Only 19,000 street vendors have ID cards in Bengaluru, while the street vendors welfare unions estimate that the city has around two lakh street vendors. Vendors continue to set up their stalls illegally on roads in Bengaluru as they do not have identity cards for carrying out their businesses. An official from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara […]
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Courts in the city face constant parking issues, resulting in lawyers taking up alternative transportation methods. For many years, visitors to the City Civil Court, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate courts (CMM), and the High Court (HC) in Bengaluru, have had difficulty finding parking. Two-wheelers are frequently parked in a chaotic manner, and lawyers are required to […]
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Ibrahim Saheb Street behind Commercial Street will be repaired in a month, said a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) official. Bengaluru: The muddy roads and damaged pavements on Ibrahim Saheb Street, Shivajinagar, have been causing inconvenience to both shoppers and businesses for several months. This situation has not only reduced the customer flow to the […]
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Officials from the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Department of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) placed the onus on the public to report such incidents. The decaying remains of what appears to be a dog have been lying near the Krishna Rajendra Market Metro Station, for over two months. This has raised concerns among the […]
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Passengers are charged for using urinals though the signs say it is free Commuters complain of filthy latrines in Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus terminals. Many female commuters refrain from using these toilets fearing possible infection. Swetha, a frequent user of one of the busiest bus terminals, Kempegowda Bus Station, also known as Majestic, […]
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With the introduction of new cameras and technological upgradations the number of cases booked and the fines collected by the Bangalore Traffic Police has gone up. The Bangalore Traffic police has booked 7,22,550 cases of people jumping signals till August 2023, a 72 percent jump from 4,20,541 cases in the whole of 2022, collecting a […]
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The electricity board is providing a discount to MSMEs which were affected by an increase in recent tariffs on electricity. Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) officials has suggested that the government provide rebates to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) affected because of the recent hike in electricity tariff. Mrs. Harini deputy general manager […]
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Private cars accounted for 28 percent of total accidents while bikes made up to 25 percent of them. Despite various programs being run by the traffic police for road safety in the city, the number of accidents has not been going down, with an average of 13 accidents happening every day. According to data by […]
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Lorry drivers complain that they don’t have proper parking spaces. Illegal parking and loading-unloading activities on the roadside of KR Market lead to traffic jams in the crowded market. Prabhath, a customer who had come to buy flowers at the KR Market said, “Parking here is a daunting challenge, with limited space and bustling crowds […]
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The HN Halli Lake Road which was dug up in 2019 to lay pipes for water supply is still untarred. Residents of the H N Halli Lake Road in Ward 90 of Mahadevapura zone hope that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will keep its promise this time of fixing the road by mid-October. A […]
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