Members of Cubbon Reads, a reading community that gathers at Cubbon Park every Saturday, accused the Department of Horticulture of harassment during their Secret Santa book exchange event on Saturday.

BENGALURU: Security guards of Cubbon Park confiscated books from individual part of ‘Cubbon Reads’, a quiet reading community, leading to uproar by netizens condemning the act. A video of the ...

A quiet Saturday gathering by the Cubbon Reads community took an unexpected turn when park authorities allegedly confiscated books and detained curators for hours, citing non-compliance with park ...

For decades, Bengaluru has revelled in its status as the Garden City, but of late, its parks and gardens have become objects ...

A silent candlelight vigil was held near the Queen Victoria statue at Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park on Sunday evening, with members of the Cubbon Park Walkers' Association calling for the cancellation of ...

Cubbon Reads also said that it was due to timely legal help that the confiscated books were retrieved. "The delay in sharing our clarification has been because today we have been consulting ...

Referring to the Deputy Director's quote to DH on the restriction on religious activities, Cubbon Reads issued a statement saying that 'Using the word 'Santa' in the meet-up does not make it ...

Cubbon Reads' annual Secret Santa book exchange in Bengaluru was disrupted by park authorities on Saturday. Two curators were detained, and books were temporarily confiscated over suspicions of ...

The Horticulture Department, that manages Cubbon Park said that the religious events are not allowed inside the park and claimed that people were shouting. The Department of Horticulture that ...

Authorities halted the ‘Secret Santa’ book exchange, organised by the Cubbon Reads group on December 21, calling it 'illegal' because no prior permission was obtained.

According to the official, event organiser Cubbon Reads admitted that there were 500 people at the event. The official said regardless of the event, organisers should write to the department ...

The controversy arose during their pre-Christmas meet-up, which involved exchanging gift-wrapped books in what is popularly known as a "Secret Santa." Members of Cubbon Reads, a reading community ...