Civic

Weekly news recap: Post-COVID health trends in city, BBMP’s promises of a crack down on flex boards and the latest on Akrama Sakrama dispute.

Civic groups and experts had concerns and suggestions on the draft ward delimitation; BBMP has now notified the delimited wards.

Weekly round up of important happenings in Bengaluru.

A global liveability index has ranked Bengaluru as the worst among five Indian metro cities. Read more in our weekly news roundup.

With increasing COVID cases, the government has announced new rules for COVID testing and isolation. Read more in our weekly news roundup.

After a long delay, state government notified the draft of the BBMP ward delimitation report on Thursday. Read more of this week’s news in our roundup.

Justice B S Patil is the new Lokayukta, BBMP to restart Onti Mane housing scheme for the poor – read more of the week’s news in our roundup.

While Bengaluru grapples with issues like the Idgah Maidan row, the IISc has been ranked among the top 200 universities in the world. Read more in our weekly news roundup.

Ward delimitation report to be out in a week, e-bus fleet set to increase, CM’s approval for more white-topping of roads – read more of the week’s news in our roundup.

BBMP will ask the state government to hand over 178 Indira Canteens in the city to ISKCON. Read more of this week’s news in our roundup.

City battered by heavy rains, BBMP ward delimitation to be completed in eight weeks – read more of the week’s news in our roundup.

On Thursday, Bengaluru recorded the second-coldest day in the month of May over the last 50 years. Read more of this week’s news in our roundup.