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How’s the COVID scenario in Bengaluru now?

March 3, 2021 Navya P K

While COVID cases have been steadily declining in Bengaluru in the past few months, it’s starting to rise again. Does this mean the city will see a second wave?

“Have MRP on school-fees”

March 2, 2021 Hariprakash Agrawal

When there is a maximum retail price on every thing in the market, why not one on school fees, asks a parent.

Breaking the school-fee deadlock: A panel discussion

March 1, 2021 News Desk

Citizen Matters’ panel discussion to deliberate a way forward from the present deadlock between school managements and parents.

Bengaluru Buzz: Six COVID clusters in city| BWSSB helpline to stop manual scavenging | BMTC fare may rise… and more

February 27, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on what happened in the city over the week in our roundup

Halting Turahalli tree park – A breath of fresh air

February 26, 2021 Niyati Gadepalli, Ananya Parthasarathy and Maya Ramachandran

The government was right in abandoning the tree-park idea in Turahalli Forest, say students of biology and sustainability.

“ರಸ್ತೆ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿಗಳು ಹಕ್ಕುದಾರರು, ಹೊರಗಿನವರಲ್ಲ”

February 25, 2021 Pragathi Ravi

ಕಾನೂನಿನ ಅಜ್ಞಾನ, ನಗರ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯದ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳ ಕೊರತೆ – ಇವೆಲ್ಲದರಿಂದ ರಸ್ತೆ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರವನ್ನು ಕಾನೂನು ಜಾರಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಬೇಟೆಯಾಡುವ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ.

How street vendors survive in “silent” Sadashivanagar

February 23, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

Street vending is the last image one associates with Sadashivanagar, the locality of the rich and powerful. But it exists, albeit with unique, unsaid rules.

Tree park beda okay, but what’s the vision for Turahalli?

February 22, 2021 Navya P K

The tree park project in Turahalli has been put on hold after a citizen campaign, but the campaigners have different ideas on how the forest should be protected henceforth.

Bengaluru Buzz: 12,000 air pollution deaths | No second wave yet | Support for Disha | PIL against BBMP Act … and more

February 20, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on what happened in the city over the week, in our roundup

“BBMP’s access plan for Baiyappanahalli terminal is expensive, ineffective”

February 18, 2021 Sanjeev Dyamannavar

Simple and effective solutions are required to provide access and connectivity to the new railway terminal at Baiyappanahalli.

List of illegal religious structures will be made public: BBMP Commissioner

February 17, 2021 Navya P K

After repeated reprimands from the High Court, the BBMP is now preparing a ‘proper’ list of illegal religious structures in Bengaluru. The details will be put in public domain, and demolition of the illegal structures will start soon, says BBMP Commissioner.