Garbage mess stinks of dirty politics
Turf wars between ministers and MLAs in the BJP government and between BBMP and four politically-connected contractors who are said to control the garbage contract system are behind the city’s garbage
Garbage is our politics
Collection of garbage which the city is never free of is essentially left to three or four politically influential families. While there is a need for transparency for garbage management, sources say
Ukrainians give centre a lesson
A couple from Ukraine who were victims of cheating by an English institute in the city was compensated by the consumer disputes redressal forum in the city. The couple, Kovalova Natalia and Kovalov Ko
Garbage mess: High Court warns BBMP of stern action
Justifying the agitation of Mavallipura villagers against dumping of garbage in their backyard, the high court on Monday hit out at the BBMP for failing to discharge its duties. The division bench of
70 pc rainwater goes waste
Blame it on the way the city has developed in the last one decade that 70 per cent of the rainwater that Bengaluru receives goes waste. It does not percolate to recharge the ground water, but gets mix
Detoxification cure for Anna
To recharge and rejuvenate himself prior to beginning his nationwide tour once again before launching a political party, social activist 75-year-old Anna Hazare landed at the city-based Jindal Naturec
19 IAS officers transferred
To give an image makeover, the state government on Monday transferred 19 IAS officers.
List of officers: P.B. Ramamurthy – Principal Secretary Minorities, Haj & Wakf, additional charge Secretary Bac
No takers for our Mess
The city's garbage troubles mounted as people of Mandur said a firm no to the BBMP dumping its trash in their midst. With the villagers having warned the BBMP of their protest, it did not send even
Cleaning drive: Over 10 tonnes of waste collected
Day two of the BBMP's cleaning drive in the city was marred by rain. But this massive effort of the Palike, which managed to rid the city of four tonnes of waste on day one, continued. The cleani
KEA unearths new mode of seat blocking
Some private educational institutes in the state offering MBBS, BDS, and BE courses have found a new way to block government quota seats in their institutes, which is very difficult to trace and prove