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Kavvya Sankritik

🚦 Discount on pending traffic fines

Bengaluru February 6, 2023

After the traffic police announced a 50% discount to pay remaining traffic fines, large numbers gathered at police headquarters to pay their dues.

🙏 Taking pride in our roots

Bengaluru February 6, 2023

Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai recently inaugurated the VK Kannada Habba at the Central College campus to promote the Kannada language and culture.

😮‍💨 Is clean Bengaluru air a myth?

Bengaluru February 6, 2023

While air pollution may have never presented itself as a serious issue for Bengaluru, experts argue that Bengaluru’s air quality is unsatisfactory.

Seat belts fastened

Newsletters January 30, 2023

Also in this edition: Special flights for political leaders; Protecting the beauty of Lal Bagh; 7-km Bengaluru-Mysuru bypass open for traffic

💐 Protecting the beauty of Lal Bagh

Bengaluru January 30, 2023

To conserve one of Bengaluru’s major attractions, activists and changemakers push the fight to make Lal Bagh litter-free.