Bengaluru's Cubbon Park to host guided 90-min nature walks from July 27
Bengaluru: Starting July 27, Cubbon Park, one of Bengaluru’s iconic green spaces, will open its gates to a series of weekend guided nature walks aimed at promoting ecological awareness among residents.
Titled ‘Cubbon Walks’, the 90-minute tours will take place every Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 am, offering participants a chance to explore the park’s lesser known ecological treasures, as reported by The New Indian Express.
Ticket prices are set at Rs 200 for adults and Rs 50 for children.
Each walk will start from a different gate of Cubbon Park — such as the Hudson Circle side, High Court gate, or BSNL office entrance — ensuring that even regular participants discover new stories and corners of the park with each visit.
“Each group will be led by a retired expert with deep knowledge of Cubbon Park and supported by an officials from the department. People can start online bookings starting this Monday (July 21), and each walk will be limited to 30 participants” TNIE quoted Kusuma G, Deputy Director of Horticulture Department, Cubbon Park, as saying.
The walks will cover a variety of topics, such as the stories of ants, spiders and reptiles, bird calls, botanical species, urban wildlife conservation efforts, among others.
Online registration for the walks opens Monday, July 21, with each batch limited to 30 participants. Up to two batches will be accommodated per weekend slot, with the option to add more based on demand.
The initiative is part of a broader push by the Horticulture Department to raise awareness about Bengaluru’s urban biodiversity and the critical role of its green spaces in city life. A similar model is also set to be launched in Lalbagh Botanical Garden next month.
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
