Bengaluru civic polls: BJP gets clear majority
In the end, it turned out to be a return of the BJP and an embarrassment for the ruling Congress and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The BJP won 100 of the 198 seats, a clear majority, but down from 112...
View ArticleAs rains pound Bengaluru, BBMP scurries for cover
Flooded homes, uprooted trees, marathon power cuts and dinghies ferrying people around: Bengaluru awoke to chaos as the city recorded its highest rain in a 24-hour span since 1890. Angry residents say...
View ArticleMove over long addresses, BBMP ready with digital door numbers
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation had roped in tech start-up Zippr, and spent Rs 5 crore on the project. AK00CA05 could be a neater, simpler address instead of No 10, 4th Cross, 8th Main, near...
View ArticleKurubarahalli residents recount rain horror
Widespread destruction as drain's water level rose; many areas inundated People and police are gathered, where Ningamma and Pushpa (a mother and daughter who are washed away at J C Nagar, Kurubarahalli...
View Article'Retired HC judge to probe irregularities in BBMP'
A panel headed by a retired high court judge will look into the irregularities in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike as pointed out by the Kataria Committee, Bengaluru Development Minister K J...
View ArticleCitizens suggest ideas on effective garbage management
Proving that garbage remains one of the primary issues, more than 40 members from residents’ associations and citizens’ groups across the city attended an interaction with Sarfaraz Khan, Joint...
View ArticleBBMP plans grand memorial to Kempegowda in Magadi village
The BBMP plans to build the Kempegowda memorial at Kempapura village in Magadi on a large scale. Speaking after inspecting the memorial on Thursday, the chairperson of the BBMP’s Standing Committee for...
View ArticleBBMP releases data of unattended potholes in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (Karnataka): The Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike”>Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday released data of unattended potholes across Bengaluru after the deadline for potholes’...
View ArticleIndiranagar residents see garbage dumping as a retaliatory act
Sneha Nandihal’s mother, over 80 years old, was sitting in the living room of their home in Indiranagar with the main door open on Friday morning, when garbage was flung randomly into their compound. A...
View ArticleFires draw the ire of villagers
What triggered anger and fear among residents of villages surrounding Bingipura is the outbreak of fires at the landfill. Villagers around the Lakshmipura landfill recently protested by cooking food by...
View ArticleBDA to build 50 homes for those affected by rain
An aide to George said the minister spoke to a few residents and urged them not to dump garbage in the SWD as that could lead to waterlogging. dh file photo The government will build 50 houses for the...
View ArticleSoon, Clean-up Marshalls to catch litterbugs on streets
Retd armymen may be roped in to penalise violators Think before you spit and litter in public. ‘Clean-up Marshalls’ are watching you. In an attempt ensure clean neighbourhoods, the Bruhat Bengaluru...
View ArticleKSHRC files case against BBMP for not clearing garbage
Is a mound of garbage festering in our markets a violation of human rights? The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission thinks so, and has registered a case against the officials of...
View ArticleHow hygienic is your favourite eatery?
“We found a cockroach in our food!” says an online review of a well-known restaurant in the city. There are similar complaints of people finding unpleasant surprises in their food when they eat out....
View ArticleNeighbourhoods take waste disposal into their own hands
Fed up of waiting for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to resolve their garbage problems, an increasing number of residents’ associations across the city — in Kalyan Nagar, Yelahanka,...
View ArticleBBMP looks to eliminate contractors
There seems no end in sight to the city’s garbage woes. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is besieged with a fresh problem with the new garbage disposal tenders failing to attract bidders...
View ArticleBBMP starts penalising people for littering, not sorting waste
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has started penalising people almost a week after the rule on mandatory segregation of waste at source came into force. While segregation of waste at...
View ArticleUnofficial garbage tax bites citizens in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: For residents of 20 apartments in Silverwood Enclave in Tatanagar, it has been a miserable three weeks. Garbage collection was irregular here and it finally came to a standstill hree days...
View ArticlePalike in trouble over finding land for soild waste management
BBMP The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is in trouble over finding land amid people's opposition in setting up solid waste management (SWM) plants in all 198 wards. After the High Court of...
View ArticleVillages won't take rubbish, City stares at garbage crisis
Kannahalli, Seegehalli processing units have stopped receiving waste The city may face a garbage crisis again as waste processing units at Kannahalli and Seegehalli on Magadi Road have stopped...
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