Bengaluru this week
February 26th 2015
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Before we get into our stories, here is a short summary of what happened in the city:
This week’s highlight: How to manage swine flu in Bengaluru Swine Flu has so far claimed the lives of 11 people in Bangalore Urban alone. The Health Department pegs the total number of disease-affected in the district at 207 and critically ill patients at 8. Here is our guide to understanding Swine Flu – what you should look out for and what precautions you should take. Read: How you can manage swine flu in Bengaluru. City news The High Court has directed the BBMP not to issue any documents such as Commencement and Occupancy Certificate to six plans sanctioned after the government amended the BDA master plan rules in December. Read: Govt to allow commercial activities only in roads 40 feet or wider. A citizen questions BESCOM’s power price hike proposals, and proposes alternative solutions to recovering losses. Read: How Bengaluru’s electricity crisis can be averted. Guides The brand name of a hospital is not an assurance of the accuracy of medical reports. Here is a case that calls out why it is important to be aware of the procedures. Read: How to deal with faulty test reports from medical labs. If you have pets at home and have had to shifted cities/towns, you are possibly aware of how challenging it can be to find information about moving your pet by air. Read: Anand Sarkar’s experience of transporting his cats from Bangalore to Delhi. The heroes among us Lalbagh requires a little more than 2 million litres of water every day. With the existing infrastructure meeting only one-third of the required demand, here’s how Lalbagh produces 1.5 million litres of water every day from waste! The good people of Bellandur continue to contribute towards the upkeep of the area. With an anti-plastic campaign, a tree planting drive and a spot-fix in the offing, Bellandur is truly buzzing. Citizen reporting Ameen Ahmed questions the state of policing in Bengaluru, after a group of policemen, mostly in civilian clothing, barged into his apartment complex, behaving like gangsters. Read: The state of policing in India’s most liveable city. Food for thought Divya Sreedharan shares a poignant post about a young school-going lad, who also works to earn money to support his family. Read: The Potter’s Boy. The week that was Puttenahalli lake played host to the second edition of Lake Day on February 21st. Here is what transpired at Lake Alive, the Puttenahalli Kere Habba. Last weekend, Bengaluru skies were witness to some gravity-defying acrobatic stunts. Here are some of the highlights from Asia’s premier air show, Aero India 2015. Events this weekend
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