Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
BENGALURU: The country's first city to get electricity also suffers the ignominy of having nearly 33,000 households without power supply. According to the socioeconomic and caste census released recently, 32,803 of the total 23,17,877 households in Bengaluru have no power connection. It means 1.4% of the IT City's households depend …
BENGALURU: The death audit committee of the State Health Department has confirmed nine deaths due to dengue and 3,859 positive cases since January in the state. District health officers have been directed to maintain their pace of ‘information, education, communication’ activities and keep a close watch on vulnerable areas. They …
Transport and District In-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Monday said panchayat development officers (PDOs), who fail to ensure efficient garbage disposal under their gram panchayats limits on the outskirts of the City, would be suspended. Speaking on the sidelines of a quarterly review meeting convened to assess the implementation of …
As many as 2,573 positive cases of dengue have come to light in Karnataka so far, out of which 787 are from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits, alone. So far, the department of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed four deaths in the State. As part of an …
The BBMP on Monday lodged a police complaint against Biocon for dumping chemical waste at the Terra Firma waste-processing unit near Doddaballapur in Bengaluru Rural district. But Biocon maintains the waste is non-hazardous. Villagers living around the Terra Firma unit had protested against the dumping of waste but relented after …
Raids conducted at 19 locations where greenery was plundered; equipment seized One of the quarries that was raided in Anekal taluk of Bengaluru Urban district on Wednesday. In coordinated raids across Anekal taluk, the Bengaluru Urban district authorities clamped down on illegal quarrying at 19 locations on Wednesday, including one …
'Project benefits minimal, but harm to eco-sensitive zones substantial' green zone: The Yettinahole stream and the immediate catchment area fall under the Ecologically Sensitive Zone-1, which are strictly no-development zones. The Yettinahole drinking water project may be a much touted one, aimed at quenching the thirst of millions in Bengaluru …
For the first time, trends point to suburbanisation The city’s population grew by a staggering 44.58 per cent over the last decade (2001–11), powered by the unprecedented suburban growth. In contrast, an analysis of the 2001 and 2011 Census data for the city, throws up an interesting trend of 30 …
The number of H1N1 cases reported in the State since January 2015 till date, is the highest in seven years. As many as 3032 cases of swine flu were reported in the first four months of the current year. Even during the 2010 outbreak, which had triggered a panic in …
Even as the Bengaluru Urban district administration is carrying out an anti-encroachment drive at Sarakki Lake, another issue which needs to be dealt with by the authorities immediately is the dumping of garbage at the vast waterbody, residents and lake activists have said. The residents complained that about 10-15 Bruhat …
Legislators from the parched Kolar, Chikkaballapur and Bengaluru Rural districts have decided take a delegation to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, urging him to allocate adequate funds for Yettinahole project. Senior MLA K R Ramesh Kumar will lead the delegation, which is likely to meet the chief minister before the …
Villagers stage a protest near the Moogenahalli gate off Dobbspet-Kolar National Highway against the BBMP for opening a garbage disposal unit at Chigaranahalli in Doddaballapur taluk. At least 500 people blocked the Dobbspet-Kolar National Highway near the Moogenahalli gate to protest against the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for setting …
Karnataka Tourism Minister R V Deshpande today said the state government has accepted the concept of establishing a museum in Mysuru to document the existing flora and fauna in the Cauvery river belt. Deshpande said the Cauvery river belt is very rich in biodiversity and available information on it will …
Bengaluru: Those brightly-coloured, cute toys that all little kids love, can be harmful to their health, especially since many chew om them for a long time. A recent study done by The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which is a public interest research and advocacy organisation, found that there …
Government issues fresh guidelines In an effort to crack down on open borewells that are yet to be fitted with a pump, the State government has said it will take strict action against rig companies and owners in such cases. The owner of the plot in which the borewell is …
The High Court on Tuesday directed the tahsildar, Bangalore South, to clear encroachments around Sarakki lake in Jaraganahalli, Sarakki and Puttenahalli villages within six weeks The High Court on Tuesday directed the tahsildar, Bangalore South, to clear encroachments around Sarakki lake in Jaraganahalli, Sarakki and Puttenahalli villages within six weeks. …
The state government's desperation is becoming evident. It wants Bangaloreans to install solar panels on their rooftops, sell surplus power and help the government tide over power crisis. In the legislative assembly on Tuesday , energy minister D K Shivakumar said Bangalore would be made a solar city . “All …
The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene have opposed the plans of the Palike to identify a site in Doddaballapur taluk for disposing garbage. Addressing a press meet on Monday, KRRS president Kodihalli Chandrashekhar said that garbage from the City was already being dumped at Cheerenahalli, Huskuru and …
BANGALORE: Symptoms of fever, cold, cough and body-ache could be an indication of H1N1 or influenza A, which has surged of late and killed 14 people this year in the state. Health Department officials have warned people not to ignore such symptoms and consult the doctor within 36 hours of …
NGALORE: Continuing their agitation against the dumping of waste in their backyard, Mandur villagers launched an indefinite hunger strike on Sunday. They are firm on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah visiting the village before agreeing to an extension to dump waste at the landfill. “I have not seen such a dastardly act …
