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Often called the asthma capital of the country, Bengalurus rising air pollution, fueled by vehicular emissions, has not helped the many people, who come down with the respiratory ailments in the city.

Killing pollution in Bengaluru: Just metro not enough!

Ravichander too believes that every form of public transport must work in conjunction with the other to make sense to...

19 Sept 2017 2:39 AM IST

At Koramangala Third block, motorists have to wade through craters and pedestrians using footpaths have to contend with garbage piles, broken and missing slabs. (Photo: DC)

It's not the moon, it's Koramangala 3rd block!

During rains the drains get choked with garbage and roads gets inundated.

18 Sept 2017 1:16 AM IST

Dhanush is the indigenised version of the Bofors artillery guns which performed exceedingly well during the Kargil conflict in 1999. (Photo: MoD)

Lest we forget: A Website pays tribute to 12,000 martyrs

Over 3,000 soldiers had laid down their lives in 1971, too.

12 Sept 2017 6:47 AM IST

The garbage accumulated in the aftermath of rains has begun to raise stink in Tooba Layout (Photo:DC)

Tooba Layout: A civic blackhole

Tooba Layout, which recently came under BBMP limits, has been facing neglect for several years.

11 Sept 2017 6:24 AM IST

Shama Cottage, a part of the Kishkinda Trust. (Photo: B. Satish)

Urban Legend: Listen, can you hear Kishkinda calling?

Few people know that Hampi is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.

9 Sept 2017 2:33 AM IST

Sewage-mukt Bellandur by 2020: BWSSB

Apart from treatment plants, sewerage pipelines also need to be fixed: Experts.

8 Sept 2017 3:38 AM IST

Footpaths on the road from Banashankari temple have been eturned into a garbage dump (Photo: R. Samuel)

Bengaluru: Godliness, but no cleanliness here

On reaching the spot, DC found wet waste dumped on vacant plots and broken slabs from footpaths clogging the drain.

4 Sept 2017 2:53 AM IST

As per the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the city generates 4,000 metric tons of municipal solid waste, out of which 350-400 metric tons are of plastic.

Despite ban, plastic bags continue to choke Bengaluru

In 2016, the government imposed a blanket ban on the sale and manufacturing of the plastic.

3 Sept 2017 5:40 AM IST

Born Raju, childhood was a traumatic time. He found that everyday was a struggle for identity, for her always felt like and believed himself to be a woman

From Raju to Priyanka: A transcending journey of a transgender

This 32-year-old happens to be India's first transgender RJ. This is her story.

2 Sept 2017 5:31 AM IST

Owners of most of pubs and bars in and around MG Road and Brigade Road had given up hope and were planning to shut their businesses down after the Karnataka High Court rejected their plea to denotify the stretches of highways passing through city limits.

Zing back in CBD nightlife, 1st weekend after liquor ban lifted

The Supreme Court decision has not only upped their spirits, but also revived the nightlife in the city's most happening...

2 Sept 2017 3:07 AM IST

The loud sound is neutralising police communication systems, the order said. In many sensitive areas noise levels have touched 20 decibels above normal due to traffic, loud speakers and crackers. (Representational Image)

Pandals, blaring speakers rob Bengaluru of its peace

Kumaraswamy Layout, which has Dayananda Sagar Institutions, has a lot of students staying there.

29 Aug 2017 5:17 AM IST

Pothole-ridden roads in HSR Layout are causing congestion right at traffic signals. (Photo: DC)

Bengaluru: Craters crush HSR Layout residents

The potholes are deep and many, and result in traffic congestion right at the traffic signal.

28 Aug 2017 1:16 AM IST