Bengaluru
Bangalore Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) is expanding biomethanation infrastructure to convert wet waste into biogas. Two decentralised plants in Koramangala and Banasawadi wards are completed and ready for operation, while two others in Anjanapura and A. Narayanapura are under construction. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy inaugurated the 5 TPD bio-methanation plant in Koramangala on Saturday.
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Justice has been served after 17 years in the 2009 murder of retired IISc professor Purushottam Lal Sachdev and his family in Bengaluru. The Karnataka High Court has sentenced domestic help Suchitra Haldar, her husband Deepak Haldar, and two others to life imprisonment. The court also directed guidelines for background checks on migrant workers.
Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal has advised Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to handle the ongoing demolitions near Bengaluru's Kogilu village with compassion. The drive has triggered internal party dissent and protests, while drawing criticism from opposition figures. Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar have defended the actions as necessary to remove illegal encroachments.
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In Bengaluru, a cash heist involving police personnel has highlighted systemic misconduct. So far in 2025, 236 officers have been suspended for crimes like robbery and corruption.