N Manjunath Prasad, BBMP Commissioner has given a fair warning about the chances of reintroducing lockdown by the Karnataka Government given the current scenario of violating the norms of social distancing continue across Bengaluru and the other parts of the state. While addressing a meeting of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), where several joint…
Several regions of Bengaluru experienced light to moderate rainfall coupled with thunderstorm on Friday evening, giving the city residents a relief from the scorching heat. The cloudy weather amid the daytime triggered the evening rainfall. However, the sudden rainfall led to flash floods in low-lying regions such as Gandhinagar, Corporation Circle, Vijayanagar, Chamarajpet, Rajajinagar, Vidyanarayanpura,…
Thermo Fisher Scientific, which is an international, firm, is planning to manufacture a novel testing kit for Covid-19 in Bengaluru. The testing kit, to be called CoviPath, will be comprising of the assays and controls for RT-PCR testing. CoviPath has already been given the approval as per MDR 2017 rules for in-vitro diagnostic use by…
Bengaluru has taken the third position among the worst Indian cities affected by air pollution in 2020 with as many as 12,000 deaths, as per the Southeast Asia analysis of the Greenpeace. Delhi has taken the top position with a death count of 54,000, after which Mumbai takes the lead with 25,000 deaths. The numbers…
The Bengaluru-based activities have come together in unison, signed the memorandum and submitted it to police officials on Monday alleging about the arrest of 21-year old activist, Disha Ravi, which was conducted via violation of the arrest protocols. The activists demanded for releasing a few documents, which comprises of arrest and search warrant, along with…
The Doctors in Bengaluru representing the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have presented copies of a memorandum to the local authorities dated February 15, which was appealing for revoking the permit granted to the Ayurveda practitioners of conducting surgeries. The memorandum was submitted by the doctors followed by a 14-day hunger strike, and they termed the…
A 21-year-old climate activist from Bengaluru has been arrested for supposedly being involved in sharing the ‘toolkit’ which was about the protests of farmers on social media, revealed the police officials on Sunday. The 21-year-old, Disha Ravi, was arrested from a Bemgaluru by a Cyber Cell Team from the Delhi Police on Saturday, a senior…
The Karnataka government has proposed to establish eight cybercrime police stations among the city locations to meet the technology driven security challenges of the future. While inaugurating the annual conference for the senior police officials on Friday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa spoke about the commitment of the government for strengthening and updating the police department…
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagere Palike (BBMP) has crashed into the land sharks in Jakkur ward, based in Yelahanka region. As much as 5.5 acres of land with survey number 99 in the Kogilu village was identified for establishing a bio-methane plant, as per the information released by BBMP. But, the allotted land was supposedly subjected…
Several parts of the Bengaluru city experienced unscheduled power interruptions after 12 pm due to technical glitches. The impacted areas with the power cut include Jayanagar, SR Nagar, Shanthi Nagar, Austin Town, Wilson Garden, Koramangala, Ulsoor, Indira nagar, JP Nagar, Marathahalli, HAL, Chamarajpet and various areas in the vicinity, as per Bangalore Electricity Supply Company…
