HC notice to BBMP over lease of prime property
The Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BMP), in 1976, leased out land measuring 3,000 sq yards in a prime location on Miller’s Road for just Rs 100 per annum for 99 years. Now, the same property is fetching
BBMP keeps Russell Market in dark, but traders see hope
Traders at the 85-year-old Russell Market have been carrying out their business without power or water for the last two months ever since a major fire gutted the heritage landmark of the city.
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BBMP contractor hacked to death
A 36-year-old civil contractor with the BBMP was murdered by a group of assailants in front of a corporator’s house in Papareddy Palya under Jnanabharathi police limits on Friday afternoon. Police ide
‘Malls only on city outskirts’
With the election year round the corner and the BBMP budget expected to have bigger allocations for wards to woo voters, Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy says the Jana Spandana programmes will be orgainsed a
Chaos mars BBMP janata darshan
Chaotic and confusion prevailed at the Sammukha (Jana Spandana) programme organised by the BBMP on Tuesday to hear public grievances and redress them, at the Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Malleswaram.
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BBMP: Ready for any monsoon emergency
Bengaluru is prone to flooding during the monsoon season, causing much damage to public and private property. This year, the BBMP claims it is ready to meet any contingency.
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Remodelling of storm water drain makes life miserable
Even when the BBMP sets out to help people, it can sometimes end up doing just the reverse. While it is re-building and re-modelling a storm water drain to help it carry rain water in the monsoons,
Ashada, new hurdle for delayed BBMP budget
The BBMP budget, already delayed by at least three months, will not be presented for another month during the Ashada (inauspicious) period beginning June 11, according to sources. But it is reportedl
‘We need a culture of accountability’
Groundhog Day was a memorable film in which the hero is stuck in the same day every day of his life. Similarly, when we see civic tragedies taking place in the city – someone drowning in a flooded dra
This bridge widens the gap
“We live just three kilometers from Indiranagar and Ulsoor, but we need to send our children to school at least an hour earlier because of the incomplete Railway Over Bridge (ROB) here,” complains Ms.