After delay, Okalipuram corridor work picks up pace
Project may be completed by 2017-end, 4 years beyond deadline After years of dillydallying, the work on the eight-lane signal-free corridor between Okalipuram Junction and Fountain Circle is in full...
View ArticleGive us back our streets, BBMP!
Despite the Legislative Assembly tabling a bill that bans commercial establishments on roads measuring 40 feet, they continue to thrive in residential areas. The move may have had the backing of every...
View ArticleSeparate hubs for shops needed in each locality
BENGALURU: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike records say the civic body has issued 52,000 trade licences. But, the number of commercial establishments in the city paying VAT runs into lakhs. "This is...
View ArticleFish die as BDA, BBMP turn a blind eye
Tussle between the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) over maintaining the Jakkur lake has led to the death of hundreds of fish and other aquatic...
View ArticleBJP, Congress corporators come to blows at BBMP council meet
Congress corporator's remark on BSY triggers commotion It was a free-for-all like situation at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) council meeting on Tuesday when the BJP and the Congress...
View Article10,000 saplings to dot Metro corridors this monsoon
This monsoon, Metro rail corridors in Bengaluru will nurture 10,000 new saplings. In the second phase of its afforestation drive, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has promised to plant...
View ArticleTraffic restriction on Rajkumar Road
Movement of traffic has been banned on Dr. Rajkumar Road, starting from Soap Factory till the junction on Magadi Road, and from 17th Cross junction to 10th Cross Junction to...
View ArticlePalike dry waste collection centres remain unutilised
People too lazy to hand over dry waste though they get paid: Operators Though the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has set up Dry Waste Collection Centres (DWCCs) in Palike wards, most of them...
View ArticleResidents, NGOs and private players join hands to save Kundalahalli lake
For the first time in the city, residents and private players have pitched in to cut down on sewage entering lakes. Monday signalled the start of work on a 720-kilolitre sewage treatment plant (STP) at...
View ArticleInspired by Jaya? 7,000 saris found in raid at tax official's Hubballi house
It took investigators from the Anti-Corruption Bureau 6 hours to put a number to what they had seen inside the wardrobe. There were 7,000 saris in all manner of design and material, clearly worth...
View ArticleFive years of scams fail to dent BJP's fortunes
It’s a dream come true for the BJP. The party has managed to turn the tide despite its scam-ridden five years in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to win a second straight innings in the...
View ArticleRain exposes Palike's monsoon readiness
Friday’s rain thoroughly exposed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s lack of preparedness for the ensuing monsoon season. The roads were inundated leading a long traffic snarls across the city due...
View ArticleWill B'lureans go out and vote?
Bengalureans have usually remained apathetic to or kept themselves aloof from the elections. And it would not be surprising if the trend continues in the coming Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike...
View ArticleGreens join hands against felling of trees on Nrupathunga Road
Tree lovers and conservationists from the city came together on Friday against the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) decision to fell 18 healthy trees on Nrupathunga Road for developing...
View ArticleBBMP plans 11-km flyover to decongest west Bengaluru
Bengaluru: If everything goes as planned by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), residents of west Bengaluru will soon get a solution to their connectivity issues. The proposed 11-km flyover...
View Article14 RWAs join hands to fight against commercialisation of residential areas
Over 44 per cent of land classified as ‘Residential (Main)’, 7.11 per cent as ‘Residential (Mixed)’, 0.77 per cent as ‘Commercial (Business)’, and nothing as ‘Commercial (Central)’. This is what the...
View ArticleIllegal posters mock BBMP right on its doorstep
Elected reps violators; Palike vows to 'mercilessly' remove them Thousands of illegal posters, banners and flex boards defacing the City’s beauty lay bare the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s...
View ArticleShops in basements force customers to park vehicles on roads
Visiting a shop or a restaurant in Indiranagar, Jayanagar or Koramangala could often mean having to scout for parking space on the roadside. Local residents, who are already complaining about...
View ArticleBBMP app to monitor pothole repairs
BENGALURU: Under attack for shoddy maintenance of roads, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is ramping up its efforts to fix potholes. Mayor G Padmavathi on Friday said the civic agency...
View ArticleBBMP forest cell bags Sparrow Award
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Forest Cell and its volunteers will be honoured with Wipro - Nature Forever Society Sparrow Awards on the occasion of World Sparrow Day on Friday. The cell has...
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