Indiranagar 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 ArticleBDA to build 50 homes for those affected by rain
An aide to George said the minister spoke to a few residents and urged them not to dump garbage in the SWD as that could lead to waterlogging. dh file photo The government will build 50 houses for the...
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 ArticleKSHRC files case against BBMP for not clearing garbage
Is a mound of garbage festering in our markets a violation of human rights? The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission thinks so, and has registered a case against the officials of...
View ArticleSoon, Clean-up Marshalls to catch litterbugs on streets
Retd armymen may be roped in to penalise violators Think before you spit and litter in public. ‘Clean-up Marshalls’ are watching you. In an attempt ensure clean neighbourhoods, the Bruhat Bengaluru...
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 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 ArticleNeighbourhoods take waste disposal into their own hands
Fed up of waiting for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to resolve their garbage problems, an increasing number of residents’ associations across the city — in Kalyan Nagar, Yelahanka,...
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 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...
View ArticleTraffic to be diverted
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has proposed to take up white topping of a few roads with the approval of the State government. The proposed roads...
View ArticleVillages won't take rubbish, City stares at garbage crisis
Kannahalli, Seegehalli processing units have stopped receiving waste The city may face a garbage crisis again as waste processing units at Kannahalli and Seegehalli on Magadi Road have stopped...
View ArticleNamma Metro line turns garbage dump yard
Upalokayukta takes up issue with BMRCL, BBMP The Namma Metro line is the new hotspot for dumping garbage in the City. Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) has unearthed this fact during its...
View ArticleBBMP garbage contractors protest direct payment system
Uncleared garbage at Hampinagar near Vijayanagar traffic police station on Saturday. Photo by S K Dinesh S K Dinesh For the third time in three months, garbage contractors prevented pourakarmikas from...
View Article'Can't act against Terra Firma as BBMP itself was on wrong side'
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) cannot initiate any action against the Terra Firma off Doddaballapur Road for violating the tender condition as the BBMP itself was on the...
View ArticleResidents blame BBMP garbage trucks for illegal dumping yards
Illegal dumping yards continue to thrive across the City and residents say the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage trucks are the culprit. Palike officials on the other hand turn a blind...
View ArticleBrouhaha over garbage disposal mechanism
Blaming the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for the 'faulty' tender conditions regarding municipal solid waste disposal, opposition BJP corporators said the city is sitting on piles of...
View ArticleConfusion in BBMP over biometric system for pourakarmikas
BBMP Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad ruled removing the workers and said their data will also be registered soon. The biometric system for pourakarmikas, which will be rolled out from Wednesday, has...
View ArticleBBMP may hike garbage cess for pubs
Cites extended nightlife; owners oppose proposal The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is expected to take a decision on Tuesday on increasing the garbage cess for bars, pubs and other...
View ArticleFestival waste strewn all over; workers want ESMA lifted
Remains of Friday's Ayudha Puja lie uncleared on Subramanyapura Road near Banashankari on Saturday. DH photo As the city celebrated Ayudha Puja and Vijaya Dashami, it had to grapple with the issue of...
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