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What to do if you test positive for COVID in Bengaluru

July 7, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

What to do if you have symptoms or test positive for COVID? Where can you get treated? Here’s a comprehensive COVID Bengaluru Guide.

Banning domestic workers, forcing quarantine: Can your apartment RWA make these ‘special’ COVID rules?

June 19, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

From banning domestic workers to forcing additional quarantine on residents, many RWAs have made their own rules. The legality of these rules is highly questionable, but BBMP Commissioner says he won’t interfere.

Is your neighbourhood at risk of flooding this monsoon?

June 5, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

BBMP has released a list of 211 localities in Bengaluru that are vulnerable to flooding this monsoon. Is yours among them? How can you seek help in case of a monsoon emergency?

Travelling to Karnataka and Bangalore and Quarantine rules

Explained: Updated quarantine rules for travel to Bengaluru

May 28, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Updated rules for inter-district, inter-state and international travellers, as on May 26.

Migrant Workers of Bangalore queuing up to travel home from Malur Station on Shramik Trains

Explained: How can Bengaluru’s migrant workers travel back home

May 21, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

With lakhs of workers wanting to go back to their homes, and limited trains operated by the government, will they stay back in Bengaluru or try other options?

Explained: Quarantine rules if you travel to Bengaluru

May 17, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

What are the rules for inter-district, inter-state and international travel to Karnataka?

How much does Bengaluru drink?

May 8, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Last year 17.2 crore litres of liquor was sold in Bengaluru and an average consumer drank about 36 litres of liquor and 27 litres of beer.

Map of COVID hotspots in Bangalore (April 16 - BBMP War Room Bulletin)

Is your ward among Bengaluru’s COVID-19 hotspots?

April 17, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

As per latest data, 32 BBMP wards are now COVID hotspots. While previous data from the BBMP war room had discrepancies, these have been corrected now, say officials.

A brief history of protest in Bengaluru – Post-Independence to Emergency

March 20, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Far from the surprise that the record-breaking anti-CAA protests of December and January evoked in the community, Bengaluru has always had a vibrant history of united struggles. What’s more, the geographies and alliances that were formed during the Freedom struggle a century ago, continue to echo in modern day Bengaluru.

Workplace hazards: How traffic cops are affected by pollution, stress and fatigue

February 19, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

A 2016 study found that one in three traffic policemen in Bengaluru have reduced lung function. In addition to physical ailments, they are also vulnerable to traffic accidents and mental health issues.

Bengaluru’s Library System: Long way to go

February 8, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Karnataka in general and Bangalore in particular, is way above the national average when it comes to library infrastructure. This good news, however, masks what is inherently wrong in the city’s library system: a highly centralised administrative structure and non-availability of funds (not the lack of them)

Did Namma Metro reverse-engineer CMP for Centre’s funding?

January 29, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Centre’s MoU with Karnataka for the Metro project specified a Comprehensive Mobility Plan as a primary condition. BMRCL creating the plan is compared to “Airtel drafting the telecom policy for the entire country.”

Why Bengaluru’s workers are taking part in the Jan 8 protests

January 8, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Workers in major industrial clusters in Bengaluru participated in the nationwide strike today, which affected factories and PSUs. What prompted them to protest?