The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has gone a step ahead in providing drinking water and treating sewage water in the city. With Bengaluru growing exponentially and facing a severe

The 10,000 tonnes of garbage that piled up across the city over the past couple of days have been cleared but the burning of garbage at collection sites has added to yet another environmental hazard,

The accident at the heritage Lansdowne Building in Mysore has brought to light the need for ensuring the safety of heritage buildings in Bengaluru as well. Four lives were lost in Mysore on Saturday,

Saturday’s Lansdowne Building tragedy, which claimed four lives, should come as a wake-up call for all those who were flirting with danger for decades, throwing caution to the winds. When the 120-yea

Starvation and death threaten 1.4 lakh animals now lodged at 193 state-run `goshalas’ (cattle camps), unless the state government continues to replenish its fodder stock. If drought has wiped out the

One need not be in power to draw the crowds. An example is former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, the political heir of former prime minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, who has been out of power for six year

In a judgment of far-reaching consequences, at least for the 316 beneficiaries of BDA’s G-category sites, the high court on Saturday formed a three-member committee to examine such allotments. A divis

I will not blame the BBMP alone for the current solid waste management (SWM) crisis in Bengaluru. I am not saying it is blameless, but as the stakeholders we should resist trying to make it a scapegoa

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has asked the state government to retain senior officers involved in preparation and implementation of the reclamation and rehabilitation

The controversy over the ownership of over 2,000 acres of prime land near the Chamundi Hills is snowballing with BJP MLC, G. Madhusudan and district-in-charge minister S.A. Ramdas now crossing swords