'Art park in Cubbon Park a disaster': BJP leader PC Mohan urges Karnataka government to scrap project
3 weeks ago

'Art park in Cubbon Park a disaster': BJP leader PC Mohan urges Karnataka government to scrap project

Hindustan Times  

BJP leader PC Mohan has strongly opposed the proposed Art Park in Cubbon Park, calling it a violation of environmental laws and a threat to the city's already shrinking green spaces. Raising concerns over the project, Mohan stated that the Art Park goes against the Karnataka Government Parks Act, 1975, which prohibits construction within designated park areas. "When Bengaluru is already grappling with shrinking green spaces, the proposed Art Park in Cubbon Park is a disaster. The proposed Art Park in Cubbon Park has triggered strong reactions from Bengalureans on social media, with many users on X demanding its cancellation and calling for better preservation of the city's green spaces.

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'Victory for Bengaluru': No art complex to come up in Cubbon Park, officials confirm
1 week, 3 days ago

'Victory for Bengaluru': No art complex to come up in Cubbon Park, officials confirm

Hindustan Times  

The Horticulture Department has put an end to concerns over potential construction inside Cubbon Park, confirming that no Art Complex or related structure will be built within the city's iconic green space, The Hindu reported. BJP leader PC Mohan had strongly opposed the proposed Art Park in Cubbon Park, calling it a violation of environmental laws and a threat to …

No art complex inside Cubbon Park, clarifies Horticulture Department
1 week, 3 days ago

No art complex inside Cubbon Park, clarifies Horticulture Department

The Hindu  

The Horticulture Department has confirmed that there will be no Art Complex or any related construction inside Cubbon Park, which is one of the city’s biggest lung spaces. Road reportedly seeking space inside Cubbon Park to set up an art park as an extension of the museum emerged. He also posted: “The move to establish a 5-acre ticketed ‘Art Park’ …

Bengaluru rallies to save green lung Cubbon Park from art complex
1 week, 5 days ago

Bengaluru rallies to save green lung Cubbon Park from art complex

India Today  

Cubbon Park, also known as the "green lung" of Bengaluru, is at the centre of a heated debate as activists and locals oppose the construction of an art complex by a private entity within it. "We are ready to take every action to protect the park, including protests and legal recourse," S Umesh, president of the Cubbon Park Walkers’ Association, …

Bengaluru's Cubbon Park to open for traffic on alternate Saturday evenings: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru's Cubbon Park to open for traffic on alternate Saturday evenings: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government has updated traffic regulations for Cubbon Park in Bengaluru, allowing vehicle movement during evening hours on alternate Saturdays for a trial period of three months. The Bengaluru Traffic Police had initially pushed for unrestricted access to the park on weekends and holidays to alleviate congestion in the Central Business District. Public dissent had gained momentum through an …

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

The Hindu  

Karnataka to organise conclave of education ministers from Opposition-ruled States against new UGC guidelines The Congress government in Karnataka is working towards passing a joint resolution with other Opposition-ruled States against the new draft of University Grants Commission regulations at a conclave of Higher Education Ministers being organised in Bengaluru on February 5. In a meeting chaired by Karnataka Chief …

Bengaluru | Whose parks and gardens are these anyway?
2 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru | Whose parks and gardens are these anyway?

The Hindu  

For decades, Bengaluru has revelled in its status as the Garden City. We did not anticipate that readers coming together with gift-wrapped books would invite suspicion from the park authorities, forcing them to snatch the belongings and unwrap gift covers—only to find harmless books inside.” Amidst all this, many other communities and individuals who frequent Cubbon Park also shared their …

Bengaluru’s Art Park is celebrating its 75th session this weekend.
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru’s Art Park is celebrating its 75th session this weekend.

The Hindu  

This weekend, Ark Park celebrates a landmark — it is their 75th session in the city and in an age when consistency is rare, their commitment is truly commendable. The brainchild of one of the city’s senior artists, S.G. Vasudev, Art Park began in 2014 as a cultural initiative to involve artists and their audiences. However, since their 75th is …

Cubbon Park row: Protests in Bengaluru over delay in moving project elsewhere
1 year ago

Cubbon Park row: Protests in Bengaluru over delay in moving project elsewhere

India Today  

Hundreds of people in Bengaluru on Sunday gathered at the Cubbon Park to protest against the Karnataka government's decision to allow a 10-storey building as an annexe to the high court within the park premises. Following massive protests from people, the Congress-led Karnataka government had said that it would take down the proposal to construct the building in the middle …

'Mindless Development': Why Karnataka Govt Scrapped Plan to Build Multi-storey in Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park
1 year, 1 month ago

'Mindless Development': Why Karnataka Govt Scrapped Plan to Build Multi-storey in Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park

News 18  

Call it public pressure or a fear of backlash from voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Karnataka Government reversed its stance and yielded to demands to scrap plans to build a ten-storey building in Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park. Protests by environmentalists and the public, including the Cubbon Park Walkers Association, who vehemently opposed the project and filed a series …

Activists protest proposed Karnataka HC annex in Cubbon Park
1 year, 1 month ago

Activists protest proposed Karnataka HC annex in Cubbon Park

Hindustan Times  

Environmentalists and Cubbon Park Walkers Association staged a protest on Monday, opposing the proposed 10-storey annex building for the Karnataka high court within the Cubbon Park. Activists argue that construction inside the park would lead to ecological imbalance CPWA president S Umesh said government approval has been given to the construction despite a prior division bench rejecting it in 2019. …

Bengaluru residents protest against proposed 10-storey building in Cubbon Park
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengaluru residents protest against proposed 10-storey building in Cubbon Park

The Hindu  

Hundreds of people on Sunday gathered at Cubbon Park and held a protest against a proposed 10-storeyed building to come up as an annex to the High Court within the park premises. S. Umesh Kumar, the president of the Cubbon Park Walkers’ Association, opposed to the government’s reported proposal for a 10-storey building within Cubbon Park. Mr. Umesh stated that …

Review: Cubbon Park; The Green Heart of Bengaluru by Roopa Pai
2 years, 3 months ago

Review: Cubbon Park; The Green Heart of Bengaluru by Roopa Pai

Hindustan Times  

Roopa Pai’s Cubbon Park: The Green Heart of Bengaluru will appeal to anyone who loves trees, cares about public spaces, worries about gentrification, and enjoys a hyper-local story of citizens rallying around their beloved park. Pai writes, “Cubbon Park is not just a neighbourhood… It’s a universe in and of itself, a consistently large-hearted, always contested, uniquely Bangalorean ecosystem fashioned …

Karnataka govt to ban vehicular movement inside Cubbon Park in Bengaluru
4 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka govt to ban vehicular movement inside Cubbon Park in Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Amidst protest from advocates, the State government is planning to ban movement and parking of all motorised vehicles within Cubbon park, sprawling in around 300 acres of land in the CBT of Bengaluru city. At the same time, there were representations from citizens to ban vehicular movement inside Cubbon park, as four roads inside the park are being used …

In Bengaluru, it's never a walk in the park
7 years, 3 months ago

In Bengaluru, it's never a walk in the park

Deccan Chronicle  

Why do parks comprise only three percent of Bengaluru's total area? Cubbon Park and Lalbagh are two of Bengaluru’s biggest lung spaces– a Janaagraha report says only three percent of the city’s area comprises parks and green spaces. While Lalbagh is closed to vehicle movement, hundreds of automobiles play through Cubbon Park, which has become, over the last six months, …

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