During a routine drive against banned plastic, BBMP marshals discovered a unit that was producing plastic bags with no permission from BBMP or KSPCB. It was raids on shops nearby using the banned single-use plastic that led them to the unit. A fine of Rs 50,000 has been imposed for plastic trading as per SWM 2016 rules.
A shocking incident occurred in Bengaluru as a teenager kills his mother during a breakfast fight and surrenders at the local police station. Read more about this tragic event.
Recently, the members from Compassionate City met the KSPCB officials on October 10, and soon after that, a multi-stakeholder meeting was called on October 12; this was held with the presence of police officials and other departments like BBMP, fire, commercial tax, transportation, AWBI/KAWB (for animals), Health and Family Welfare were present.