Corona is a major cause of worry in Karnataka
23 Jun 2020 9:34 PM
A cop undergoes a swab check at KR market after the increase in Covid 19 cases in Bengaluru on Tuesday—Satish.B

BBMP marks 299 containment zones after Bengaluru covid tally crosses 1200

BSY said that considering surge in the number of cases in cluster areas surrounding KR Market 14 days lockdown be implemented strictly
23 Jun 2020 8:24 PM
BBMP office in Bengaluru— Twitter image

Amid Corona crisis, ACB unearths Rs 702 crore scam in BBMP

The fund released by the government was to be used for digging borewells and setting up water treatment plants
18 Jun 2020 4:06 PM
Bengaluru continues to face a guest workers' crisis. (DC Photo)

Guest workers choose to walk back home as trains to cyclone-hit areas cancelled

1,500 stranded in Bengaluru as trains to Odisha, West Bengal are cancelled
20 May 2020 3:32 PM
The cholera bacterium, Vibrio cholerae.

Bengaluru has cholera in the time of coronavirus

With six cases reported at hospitals, civic staff scurry to collect water samples
08 Mar 2020 8:30 PM
Cholera is a waterborne bacterial disease. (WHO)

Cholera outbreak reported in three divisions of Bengaluru

BBMP officials say 15 cases have been reported to two hospitals in city
08 Mar 2020 11:33 AM
Bengaluru's BBMP is unable to stop people dumping offal on the service roads of Outer Ring Road.

Dumping of meat waste raises offal stench in Bengaluru

IT capital’s municipality is now having to deploy marshals to stop it
17 Jan 2020 9:30 AM
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is collecting mixed waste (dry and wet together) and is dumping it at the quarry, as the segregation of waste at source has not picked up yet.

Bengaluru faces garbage crisis

Earlier, the BBMP floated a tender to set up a scientific landfill at Mitiganahalli and identified a contractor.
14 Jan 2020 1:55 AM
Only 30 per cent of Bengaluru's garbage is segregated into dry and wet.

In 4 weeks, Bengaluru will smell very different

BBMP’s garbage trucks are lining up in serpentine queues to unload their cargo
13 Jan 2020 5:48 PM
3,333 four-wheelers and 10,000 two-wheelers get facility (Representational Image)

Bengaluru: Park smart – Facility for 13.5 K vehicles to start from December 15

Fee to be charged per hour at tech-based, 24x7 facility.
14 Dec 2019 1:49 AM
The NGT asked the state government to complete the STP construction in nine months to prevent entry of sewage water into the lake.

NGT: Criminal neglect at Bellandur Lake

"People must not be suffering because of the slothful behaviour of officials," it said.
12 Dec 2019 1:18 AM
With possibly every law for good governance being flouted by BBMP, courts have seemingly taken over the governance of Bengaluru, rapping BBMP’s knuckles about building by-law violations, illegal commercialisation of residential areas, etc., which lead to fire safety rules being violated. (Representational image)

Fire accidents preventable only if laws are implemented

There have been disasters here already where labourers have charred to death or suffocated due to absence or blocking of fire exits.
10 Dec 2019 2:25 AM
One of the narrow lanes in Chickpet, which can delay the movement of fire tenders in case of an emergency

Department ready with plan to keep city safe, but BBMP drags its feet

The biggest culprit is the Central Business District (CBD) which has narrow roads.
10 Dec 2019 2:23 AM

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Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

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