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Does Bengaluru really have 13,000 hospital beds for COVID?

August 4, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Government data shows that over 13,200 hospital beds in Bengaluru are reserved for COVID patients. But the actual number is likely around 3,500.

Data from 2017a and 2018 indicates that nearly a third of the pedestrian crash victims are at least 60 years old. Pic: The Footpath Initiative

Pedestrian crashes in Bengaluru: Who are the most at risk, and when?

January 30, 2020 Anusha Chitturi

In the last three years, Bengaluru has been the metro with the third highest number of pedestrian crash fatalities. Where do these crashes occur the most, when, and who are the most at risk?

Is it African Tulip or Akasha Mallige? Here’s a guide to tree-spotting in Jayanagar

January 2, 2020 Nityananda S

Flaming orange, bright yellow, pale purple – flowers of all these hues appear on Jayanagar’s streets. Here’s a guide on spotting the native and exotic trees in the area

Polluting and unviable: Five reasons Bengaluru’s upcoming Waste-to-Energy plants can fail

December 31, 2019 Deepu Chandran

A resident of Electronic City, where one of the Waste-to-Energy plants is slated to come up, analyses why BBMP’s push for the plants is misguided

Yeshvanthapura by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

S T Somashekar, who had become the Congress MLA from Yeshvanthapura in 2018, is now back as the BJP candidate. His rivals here are T N Javarayi Gowda of the JD(S) and P Nagaraj of the Congress

Mahalakshmi Layout by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

K Gopalaiah, the JD(S) candidate who was elected in the 2018 election, is now back as the BJP candidate. He will face off against corporator M Shivaraju (INC) and chartered accountant Dr Girish K Nashi (JD(S))

K R Puram by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 1, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Basavaraj Byrathi, who was elected from the Congress here in the 2018 assembly election, is returning as the BJP candidate. M Narayanaswamy, an MLC, is the Congress candidate

Shivajinagar by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

November 30, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

In Shivajinagar constituency, MLC Rizwan Arshad from Congress will face off against M Saravana, an ex-corporator fielded by BJP. JD(S) national spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed as well as Vatal Nagaraj are also contesting from here

BBMP’s flawed delimitation plan: Why Mahadevapura residents are demanding a separate municipality

October 18, 2019 Kedar Koushik

This week, Mahadevapura residents submitted their objection to the state’s Chief Secretary on BBMP’s ward delimitation proposal. Here is our detailed analysis on why BBMP’s proposal is flawed, and why it’s rattling Mahadevapura residents

Lifts on skywalks: How well do they work in Bengaluru?

September 24, 2019 Kedar Koushik

In 2012, Bengaluru got its first skywalk with an elevator. Now there are 21 skywalks with elevators, and 15 more coming up by the end of this year. How well are these maintained and what facilities do they offer?

“Bengaluru is the future of dozens of Indian cities”

September 19, 2019 Rafael Prieto Curiel

Does Bengaluru’s explosive growth make it a unique city? How does Bengaluru compare with other Indian and Asian cities?

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

A pedestrian waiting to cross the road. Pic: The Footpath Initiative

One pedestrian is killed every two days on Bengaluru’s high-speed arterial roads

September 7, 2019 Anusha Chitturi

In 2017, 282 pedestrians were killed in vehicle crashes in Bengaluru. Majority of these crashes occurred when the pedestrian was trying to cross a major arterial road, like the ORR, that’s designed for maximum vehicle speed

Will this year’s rains ease Bengaluru out of water scarcity?

August 20, 2019 Vaidya R

Till July end, Karnataka faced severe rainfall deficit, and water levels in Cauvery reservoirs were plummeting. But in just two weeks, the situation has turned around completely. What does this mean for Bengaluru’s water crisis?

Meet PC Mohan, the MP-elect from Bangalore Central

May 25, 2019 Amogh Rayanker

P C Mohan of BJP has been elected as the MP from Bangalore Central for the third time. He has defeated Rizwan Arshad of Congress by around 70,000 votes. Mohan’s major promise for Bengaluru is implementation of the suburban rail