The financial position of the BBMP might be precarious, but it has potential to pull itself out of the rut and earn at least Rs 4,500 crore from property tax.

This is was revealed by Yediyur corpora

In a clear indication that the BBMP is finding it hard to raise resources, the cash-strapped Palike council on Tuesday approved a resolution, amid acrimony, to avail a Rs 1,000 crore loan by pledging

If all goes well and without the intervention of corporators, the BBMP can have a realistic budget for 2012-13 and will not be burdened with spillover works like previous years.

BBMP officials have

The BBMP may be cash-strapped, but travelling in style and luxury still seem to be a priority with the mayor, deputy mayor and a few chairmen of standing committees, who have shot off a letter to comm

A day after heavy rains and a hail-storm lashed Bengaluru, civic agencies BBMP and BESCOM are hard at work repairing the damage and doing what they can to avoid a repeat of the chaos that the city was

Heavy rains, accompanied by strong winds and hailstorms, lashed the city on Tuesday evening. At least 10 trees were uprooted and many of them had fallen on electric poles and cables, disrupting power

After a spate of scams, the BBMP’s image is taking a further beating. This time, it is a scam in maintenance of street lights.

Interestingly, when the Technical Vigilance Cell under the Commissioner

Hundreds of trolleys and pushcarts, an army of sweepers, foreign junkets for corporators to learn better garbage clearing practices... and still the city remains as dirty as ever with no visible resul

The BBMP is now preying on the revenue-rich, luxurious Electronic City, which is now being run by an autonomous body – Electronic City Industries Association (ELCIA). The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara P

Bengaluru has a brand new Mayor! Soon after his election, he made the right promises and demonstrated a determination to meet the expectations of fellow citizens of this great city. Those of us who ha