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Dengue deaths: BBMP in constant denial (Cached) 30.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
The rising number of dengue cases and related deaths dominated the BBMP council meeting on Thursday, with almost all the corporators demanding action.
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Palike draws flak on denial of dengue deaths 30.7.2010 Deccan Herald: City
Leader of the Opposition, Nagaraju said at least five people have died and 400 have been admitted to various hospitals with the fever. He sought to know whether equipment to check blood platelet count were available in any of the hospitals run by the Palike. Corporators alleged that fogging and garbage removal were not being done regularly.Commissioner Siddaiah said, Prema, who reportedly succumbed to dengue, had a platelet count of 1.47 lakh and here death was not due to the fever but on account of some other disease. He said many hospitals, based on symptoms, register dengue cases even though they do not have the facility to test for the virus. He said 607 people so far have been tested positive for dengue.
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Dengue cases to dominate BBMP monthly council meeting (Cached) 29.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
The rise in dengue cases, a delayed budget that is hindering development works by corporators, acute water shortage, piling garbage and streetlight management is expected to dominate the fourth BBMP monthly council meeting on Thursday.
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New campaign to make BU litter-free 29.7.2010 Deccan Herald: City
New campaign to make BU litter-free
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Abandoned by mother, adopted by nurses (Cached) 28.7.2010 IndiaInfo.com
Bhagya was abandoned by her mother at a garbage bin, and since then she has been a darling of the nurses at the Humanitarian hospital in Bangalore.
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Abandoned seven-month-old baby girl is the darling of nurses in Bangalore (Cached) 28.7.2010 DNA: Top News
Bhagya's mother had three girl children already; the infant was born with a condition that left her face deformed, she needs expensive surgery.
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Only Dengue Deaths Spur Authorities Into Action (Cached) 28.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
Last year, the case of six-year-old Abhishek, who went missing in an open stormwater drain, prompted officials to go on a drain-cleaning drive. Now, after two dengue deaths in less than a fortnight, officials have woken up to the danger of poor civic conditions in Lingarajapuram ward.
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Residents have nothing, but hope (Cached) 28.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
Priya Ranjith didn't know how deadly dengue can be until she lost her two-year-old Diana a week ago to it. But even now, this resident of Devara Jeevana Halli (DJ Halli) has to cope with the unhygienic conditions around her home.
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Why muck matters (Cached) 27.7.2010 Citizen Matters

From Jayanagar in south Bengaluru to Sanjaynagar in the north, workers are now busy removing footpath slabs and dredging up mud and muck from roadside drains – which is good, except that  the mounds of muck are then left  along the edges of the drains, only to be washed right back into the ditch as soon as it rains.

Tens of thousands of citizens watch this tamasha, but feel helpless about pulling up those responsible for such mindless waste of tax payers’ money. The BBMP declares that it is the local subcontractor who has to be contacted, the local subcontractor is…

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ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಚಿತಾಗಾರ, ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ ಹೊಸ ಅವತಾರ (Cached) 26.7.2010 Thats Kannada
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಜು.26: ಬೀದಿ ನಾಯಿಗಳ ಹಾವಳಿಯ ಸದ್ದಡಗಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಯಶ ಕಂಡ ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ, ಈಗ ಸಾಕುಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಅಂತಿಮ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ ನಡೆಸಿ ಆತ್ಮೀಯವಾಗಿ ಅಂತಿಮ ನಮನ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ಅವಕಾಶ, ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಾಗರೀಕರಿಗೆ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲು ಮುಂದಾಗಿದೆ. ಸಾಕುಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಸಾವಿನ ನೋವಿಗಿಂತ ಅವುಗಳ ಅಂತಿಮ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ ನಡೆಸಲು ಸೂಕ್ತ ಸ್ಥಳಾವಕಾಶ ದೊರೆಯದೆ ಮಾಲೀಕರು ಒದ್ದಾಡುವ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಇನ್ನೂ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ದೊರೆತ ಹಾಗೆ
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Mavallipura, city’s killing fields (Cached) 26.7.2010 Bangalore Mirror: City
Two deaths in less than ten days have sparked a protest by residents who want the city's official dumping yard shifted...
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Dengue strikes Mavallipura 25.7.2010 NIE: Bangalore
BANGALORE: A day after a 15 year old boy died due to dengue in Mavallipura, 20 KM north of Bangalore, the residents blamed it on c..
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NTI Colony turns garbage zone 24.7.2010 NIE: Bangalore
BANGALORE: For residents of Doddakrishnappa Block in NTI Colony, Sanjay Nagar, the garbage dump and segregation site in the vicini..
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Residents dump plan to keep city clean 24.7.2010 NIE: Bangalore
BANGALORE: "Throwing garbage here is illegal. If anyone is found dumping garbage here, they are liable to be punished with a fine ..
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What's your mobile number? (Cached) 24.7.2010 TOI: All Headlines
What's your mobile number?
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‘Dengue’ death sparks off protests (Cached) 24.7.2010 Deccan Chronicle: Bangalore

Bengaluru, July 23: The death of a 15-year-old sparked off protests in Mavallipura on Friday, with villagers claiming he had died of dengue, that was spreading fast in the area because of the garbage dumped by BBMP for processing at Ramky Infrastructure Ltd.

The villagers staged a protest parading the boy, Akshay Kumar’s body, at the company gates, demanding an end to their troubles, which t

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Sparks fly over no man’s land (Cached) 24.7.2010 Bangalore Mirror: City
No one wants to take responsibility for a drain in Rajajinagar. Residents live with powercuts since electricity wires pass through it...
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Kammanahalli school tormented by dumped garbage (Cached) 22.7.2010 TOI: Bangalore Times
There is no joy of learning at this primary school. There's not chance of that -- not with the stinking pile of garbage dumped right in front of it.
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ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗೆ ಸವಾಲಾದ ಸ್ಲಂ, ಪಾರ್ಕ್‌ ವಂಚಿತ ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳು (Cached) 21.7.2010 ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಭ
ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗೆ ಸವಾಲಾದ ಸ್ಲಂ, ಪಾರ್ಕ್‌ ವಂಚಿತ ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳು
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MLA, tahsildar and freedom fighters in land dispute 21.7.2010 Deccan Herald: City
MLA, tahsildar and freedom fighters in land dispute
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