Broken play and gym equipment dot the parks. Parents don’t want to bring their children but have no choice. Poorly-maintained parks in Ideal Homes, Beml Layout and Krishna Garden in Rajarajeshwari Nagar (RRNagar) are a disaster in waiting. Some swings, merry-go-rounds, and slides are broken while others are damaged. The children continue to play in […]
Continue ReadingUnscientific speed breakers in the city are causing accidents Bangalore, November 21, 2017: Unscientific Speed breakers in the city are causing accidents. In the records of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) there are total of 1192 speed breakers in the city. Out of which 738 are scientifically constructed speed breakers. 454 speed breakers in the city are […]
Continue ReadingIn order to check traffic congestion the city traffic police is trying to keep the trucks out off the roads from 6AM to 10PM Bangalore, November 21, 2017: Even though the city banned the plying of trucks between 6 am and10 pm two years ago, its business as usual with trucks running smoothly on Bangalore roads. In order […]
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Chaotic traffic around Kaggadasapura railway crossing has increased the demand for a railway underpass. Bangalore, November 20, 2017: Kaggadasapura railway crossing lacks an underpass which causes traffic congestion during peak hours of the day. The railway crossing lies on the shorter route between Indiranagar and Whitefield, and hence is often used by commuters to travel to […]
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After the implementation of the GST, artisans at Bangalore Utsav complain about losses and slump in business. Bangalore, November 20, 2017: At the Bangalore Utsav conducted by the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, shopkeepers have said that they have experienced a 50% decrease in business post GST. Artisans from all art fields have incurred losses up to Rs […]
Continue ReadingThe bridge was washed away in the rains in 2015 and since then commuters have to spend longer to get to their offices. The bridge stretching from R V college to Global Village, Mylassandra has been under renovation for the past two years causing hardship and extra travel to over 45,000 people. It was due […]
Continue ReadingSpike in sound levels in silent zones such as hospitals affect patients and doctors. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JvNfC8pCT9E?rel=0&showinfo=0 Bangalore, October 17, 2017: Noise pollution prevails around hospitals like Agadi Hospital, NIMHANS, Victoria Hospital, and BGS International. B. Nagappa , Senior Scientific Officer of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s (KSPCB) said, “This year the permissible decibel level during Diwali is 75. If the […]
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The recent tightening of the Green Zone Regulation is adding to the worries of the industrialists in the region. Prasad M.R an industrialist expressed his despair at his inability to get a loan sanctioned by the bank. He said, “The bank told me that they cannot sanction the loan as I was borrowing it for […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRa6ImqmNws Most metro stations along Tumkur road have an exit only on one side of the road. BMRCL is now building underpasses for two of them. Bangalore, October 10,2017: People getting off at the metro stations on the Tumkur Road who have to risk life and limb to cross the road are likely to get some […]
Continue ReadingBangalore, 10th October: Metro stations like Trinity, Lalbagh, Krishna Rajendra market, and Mahatma Gandhi Metro Station do not have water in their water coolers. While at other stations, where the water coolers have water, the dispensers are unclean. A circular published by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)says that basic amenities like drinking water and toilets are […]
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