Cubbon Park Protests

Hundreds gathered today at Bengaluru's iconic Cubbon Park to oppose the Karnataka government's plan to construct a 10-storey building as an annex to the High Court within the cherished green expanse of the public park.

The tussle over whether traffic should be allowed in Bengaluru's Cubbon Park continues. Traffic, which had been stopped from entering the park in the heart of the city's central business district, from the start of the lockdown, began again today. Green activists say the park has benefitted from the closure to traffic in terms of air quality and in...

A 100-acre forest area in the bustling IT city of Bengaluru is in the middle of a controversy. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered that 96.3 acres of it be given to 27 different organisations of backward castes to build bhavans, hostels, educational institutions and other facilities. But local residents and activists are up in arms, demanding t...

Hundreds gathered today at Bengaluru's iconic Cubbon Park to oppose the Karnataka government's plan to construct a 10-storey building as an annex to the High Court within the cherished green expanse of the public park.

The tussle over whether traffic should be allowed in Bengaluru's Cubbon Park continues. Traffic, which had been stopped from entering the park in the heart of the city's central business district, from the start of the lockdown, began again today. Green activists say the park has benefitted from the closure to traffic in terms of air quality and in...

A 100-acre forest area in the bustling IT city of Bengaluru is in the middle of a controversy. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered that 96.3 acres of it be given to 27 different organisations of backward castes to build bhavans, hostels, educational institutions and other facilities. But local residents and activists are up in arms, demanding t...