Begur Chokes: Residents cough and gasp as garbage burning persists

Despite fines and regulations, illegal burning plagues the Bengaluru neighbourhood Residents of Begur in Bengaluru suffer from constant coughing, breathing difficulties, and bronchitis risks as garbage burning persists, despite a ban. Residents have voiced their distress over the persistent problem of garbage burning and its adverse impact on their well-being. Sunitha Raju, a long-time resident, […]

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BU hostels have few sanitary pad machines, incinerators  

Bangalore University (BU) students are not aware of an incinerator in their hostels, dispose of sanitary pads in regular waste. Bangalore: Sanitary pad vending machines are gathering  dust and are covered with spider webs, while the incinerators have stopped working in Bangalore University ladies’ hostels. Inmates, however, are not aware of either the sanitary pad […]

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Bengaluru North and South gear up for Lok Sabha polls

BJP sitting MLA S.T Somashekar campaigned for Congress in North Bengaluru; Tamil Nadu BJP chief held an election campaign for Tejasvi Surya in South Bengaluru. In a rousing speech in Tamil, Tamilnadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief K. Annamalai charged the Congress government in Karnataka of ignoring the water crisis in the city. Campaigning for […]

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Will hold more protests: INC 

The opposition members showed distress about the current government arresting everyone who speaks against them.  The Indian National Congress (INC) is planning to conduct more protests like the one that happened two days earlier, where Mohammed Haris Nalapad, Karnataka Youth Congress President and Ashik Gowda, State General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress protested with a […]

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Assamese Student Attacked on BMTC bus

Kamrul Hoque, an Assamese student launched a complaint to the Police Comissioner of Bengaluru after being allegedly assaulted by ticket collectors in a BMTC bus. The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is actively investigating the alleged attack on an Assamese student studying in Azim Premji University, BMTC Public Relations Officer said.  The Assam Tribune covered […]

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CCB Narcotics Squad Cracks Down on Drug Peddlers

CCB Narcotics Squad seized illegal marijuana worth Rs. 16.5 lakh and detained three illegal residents, said City Police Commissioner. In a recent series of operations, the City Crime Branch (CCB) Narcotics Squad in Bangalore made significant strides in combating illegal drug activities and addressing illegal residency concerns, said B. Dayananda, City Police Commissioner during a […]

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CCB makes arrests in KPSC Membership Scam

 Investigation is ongoing in a high interest business scam case, said the city Police Commissioner. B. Dayanand, Police Commissioner, announced significant progress in combating two financial crimes by the Central Crime Branch (CCB Police Station in Bangalore. The first case involves a fraudulent scheme promising Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) membership in exchange for large […]

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Broken Promises, Overflowing Drains in Gottigere

Unfinished drainage work leads to overflowing sewage, mosquito infestations, and finger-pointing between BWSSB and BBMP Residents of Gottigere and the adjacent areas have been in distress since the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) began installing underground drainage (UGD) pipes last year. The construction is still not completed, and the delay has resulted in […]

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