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The post-Diwali chaos is upon the city, as the roads are covered with firecracker debris and mounds of organic festival waste and pourakarmikas work without method or guidance.

Remains of the day: Diwali aftermath

For a city like Bengaluru, which is already struggling with its garbage on normal days, the task ahead of cleaning the...

8 Nov 2018 1:59 AM IST

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Experts trash BBMP's claim to HC

It is not a one-day task. It needs people support and they should be vigilant to keep their premise clean, he added.

2 Nov 2018 2:48 AM IST

Oramangala may be unrecognisable in recent years with commercial units springing up in several of its residential localities, but the BBMP seemed to suddenly wake up to the fact on Monday with officials of its south zone sealing eight such establishments in the area.

No more licence' to kill our quiet neighbourhoods: Mayor Gangambike

They also claimed to have issued notices to 150 such units operating illegally in Koramangala's residential...

31 Oct 2018 5:49 AM IST

After the Karnataka High Court took serious note of the illegal hoardings and flexes and asked the government to take necessary action against them, ARO Praveen was given the job of carrying out the drive. (Representional Image)

Outdoor ad bylaw: Suggestion deadline today

The BBMP has invited suggestions from the public on the by-law and the deadline to send recommendations ends Thursday.

25 Oct 2018 5:55 AM IST

A pothole on Nandidurga Road (Photo:Samuel R.)

Karnataka High Court case tomorrow, potholes still dot Bengaluru

The court had told the BBMP to utilize Dasara holidays to fill potholes, as roads will be relatively free from traffic.

22 Oct 2018 3:50 AM IST

Under the present setup, contractors take care of manpower and vehicles needed to collect garbage. (Representional Image)

Bengaluru: Goodbye garbage mafia? BBMP to float ward-level contracts

Moreover, garbage too was not being collected properly.

17 Oct 2018 2:12 AM IST

Wherever water has been left to stagnate across the city, in the low lying areas are the new breeding grounds for the mosquitoes.

Bengaluru: Sloppy fogging, mosquitos multiply

The city is being plagued by mosquitos and all the attendant illness that will come with it including malaria, dengue...

16 Oct 2018 2:51 AM IST

Karnataka: Race for Deputy Mayor hots up in JD(S)

He said a meeting of JD(S) corporators and leaders might be held on Wednesday.

9 Oct 2018 6:02 AM IST

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Awareness and fines: Bengaluru mayor's nostrum for waste woes

With segregation at source dropping drastically newly-elected Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun has plans to revive the...

8 Oct 2018 4:31 AM IST

BBMP is spending more than Rs 1,100 Cr to collect, transport, process and manage the wet waste & dry waste

Waive cess to households composting wet waste: MLA Ashwath Narayan

Will reduce the amount of daily waste and lighten the financial burden too'

4 Oct 2018 2:58 AM IST

It was almost two years ago that the Ministry of Environment and Forest notified the Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Management Rules.

Construction activity to stop? Activists plan to move court

BBMP has not formulated plan to handle, recycle construction waste'.

3 Oct 2018 5:00 AM IST

Mahatma Gandhi at Tata Institute (now IISc) in Bengaluru in 1936.

Bapu at his witty best: No elite' fruit for me

Gandhi's fourth trip in 1934 was part of the 'Harijan Fund Tour' and his last trip to the city was in 1936.

2 Oct 2018 5:49 AM IST