Molestation Incidents Decreased But Eve Teasing Increased In The City

Bengaluru, Aug. 23, 2018 : Incidents of molestation decreased and cases of eve teasing have increased up to some extent in the Bengaluru city. This year until June, the Bengaluru city has recorded 464 cases of molestation against 976 cases in 2017 according to statistics of City Crime Record Bureau. For eve-teasing, 58 cases have been […]

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Waterlogging in the streets of Russell Market; commuters travel in knee-deep water.

Pedestrians, street vendors, and Auto rickshaw drivers are mostly affected. Bengaluru, Aug. 21, 2018: The street vendors of Shivaji Nagar Circle in Russell Market face commuting problems during monsoon due to water logging on the streets and bad hygiene conditions. Ali Mohammad, a banana seller, and Noushad Mohammad, an auto driver, said that the area […]

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Cheap Exhaust system leading to more pollution

Usage of cheap exhaust by two-wheelers lead to the production of more noise and smoke. Bengaluru, Aug. 23, 2018: A large number of people riding two-wheeler vehicles are using aftermarket cheap exhaust systems, adding to the increase in both noise and air pollution. As of May 2018, Bangalore ranks second highest in the number of two- […]

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Cauvery Water Better Than Ground Water But Still Highly Contaminated

Insufficient supply of water hard to meet daily needs, increased contamination levels in water at Ankappa reddy layout Bengaluru, Aug. 23, 2018: The supply of water provided twice in a week is not sufficient for meeting daily water needs as reported by the residents of Ankappa Reddy Layout and the excessive contamination turns the water […]

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Patients Suffering from Lack of Beds in NIMHANS

Lament of the people against the lack of management in NIMHANS   Bengaluru, Aug. 23, 2018: The Emergency Care ward for Neurosurgery and Neurosciences at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences lacks beds, which is causing a lot of trouble to attend to patients. According to the nurse in charge Kavitha D., […]

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Hundreds Left Homeless in a Demolition Drive

Of the thousand room huntments, near about 400 are in ruins. Bengaluru, Aug. 23, 2018: On the morning of Aug. 18, some 400 families were rendered homeless when the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) demolished a part of the hutments on Kariamma Agrahara road in Bellandur. According to the Zonal Assistant Engineer Prakash, the demolition […]

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No Reduction in Electricity Bills even after the replacement of Street Lights to LEDs

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has replaced around 57,000 street lights to LEDs, according to Govindaya, Executive Engineer Electrical. The bill’s amount still remains the same. Bengaluru, Aug. 21, 2018: 57,000 street lights out of 4,85,000 have been replaced with LED lights instead of Sodium Vapour lamp lights as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) records. In […]

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Vehicular Thefts In Halsuru On A Rise

Vehicular Theft cases increase, Halsuru police takes extra measures to reduce rate. Bengaluru, Aug. 23, 2018: Halsuru is reported to be popular in terms of vehicular thefts. Only 26 vehicles were retrieved by the police in the time frame from January 2017- to July 2018 when approximately 102 vehicles were stolen, according to the City Crime […]

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