Bengaluru City Police
Namma 100 integrates multiple police helplines
The upgraded emergency service response system has 90 telephone lines to help the police control room respond swiftly to public emergency calls. »
Articles by Akshatha M
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Bengaluru all set to celebrate environment day
‘Connect with Nature’ is the theme for this World Environment Day. This is a list of environment day programmes you can attend in Bengaluru over next few days. »
BBMP
How prepared is Bengaluru to deal with monsoon?
A team of officials in BBMP is ready to handle any rain problems, 24X7, with a temporary control room of 64 emergency numbers for each wards. What other steps has the BBMP undertaken to face rains this year? »
BBMP
BBMP denies existence of glitches in property tax system
BBMP rubbishes claims of problems in the online property tax system, says people didn’t use the time given for correction of errors. »
Infrastructure
HSR’s composting plant back to square one, no solution in sight
Karnataka Composting Development Corporation (KCDC) is back to its old status, and the deadlock continues. Akshatha M traces a month’s journey of the plant, through her interactions with concerned key parties. »
Infrastructure
A reality check inside Bengaluru’s one and only composting plant
This composting plant in Bengaluru is supposed to be model that will show how large scale composting can be done in cities. But what is really going on? A reality check. »
Infrastructure
If composting plant doesn’t work, close it down, demand HSR residents
Citizens speak out on the government-run composting plant in HSR Layout – what is happening, why people are worried about it. »
Bengaluru City Police
Respect culture to avoid clashes: Bengaluru Police chief to foreigners
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Praveen Sood talks about drug peddling in the city, safety initiatives and revealing the identity of the accused. »
Bengaluru City Police
Police chief wants to optimise use of technology, improve control rooms
Police Commissioner of Bengaluru Praveen Sood talks about empowering citizens, drunken drives, good samaritan initiative and other subjects he is dealing with. »
Education
Right to Education: schools explain their side of the story
While some schools circumvent RTE rules, other schools have many objections to the RTE implementation. What are they? And how are they dealing with them? »