Citizens seek better Bengaluru from new corporators
Refreshed by a newly elected body, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is on the threshold of another march towards a better Bengaluru. For citizens, this is a time to nourish hopes and set...
View ArticleCongress candidates for Palike elections
On the eve of the last day for filing nomination papers for the BBMP polls scheduled for August 22, the Congress released the names of 197 candidates. 1. Benniganahalli Meenakshi 2. C V Raman Nagar R...
View ArticlePeople's problems
Need a hand? Write to us Letters of grievances are pouring in and we are doing our best to accommodate as many as possible. Readers may write in to highlight civic problems affecting their locality and...
View ArticleBengaluru civic polls: BJP gets clear majority
In the end, it turned out to be a return of the BJP and an embarrassment for the ruling Congress and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The BJP won 100 of the 198 seats, a clear majority, but down from 112...
View ArticleBJP gets clear majority
In the end, it turned out to be a return of the BJP and an embarrassment for the ruling Congress and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The BJP won 100 of the 198 seats, a clear majority, but down from 112...
View ArticleGive us back our streets, BBMP!
Despite the Legislative Assembly tabling a bill that bans commercial establishments on roads measuring 40 feet, they continue to thrive in residential areas. The move may have had the backing of every...
View ArticleBBMP burdened with tonnes of waste-derived fuel
Cement companies say transporting material to their plants 500 km away will be uneconomical More than 18 lakh tonnes of highly combustible Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) bales are lying at seven waste...
View ArticleViolence adds to Bengaluru’s garbage woes
Garbage collection and its disposal in several parts of the city were disrupted for two days following Monday’s violence over the Cauvery row. With garbage lorries not in a position to...
View ArticleDeadlock continues over waste plant at Gorur
Talks between Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and elected representatives, farmers and seers over the issue of establishment of a waste-to-energy plant at Gorur village in Magadi taluk of Ramanagaram...
View ArticleRailways land turns into waste dump, residents suffer on
BLURB: Malleswaram, a slice of old Bengaluru, is battling the demons of sudden growth. TOI looks at what ails the locality and how residents are fighting back Bengaluru: With no permanent solution in...
View ArticleObservers appointed for BBMP elections
The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday appointed observers and nodal officers for the upcoming elections to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)....
View ArticleIndiranagar residents see garbage dumping as a retaliatory act
Sneha Nandihal’s mother, over 80 years old, was sitting in the living room of their home in Indiranagar with the main door open on Friday morning, when garbage was flung randomly into their compound. A...
View ArticleFires draw the ire of villagers
What triggered anger and fear among residents of villages surrounding Bingipura is the outbreak of fires at the landfill. Villagers around the Lakshmipura landfill recently protested by cooking food by...
View ArticleCitizens suggest ideas on effective garbage management
Proving that garbage remains one of the primary issues, more than 40 members from residents’ associations and citizens’ groups across the city attended an interaction with Sarfaraz Khan, Joint...
View ArticleBBMP looks to eliminate contractors
There seems no end in sight to the city’s garbage woes. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is besieged with a fresh problem with the new garbage disposal tenders failing to attract bidders...
View ArticleHow hygienic is your favourite eatery?
“We found a cockroach in our food!” says an online review of a well-known restaurant in the city. There are similar complaints of people finding unpleasant surprises in their food when they eat out....
View ArticleBBMP starts penalising people for littering, not sorting waste
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has started penalising people almost a week after the rule on mandatory segregation of waste at source came into force. While segregation of waste at...
View ArticleIf Bengaluru can, why not Kochi?
KOCHI: Bengaluru city has to deal with roughly 4,000 tonnes of garbage per day. When garbage disposal became a herculean task, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) (equivalent of Kochi...
View ArticleBBMP stops sending garbage to Mandur
Nine days before the deadline to end dumping of garbage at Mandur, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) stopped sending waste to landfills there from...
View ArticleUnofficial garbage tax bites citizens in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: For residents of 20 apartments in Silverwood Enclave in Tatanagar, it has been a miserable three weeks. Garbage collection was irregular here and it finally came to a standstill hree days...
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