The tussle between two former chief ministers has turned uglier with B.S. Yeddyurappa deciding to visit the drought-hit areas in Mysore and Chamarajnagar districts which were to be covered by his bete

Swayed by rumours that spread through SMSes and MMSes, over 50,000 north easterners residing in Bengaluru fled to their native states over the past two weeks. All efforts are now directed towards gett

When the people of Mavallipura protested against Bengaluru’s garbage being dumped in their village, the government and BBMP went looking for an alternative site to dump in. As if the garbage problem i

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

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

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

The downpour over the last week has exposed a major recurring problem on city road. At least 20 places, huge potholes have surfaced, affecting free flow of traffic – during and after the rain. On Satu

When Agni Bhattacharya and Arjun Gandhi first visited a school in the drought-prone village of Kalliapatti in Tamil Nadu, they were only 13 years old and had no clue as to what they might find there.

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,