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Representational image of tree transplantation
Environment

What does it take to transplant a tree?

July 2, 2021 Navya P K

Transplanting a tree involves huge effort and cost, and can fail if done poorly. Here’s what guidelines say about how transplantation should be done for public projects in Bengaluru.

Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: BBMP opposes plan to allow hoardings in city | Bellandur lake restoration progresses | Forest land to go for Metro…and more

July 27, 2019 News Desk

BBMP to push for implementation of its hoarding ban, BDA starts works to prevent sewage entry to Bellandur lake, a 1.75-acre forest patch to be acquired for Metro line, spurt in dengue cases – read more on what happened in the city this week

Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: HC order to regulate rallies | BBMP’s dengue data insufficient, says Health Dept | Streetlight survey in Vasanthnagar

July 20, 2019 News Desk

High Court orders state government to regulate rallies in Bengaluru, Health Department blames BBMP for not submitting timely data on dengue, Vasanthnagar residents demand streetlights to make their neighbourhood safe – read more on what happened in the city this week

Economy

Bengaluru’s street vendors: A vibrant community deprived of rights

June 28, 2019 Bhargavi S Rao

Carts of street food that offer a quick snack, little stalls selling just what you were looking for – street vendors are an integral part of life in Bengaluru. But why isn’t the government implementing the law that upholds their right to work?

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Bengaluru Buzz: Minimise tree felling for Metro, says HC | Security upped after Lanka blasts | HC stay on elevated corridor

April 29, 2019 News Desk

Last week, the High Court passed orders on two major concerns of Bengalureans – the elevated corridor project, and indiscriminate tree felling for Metro rail. Read more on this, and other happenings in the city over the past week

Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: HC notice to BBMP on white-topping | Recharge wells in Bellandur | Redrawing wards proposed

April 13, 2019 News Desk

Bellandur residents dig recharge wells to capture monsoon rain, PIL hearing on white-topping South End Road, Bengaluru retains its position as the biggest office market in Asia-Pacific – here’s news from the city this week

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.

Infrastructure

Court orders ignored, money dumped in landfills: How Bengaluru is being betrayed

October 1, 2018 Myriam Shankar K

After six years of court-monitored efforts to set right garbage scenario in Bengaluru, what does the scene look like?

Governance

Orion Mall case: Will Siddaramaiah finally go after high profile Bengaluru encroachers?

January 3, 2017 Akshatha M

The BBMP’s inaction against Orion Mall and two other high profile encroachers has attracted a contempt notice from the High Court. Will the state finally have to take a call on the issue?

Governance

Multiple faces of Akrama Sakrama argument

November 15, 2016 Mathew Prasad Idiculla

The Akrama Sakrama scheme has been challenged in the Karnataka High Court for violating the Right to Equality and Right to Life. We track some of the key arguments made in the Court in the last two weeks.

Governance

Final ward reservation list stumps most corporators

April 18, 2015 Akshatha M

Most BBMP councillors will not be able to stand for election in their current ward under the new reservation rules. Here is the list of old, draft and new reservation categories.

No Picture
Governance

MLAs to meet next week on splitting Bengaluru

April 16, 2015 Akshatha M

While the court expects BBMP elections by end of May, the state government tried another approach to dissolve BBMP and push elections out.

Governance

Govt on backfoot as Saldanha pummels and Raghunandan hits straight

July 12, 2014 Shree D N

If Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake keeps his promise, rules and laws would be amended to give more power to citizens in urban governance.

No Picture
Environment

HC to review ward committees’ role in managing waste

June 27, 2014 Nikita Malusare

Effective waste management is the responsibility of ward committees. But are ward committee meetings happening in Bengaluru? High Court decides to look into it.

Governance

When a citizen contests BBMP Chief’s claims in the court

June 19, 2014 Nikita Malusare

The garbage crisis has become such an important issue that everyone has something to say. How did the court react when a citizen wanted to express her views?

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