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Governance

No salary, no free ration: Namma Metro workers struggle during lockdown

April 16, 2020 Ekta Mittal

Workers who build Namma Metro are living in crammed rooms, unable to follow social distancing during the lockdown. A recent study shows that most of them haven’t got salaries for February and March, and aren’t getting free rations.

Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Two recover from COVID-19 | Metro travel restricted | PRR project delayed…and more

March 22, 2020 News Desk

Metro travel restricted on account of COVID-19, water quality in 129 houses tested, fresh clearances needed for Peripheral Ring Road project – catch up on news from the city over the past week, in our roundup.

Commute

Metro stations can be key to seamless connectivity in Bengaluru, here’s how

February 12, 2020 Trupti P Deshpande

Metro stations are ideal for integration with various transport modes. Integration can be through bus stops/bays, auto stands, two-wheeler parking etc, depending on the characteristics of each Metro station

Infrastructure

Did Namma Metro reverse-engineer CMP for Centre’s funding?

January 29, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Centre’s MoU with Karnataka for the Metro project specified a Comprehensive Mobility Plan as a primary condition. BMRCL creating the plan is compared to “Airtel drafting the telecom policy for the entire country.”

Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Water crisis likely by September | Jayadeva flyover demolition | Schools insist on Aadhaar…and more

July 13, 2019 News Desk

Water levels in KRS dam plummeting, Jayadeva flyover demolition to begin on July 15th, BBMP counts on its new draft by-laws to check building violations – read more on what happened in the city over this week

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Bengaluru Buzz: COVID vaccination begins | Green Line gets longer | BBMP aims for Water Plus

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Karnataka’s vaccination drive against COVID-19 kicks off on Jan 16

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Bengaluru Buzz: Land transport cess introduced | City-Airport train service starts | Restoration of 12 lakes…and more

Karnataka’s new municipal law tightens Govt grip on BBMP

Bengaluru’s yes to Hesaraghatta film-city means a no to the Lesser Florican

Polluted lakes, poor waste management contaminating Bengaluru’s groundwater

Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over yet, stay safe: Epidemiologist Giridhar Babu

Bengaluru Buzz: Schools reopen | New strain cases | Vaccine dry run … and more

“All the world wide web is no stage”- Arundhati Nag on the future of theatre

Healing from digital burnout, web distress in 2021

A resident of a containment area being tested for COVID-19 in a fever clinic. Pic: BBMP Commissioner/Facebook

What the doctor ordered for 2021: Public-oriented health systems

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