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HomeBengaluru City Police

Bengaluru City Police

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After fine revision, Bengaluru traffic police could make Rs 30 cr a month from helmet-less riders alone

September 14, 2019 Kedar Koushik

Around 40 percent of cases that Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) books is for helmet-less driving/pillion riding. Wrong parking and signal-jumping come next. With the revised fines, BTP is set to make crores of rupees every month from these offenders

Governance

Has your apartment got a ‘verification notice’ from Bengaluru City Police?

March 21, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

Police has asked apartment associations in the city to submit details of all current and former residents. But associations say this violates residents’ right to privacy

Environment

Bengaluru Buzz: Spurt in H1N1 cases | HC notice to online streaming platforms | Cyber crime lab upgraded…and more

March 2, 2019 News Desk

An alarming rise in swine flu cases in February, sophisticated upgrades to tackle cyber crime and yet another instance of tree felling — catch your dose of weekly news from Bengaluru here.

Governance

Indiranagar residents advocate safe, responsible new year celebrations

December 31, 2018 News Desk

What’s the best way to avoid untoward incidents in one’s locality? Teaming up with other residents and going on patrols seems to be the way to ensure a safe new year celebration for everybody, in Indiranagar.

Governance

Bengaluru roundup: Peaceful bandh, no crackdown on non-ISI helmets

January 29, 2018 News Desk

Bandh gets good response: The statewide bandh on January 25 was fairly successful and mostly peaceful, as it got a good response from diverse organisations. In the attempt to reach a resolution for the Mahadayi

Governance

Bengaluru roundup: Google to help Bengaluru cops; Rooftop bars closing

January 19, 2018 News Desk

Google to help city manage traffic smoothly, railways to be elevated. These, and more news from Bengaluru, for the week.

Governance

Namma 100 integrates multiple police helplines

June 15, 2017 Akshatha M

The upgraded emergency service response system has 90 telephone lines to help the police control room respond swiftly to public emergency calls.

Governance

Respect culture to avoid clashes: Bengaluru Police chief to foreigners

April 5, 2017 Akshatha M

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Praveen Sood talks about drug peddling in the city, safety initiatives and revealing the identity of the accused.

Governance

Police chief wants to optimise use of technology, improve control rooms

April 4, 2017 Akshatha M

Police Commissioner of Bengaluru Praveen Sood talks about empowering citizens, drunken drives, good samaritan initiative and other subjects he is dealing with.

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Commute

Flexible traffic signals can solve congestion

March 21, 2017 Sambhav Chopra

It’s not an uncommon fact anymore that Bengaluru suffers from one of the worst traffic conditions in the whole country, where it can surprisingly take an hour to travel a distance as short as a

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Governance

The thankless job of a traffic cop on Outer Ring Road

July 19, 2016 Akshatha M

They man the traffic, spending their days sorting out chaos on the roads. What is a traffic cop’s life like?

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Governance

Govt must ensure safety on NICE road

May 9, 2016 Vasanth Ramu

The road that’s supposed to bypass Bangalore traffic has become a death trap with unregulated traffic. Government needs to take note, says a citizen.

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Governance

Out of jail, life is a roller coaster for these released prisoners

April 4, 2016 Akshatha M

What is life like for those who get out of prison after serving life sentences? Akshatha M spoke to a dozen newly released convicts and shares a story rarely told.

Governance

Out of jail, life is a roller coaster for these released prisoners

April 4, 2016 Akshatha M

What is life like for those who get out of prison after serving life sentences? Akshatha M spoke to a dozen newly released convicts and shares a story rarely told.

Governance

How should cops deal with women filing FIRs?

March 4, 2016 Ganga Madappa

Have you ever filed an FIR? What was your experience? This Women’s Day, Amnesty is inviting women to tell the Bengaluru City police how they would like them to react.

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