Fill garbage in quarry pits, develop gardens, George tells BBMP
With garbage piling up in many “black spots” across the city, the State government has now decided to dump garbage – mixed waste – in abandoned stone quarry pits in different Assembly constituencies....
View ArticleAt last, garbage clearance begins in City
Festival pile-up adds to the existing woes of residents Bengalureans can now heave a sigh of relief as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has begun clearing the piled-up waste since...
View ArticleTrading charges over illegal dumping
Several loads of garbage from Bengaluru have been mysteriously appearing in many areas on the city’s outskirts. Ever since problems erupted in areas surrounding the processing units, the Bruhat...
View ArticlePiles of garbage dumped along highway
The sudden appearance of piles of garbage along Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, between Bidadi and Ramanagaram, suspected to have originated from southern and south-eastern parts of Bengaluru over the past...
View ArticleBengaluru: Uncleared garbage creates health scare
The IT Capital of the nation is once again all set to grab international headlines with uncleared garbage piling up across the city since the last three...
View ArticleRain compounds problem of uncleared garbage
The heavy downpour in the city has left it stinking. Road users are forced to cover their noses, while crossing wet garbage piles. Deputy Mayor Hemalatha Gopalaiah blamed local residents for the mess....
View ArticleVolunteers face trouble for cleaning BBMP school
Instead of being applauded, a group of 60 volunteers, who took it on themselves to paint and clean a school run by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Malleswaram, are now facing trouble...
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...
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