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Ankit Singh

🌲 BBMP approves cutting of 800 trees

According to the deputy conservator of forests and tree officer, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has authorised the destruction of over 800 trees for three key projects in the city.

Tree felling to continue

Also in this edition: BBMP withdraws OCs of Sobha City; Bengaluru students write letters to CM Bommai; CM inaugurates world’s largest coworking space

📮 Bengaluru students write letters to CM Bommai

On Friday, approximately 2,000 schoolchildren from Bengaluru sent letters to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai pleading with his administration to terminate the proposed Sankey flyover's development.

🏬 CM inaugurates world’s largest coworking space

The largest coworking space in the world, with 8,000 seats exclusively for startups, has launched in Bengaluru thanks to BHIVE Workspace, a flexible and managed office provider.

🌇 BBMP withdraws OCs of Sobha City

Sobha City, a project built and offered for sale by Sobha Ltd on Bengaluru's Thanisandra Main Road, had its OC revoked by the BBMP on Sunday.