Bengaluru City Police Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Bengaluru Buzz: Spurt in COVID deaths | Schools persist with online classes | Lockdown, travel rules relaxed…and more

June 13, 2020 News Desk

COVID deaths increase since June, confusion about online classes continue, NLSIU alumni arrange flight for 26 migrant workers – read more on news from the city this week, in our roundup.

Social Distancing Vs Curfew: Policing a Contagion

April 8, 2020 Bhanutej N

India’s police force has performed its fair share of duties in times of emergencies. But nothing in its experience prepared it for what the prime minister announced on the night of March 24, three hours before it came into force: a 21-day nation-wide lockdown.

All about movement passes during lockdown: Bengaluru Police releases FAQ

April 7, 2020 News Desk

Bengaluru City Police had introduced a pass system during the lockdown, but there’s been much confusion about who’s eligible for passes and how to apply. Police has released an FAQ to answer citizens’ key questions.

Police to issue passes to essential services staff, delivery personnel, media

March 25, 2020 News Desk

Amid some complaints that the police are not allowing movement of staff involved in essential services during the lockdown, Bengaluru city police commissioner Bhaskar Rao issued a memo that specified who would be allowed to travel in the city. The police would be giving passes to them, his memo says.

Bengaluru Buzz: Pet dog licensing bylaw | Deadline to remove hoarding frames | Police programme for women’s safety…and more

March 2, 2020 News Desk

BBMP has again drafted bylaws on pet dog licensing, which restricts the number of dogs a household can rear. Read more on this in our roundup of news from the city over the past week.

ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯದ ಕುರಿತಾಗಿ ಟೌನ್ ಹಾಲ್ (ಪುರಭವನ) ದಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ನಡೆದ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ - ಚಿತ್ರ ಕೃಪೆ: ಆರ್ ಜೆ ಮಂಜುಳ (ರೇಡಿಯೋ ಆಕ್ಟಿವ್ 90.4)

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟಿಸಲು ನಿಮಗೊಂದು ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿ

February 13, 2020 Arza Safiya

ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 21 ರವರೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಷೇಧಿಸಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಾನೂನುಗಳು ಏನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತವೆ? ನೀವು ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ನಡೆಸಲು ಬಯಸಿದರೆ, ನಿಮಗೆ ಯಾವ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳಿವೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಮಗೆ ಯಾವ ಅನುಮತಿಗಳು ಬೇಕು? ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ

Cybercrimes rocketing in Bengaluru, police straining to catch up

January 24, 2020 Tushar Kaushik

Last year, 10,131 cybercrimes were registered in Bengaluru but zero chargesheets were filed. The city police is now trying to catch up, with new dedicated police stations and personnel

Time has perhaps come for a separate law for crimes against women: S T Ramesh, ex-DGP

January 16, 2020 Bhanutej N

There has been much talk about gender-sensitisation of the police as well as procedural reforms vis-à-vis justice for rape survivors and other women victims of crime. S T Ramesh, former DGP and IGP of Karnataka Police, was a reformer within the force. Here are his thoughts on the subject.

Your guide to holding a protest in Bengaluru

December 19, 2019 Arza Safiya

State government has banned protests in Bengaluru until December 21st. But what do our laws say about protests? If you want to hold a protest, what rights do you have and what permissions do you need? Here’s a guide

“Security cameras, smart cards, street infra essential to make public transport safe”: Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao

November 5, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Even as Bengaluru is promoting public transport, many commuters – especially women – find buses and cabs unsafe. In this edition of Citizens’ Live, Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao discusses the requirements and challenges in making public transport safe

All you need to know about Bengaluru’s new Bus Priority Lane plan for ORR

October 15, 2019 Sameer Shisodia

Test runs of the priority bus lane project has already started in the Silk Board-KR Puram stretch of ORR. Here is how authorities are planning to implement the project and resolve problems

Bengaluru Buzz: Zonal committees in BBMP? | Safety audits in schools | Unseasonal rains batter roads..and more

October 6, 2019 News Desk

State government plans to set up ‘zonal committees’ for further decentralisation of BBMP. The committees will include citizens and senior officials, and will decide on zonal works. Read more on what else happened in Bengaluru over the past week, in our roundup

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