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Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: BBMP acts tough on illegal flex banners| Protests at new highway…and more

March 18, 2023 News Desk

Other news of the week: BBMP warns flex violators, uniform exams for Classes V and VIII, Bengaluru among global healthy cities awardees, and more.

NISAR payload
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Rise in viral fever cases | Missing voter names … and more

March 11, 2023 News Desk

The other news of the week: NISAR payload arrives, parents upset over kindergarten admission order, second PU examination begins, and more.

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Governance

Elections round the corner, join this discussion on what parties are saying

March 10, 2023 News Desk

A campaign to help member residents of BAF become aware, ready and proactively participate in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections.

BBMP commissioner Tushar Giri Nath
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: BBMP presents budget | LPG prices up … and more

March 4, 2023 News Desk

The other news of the week for Bengaluru: Rapid Road project halted and Karnataka government employees union calls off strike.

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Civic

Bengaluru buzz: Reservation issues | Cybercrimes worth Rs 267 crore … and more

February 25, 2023 News Desk

The other top news were the scrapping of the Ejipura-Kendriya Sadan flyover tender and safety inspection of the KR Puram-Whitefield metro stretch.

At the Defence Ministers’ Conclave at Aero India 2023
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: CM presents state budget | Controversial Jain University skit … and more

February 18, 2023 News Desk

ASHA workers assured of honorarium hike, rise in groundwater levels, and voters can apply to replace ID cards were the other top news.

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Civic

Event announcement – The mysterious process of Bengaluru’s budget allocations

February 17, 2023 News Desk

BBMP has issued work orders for this Rs 6,000 crore in one go, even though the money is meant to be spent over three years.

Aero India-2021 biennial Air Show
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Aero India show | Discount on traffic fines boost collection … and more

February 11, 2023 News Desk

BBMP employees’ protests, removal of 250 shops in Jayanagar, and calls for publicising MEMU trains were the other news.

Kengeri Railway Station
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Push for suburban railway | Residents decry tree felling … and more

February 4, 2023 News Desk

Construction of metro pillars above 12 metres will be halted and anganwadi workers calls off their strike were the other top news.

Republic Day celebrations at Idgah Maidan
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: R-Day at Idgah Maidan | BBMP’s no to road digging … and more

January 28, 2023 News Desk

In other news this week: Survey finds citizens want better roads and streetlights; Tenders being called for second suburban rail stretch.

Metro construction debris on Old Madras Road
Infrastructure

Webinar alert: Living with Metro construction — addressing safety concerns

January 21, 2023 News Desk

Namma Metro can be a safe, clean and sustainable mode of transport, but how much importance is given to safety during its construction?

Flower installation at lalbagh
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Now, sinkhole in Mahalakshmi Layout | BESCOM proposes hike in power tariffs… and more

January 21, 2023 News Desk

In other top news from Bengaluru, BBMP budget presentation preponed to February 15th and launch of the city’s first evening post office.

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Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Cracks on ‘rapid road’ | 3-m sinkhole on Brigade Road… and more

January 14, 2023 News Desk

In other top news this week: BBMP launches ‘Fix My Street’ application and Karnataka Animal Welfare Board conducts raids on pet shops.

Inside Kempegowda International Airport
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: 266 COVID-19 cases | KIA 2nd global punctual airport … and more

January 7, 2023 News Desk

Property tax collection fell short, Enforcement Directorate issued a notice to BBMP, and trees to be felled for rail projects were the other news.

Civic

Webinar alert: Lessons from Church Street — how can we revamp Bengaluru roads?

January 6, 2023 News Desk

Five years after its redesign, Church Street is praised and criticised in almost equal measure. Let’s delve into what worked and what didn’t.

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