Sights, sounds and smells from Bangalore

Another boycott of autos brewing Today’s strike by autowallahs has triggered angry responses from commuters, with several calling for a mass...

BDA’s ‘dirty’ alternative to fill lakes Commissioner moots filling up of rejuvenated lakes with treated sewage water before CM can be invite...

Child’s play? NO WAY IT’S DIFFICULT FOR KIDS TO FIND SPACE TO PLAY. THEIR SEARCH TAKES THEM FAR AND WIDE, WITH DEADLY CONSEQUENCES AT TIMES ...

Autos, city taxis off roads today TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: Office-goers, schoolchildren, shoppers and other commuters are best advised ...

Where are autos with tampered meters hiding? AKANKSHA MEHROTRA DC | BENGALURU Article Rank While commuters seem to find a number of ...

Stop the noise! Bengaluru craves the sounds of silence Bengaluru, Article Rank With the festival season around the corner, the noise...

City loses its trees at high speed AMIT S. UPADHYE DC | BENGALURU Article Rank : Minsk Square is a graveyard of trees. Twisted stump...

Recharging lakes can help stop flooding Staff Reporter Twelve lakes have almost been rejuvenated, say officials A NEW LEASE OF LIFE:Of the ...

A load of garbage is destroying us Prahlad Rao A city which woke up rest of India on cleanliness is still struggling to cobble a comprehensi...

Link the lakes through channels, say experts Bosky Khanna Even as the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) looks satisfied with its efforts...

Here order is needed, not widening If the crowded Dharmaraj Koil Street in Shivajinagar is to be widened, thousands of people will be render...

Don't bank on the autos today The drivers are likely to join the nationwide strike. The autorickshaws will be back on the roads by the t...

An RTO that takes you for a ride Y Maheswara Reddy | ENS First Published : 06 Sep 2010 11:51:00 AM IST BANGALORE: The Road Transport Office ...

Rain water harvesting: Do or dry: BWSSB N R Madhusudhan | ENS First Published : 06 Sep 2010 11:35:50 AM ISTLast Updated : 06 Sep 2010 11:55:...

BDA to revive 29 more lakes Bangalore, Sept 6, DHNS The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will take up 29 more lakes for rejuvenation in...

20 yrs on, this locality gets its RWA TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: Dollars Layout, where BBMP commissioner Siddaiah stays, finally has a pr...

Email campaign for park gets CM’s attention Annoyed at Cubbon Park’s poor upkeep, senior citizens e-mail the chief minister to see things fo...

Potholes will stay till Nov The cash-strapped BBMP can’t afford special technology that is needed to carry out repairs during the monsoon S ...

Paint peels off 'beautified' walls The wall painting work was done at a cost of Rs75 lakh; one year later, the BBMP mulls over shell...

Drive for plastic-free Jayanagar Staff Reporter The use of plastics in the Assembly segment is prohibited BBMP Commissioner announces waste ...

Richmond Road becomes an unsafe zone Y Maheswara Reddy Express News ServiceFirst Published : 04 Sep 2010 05:28:06 PM IST BANGALORE: Richmond...

Clueless! By: Bindiya Carmeline Thomas Date: 2010-09-03 Place: Bangalore Even after a 15-day deadline issued to its corporators for po...

This is more a parking lot than road When a protest in front of Town Hall blocks JC Road, MTB Road has to bear the pain. Crammed with parked...

Metro: Minsk Square to be closed for two years AMIT S. UPADHYE and AMBARISH B. DC | BENGALURU Article Rank In less than a fort night...

BBMP stops work for want of funds Staff Reporter Bangalore: Several important infrastructure projects citizens were counting on may not take...

HC seeks SC judgement on war memorial Bangalore, September 2, DHNS: The Karnataka High Court has sought the Supreme Court judgement on the w...

Bear with us, the rains may just spoil your drive Additional commissioner of police, traffic, Praveen Sood, requests that people be patient ...

Infrastructure is eating us out of home and heritage BIG B's Blog entry set off a discussion on the things individuals lose as cities ge...

Potholes: Bengaluru needs long term plan not just a quick-fix Bengaluru, Article Rank BBMP has made tall promises of filling up all ...

Metro project gains speed Bangalore, September 1, DHNS: Reach One of the Metro Rail project – from Byappanahalli to Mysore Road (18.10 km) –...

Road trouble of Ambedkar Veedhi Y Maheswara Reddy First Published : 31 Aug 2010 10:18:00 PM ISTLast Updated : 01 Sep 2010 11:14:37 AM IST BA...

Bidadi township plan gets a push with developers Jayadevan PK First Published : 01 Sep 2010 02:45:52 AM ISTLast Updated : 01 Sep 2010 11:00:...

Metro on a roll, will meet December deadline Express News Service First Published : 02 Sep 2010 02:45:34 AM ISTLast Updated : 02 Sep 2010 09...

BBMP to give Bangloreans a breather By: Bindiya Carmeline Thomas Date: 2010-09-01 Place: Bangalore In a bid to control pollution level...

No room for parking at Jayanagar Metro stations AKANKSHA MEHROTRA DC | BENGALURU Article Rank While Jayanagar seems set for better c...

Figures won't do, give us trees, better parks and pavements, say women Sumaa Tekur The BBMP budget is out. But there is much scepticism ...

50 new flyovers and underpasses will be built The total outlay of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike budget, at Rs8,488 crore, has doubl...

SC okays the military memorial Many of those who earlier vehemently opposed the project have since resigned to the construction activity wit...