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Bengaluru Buzz: Festive rules revised | Mega vaccine centre in Yelahanka … and more

September 11, 2021 News Desk

After protests, BBMP was forced to revise several restrictions on Ganesha Chathurthi celebrations. Read more in our weekly news roundup

BBMP marshals enforcing COVID norms
Health

BBMP clarifies rules on masks, plans better enforcement

October 28, 2020 News Desk

BBMP, in a press release, has given clarity on the rules for wearing masks. Committees are also being formed at the local and city levels to ensure citizens’ compliance with the rules.

Education

Rules on reopening tough to implement, Bengaluru schools say

October 21, 2020 Pragathi Ravi

While Karnataka government is yet to decide on school reopening, its SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for reopening are quite detailed. Many school managements say the SOPs are difficult to comply with.

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Bengaluru Buzz: City tops in cybercrime | Stricter rules on mask-wearing | Cycling lanes in CBD…and more

October 3, 2020 News Desk

Crime rate increased slightly in 2019, government plans stringent action against COVID rule violators, work on cycling lanes and ORR bus priority lane to be completed soon – catch up on key news this week, in our roundup.

Commute

Metro reopening: What are the lessons from global cities?

September 12, 2020 Pragathi Ravi

Many global cities have been able to run their train services without COVID transmission in the last few months. But they also seem to have taken more precautions than Namma Metro has.

Commute

Opinion: How BMTC bus services can be cheap, clean and safe during COVID

August 11, 2020 Sanjay Vijayaraghavan

While BMTC needs to adopt short-term measures like plexiglass partitions and simpler fare structures, it should also evolve long-term measures for safe travel.

Arrangements made by BMTC in collaboration with various other agencies to ply migrant workers from Orissa to Chikkabanavara Railway Station during COVID-19 lockdown in Bengaluru. Pic: Twitter handle of BBMP Commissioner BH Anil Kumar
Commute

Can BMTC get Bengalureans to use the bus during COVID?

August 7, 2020 Nagesh Aras

BMTC, which already wasn’t quite popular with Bengalureans, is running skeletal services now. Can sanitation measures, support of private operators, help?

Infrastructure

How public spaces can be redesigned to make ‘unlocking’ safe in Bengaluru

June 30, 2020 Ruchi Agarwal

As COVID cases rise in Bengaluru, the dilemma is between ensuring citizens’ safety and opening up the economy. Redesigning our public spaces may be the best way to ensure both these.

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Bengaluru Buzz: COVID contingency plan | Two BBMP wards sealed | Cops warn against fake news…and more

April 11, 2020 News Desk

State government has prepared a contingency plan in case COVID-19 cases blow up. Preparations are being made by projecting that there’d be 10,000 cases by April end. Read more in our roundup.


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