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Bengaluru Teen, Found Dead After WhatsApp Video, Betrayed By Best Friend
A college student's body has been found this morning near a Bengaluru lake, just days after he sent a video to his parentsasking them to provide 50 lakhs as ransom to his kidnappers.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake Catches Fire Again, Thick Smoke Engulfs Area
Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake caught fire again today, with a thick smoke engulfing the entire area. Details of the incident are still emerging.
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Bosch Shuts Bengaluru Plant As Pollution Board Serves Notice
Bosch has taken the decision to close the plant after the KSPCB directed closure of all industrial units within the catchment area of Bellandur lake in Bengaluru.
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National Green Tribunal Orders Immediate Closure Of Industries Near Bengaluru Lake
The National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year.
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White Alert At Bengaluru Lake Again, Froth Flies After Rains In Bellandur
The terrible froth in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has flared up again after a bout of rain on Sunday. The net that was fixed around the lake to try and hold the foam back collapsed. For the last two days, Gouts of foam with embedded dirt and muck came onto the road, spattering passers-by -the same foam had brought media attention to the plight of th...
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Blog: We Can Launch 104 Satellites, But We Can't Fix Bengaluru's Lake?
We are in a country which has launched 104 satellites in one shot, setting a world record. Is it too much to ask for?
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Opinion: As Bengaluru Lake Burns, The Villain Is Obvious
Bellandur Lake's sickness is a symptom of what is happening to Bengaluru - it has become an orphan city that is passed from shelter to shelter, exploited by all, and nursed by none.
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Bellandur Lake On Fire, Toxic Smoke Leaves Bengaluru Angry And Stunned
A fire erupted at 4 pm yesterday on Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru, causing drivers to swerve dangerously.
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In New SOS From Bengaluru Lakes, Thousands And Thousands Of Dead Fish
Bengaluru's lakes have become famous for potent declarations of the pollution they are swamped under - in recent months, three were covered with foam, another burst into flames. Today, the Ulsoor Lake was seen covered with thousands of dead fish, adding a new disastrous photo-op for a city often tagged as India's Silicon Valley.
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Authorities Inspect Bengaluru's Polluted Bellandur Lake
With pollution leading to snowy froth that has troubled commuters and buzzed across social media, Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Officials from the pollution and water boards inspected the lake on Wednesday.
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Files Flung, Babus Scolded: a Judge Fights for India's Environment
The judge was disgusted. Four bureaucrats stood meekly before him, their heads bowed. In May, he had ordered them to inspect the damage wrought by development near an ecologically sensitive lake bed in Bangalore, one of India's fastest-growing cities. But their report left the judge far from impressed.
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Bengaluru Civic Elections Campaign Starts Off With Accusations
With familiar-sounding promises to clear out the garbage on streets, fix traffic jams, mend potholes and clean up filthy lakes, aspirants for the Bengaluru civic polls have jumped into the fray. Their first task at hand? Raise the offensive on opponents.
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For Bengaluru's Lakes, a Glimmer of Hope
Nobody is in charge of Bengaluru's lakes - at least that is the impression, with any government department you ask putting the blame for the terrible condition of the city's waterbodies on each other.
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As Bengaluru's Lakes Die, Karnataka Seems Without a Road-map to Save Them
Bengaluru's lakes are dying, and the Karnataka government seems at sea without a clear road-map to save them.
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Locals Sound Alarm For Bengaluru's Sankey Tank
Bengaluru's lakes are slowly being choked, fear the city's residents. Toxic foam has taken over Whitefield's Varthur lake. And now, luxury condos may come up soon next to Malleswaram's Sankey tank, which, locals say, will destroy the lake's avian habitat and contaminate the water with sewage.
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Bengaluru Teen, Found Dead After WhatsApp Video, Betrayed By Best Friend
A college student's body has been found this morning near a Bengaluru lake, just days after he sent a video to his parentsasking them to provide 50 lakhs as ransom to his kidnappers.
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Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake Catches Fire Again, Thick Smoke Engulfs Area
Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake caught fire again today, with a thick smoke engulfing the entire area. Details of the incident are still emerging.
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Bosch Shuts Bengaluru Plant As Pollution Board Serves Notice
Bosch has taken the decision to close the plant after the KSPCB directed closure of all industrial units within the catchment area of Bellandur lake in Bengaluru.
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National Green Tribunal Orders Immediate Closure Of Industries Near Bengaluru Lake
The National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February this year.
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White Alert At Bengaluru Lake Again, Froth Flies After Rains In Bellandur
The terrible froth in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has flared up again after a bout of rain on Sunday. The net that was fixed around the lake to try and hold the foam back collapsed. For the last two days, Gouts of foam with embedded dirt and muck came onto the road, spattering passers-by -the same foam had brought media attention to the plight of th...
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Blog: We Can Launch 104 Satellites, But We Can't Fix Bengaluru's Lake?
We are in a country which has launched 104 satellites in one shot, setting a world record. Is it too much to ask for?
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Opinion: As Bengaluru Lake Burns, The Villain Is Obvious
Bellandur Lake's sickness is a symptom of what is happening to Bengaluru - it has become an orphan city that is passed from shelter to shelter, exploited by all, and nursed by none.
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Bellandur Lake On Fire, Toxic Smoke Leaves Bengaluru Angry And Stunned
A fire erupted at 4 pm yesterday on Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru, causing drivers to swerve dangerously.
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In New SOS From Bengaluru Lakes, Thousands And Thousands Of Dead Fish
Bengaluru's lakes have become famous for potent declarations of the pollution they are swamped under - in recent months, three were covered with foam, another burst into flames. Today, the Ulsoor Lake was seen covered with thousands of dead fish, adding a new disastrous photo-op for a city often tagged as India's Silicon Valley.
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Authorities Inspect Bengaluru's Polluted Bellandur Lake
With pollution leading to snowy froth that has troubled commuters and buzzed across social media, Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Officials from the pollution and water boards inspected the lake on Wednesday.
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Files Flung, Babus Scolded: a Judge Fights for India's Environment
The judge was disgusted. Four bureaucrats stood meekly before him, their heads bowed. In May, he had ordered them to inspect the damage wrought by development near an ecologically sensitive lake bed in Bangalore, one of India's fastest-growing cities. But their report left the judge far from impressed.
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Bengaluru Civic Elections Campaign Starts Off With Accusations
With familiar-sounding promises to clear out the garbage on streets, fix traffic jams, mend potholes and clean up filthy lakes, aspirants for the Bengaluru civic polls have jumped into the fray. Their first task at hand? Raise the offensive on opponents.
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For Bengaluru's Lakes, a Glimmer of Hope
Nobody is in charge of Bengaluru's lakes - at least that is the impression, with any government department you ask putting the blame for the terrible condition of the city's waterbodies on each other.
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As Bengaluru's Lakes Die, Karnataka Seems Without a Road-map to Save Them
Bengaluru's lakes are dying, and the Karnataka government seems at sea without a clear road-map to save them.
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Locals Sound Alarm For Bengaluru's Sankey Tank
Bengaluru's lakes are slowly being choked, fear the city's residents. Toxic foam has taken over Whitefield's Varthur lake. And now, luxury condos may come up soon next to Malleswaram's Sankey tank, which, locals say, will destroy the lake's avian habitat and contaminate the water with sewage.
