Church Street – The Weekly Observer

60% signage in Kannada is a headache, say traders

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Adilin Beatrice C935Leave a Comment

BBMP order will cost us a lot of money: traders BBMP’s announcement that 60% of signage should be in Kannada has caused unhappiness among shop owners. M. Balaji, who owns a furniture shop on Central Street, Shivajinagar, informed The Observer: “I had spent Rs 25,000 to change the board eight months ago. Now, BBMP is […]

Garbage spills out on MG Road, due to inadequacy

October 15, 2019 Ankita Mukherjee844Leave a Comment

The garbage bins are open in MG road and its neighbouring roads. Things turn worse when skies open. Pedestrians on M.G. Road and its adjacent roads have to deal with an unpleasant situation: The few garbage bins overflow as they are open. Savita Bhatt, who resides near M.G. Road, informed The Observer: “When the garbage […]

On weekends, Church Street Suffers 30-minute traffic jams

September 7, 2019September 13, 2019 Aarthi N945Leave a Comment

The narrow road of Church Street causes congestion due to parked vehicles and encroachments at the sides. Bengaluru:Traffic stands still on narrow Church Street for as long as 30 minutes during weekends.The reason: the no-parking zone teems with parked vehicles and street vendors. “There are a lot of shops, restaurants and pubs on this street.On […]