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Mehak Luthra

🎋 Roads vs. Reserve Forests

Bengaluru May 31, 2022

More than 600 eucalyptus trees in the Jarakabande Kaval Reserve Forest are set to get cut for the development of the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR).

🎷 Ya like jazz?

Bengaluru May 31, 2022

The second edition of the World Jazz Festival will be held at JP Nagar this weekend.

Dumping debris on footpaths

Newsletters May 31, 2022

Also in this edition: Bengaluru's neglected skyscraper, updating Tannery Road's slaughterhouse, roads vs. reserve forests, and jazz concert over the weekend

🎒 Adding hurdles to weak students

Bengaluru May 30, 2022

Some parents of “weak” students say that the schools are forcing them to either transfer schools or fail a class.

🐝 Bees love buildings!

Bengaluru May 30, 2022

According to a 2021 survey, Bengaluru’s buildings were home to around 8,000 bee colonies.