Traffic police ask BBMP to fix 54 problem spots
Ever wonder why vehicular movement slows down to a snail’s pace when it rains, especially in the Central Business District? The traffic police say it is due to water logging and the poor condition of...
View ArticlePalike names top 10 property tax defaulters
Manyata Promoters leads with Rs 83-cr dues Manyata Promoters Private Limited at Nagawara in Yelahanka Zone tops the list of top 10 property tax defaulters released by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara...
View ArticleKarnataka govt proposes to acquire 1000 acres of land to dump waste
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has proposed to acquire huge tract of land exclusively for dumping and processing city's garbage. Replying to the debate on the issue in the assembly on Monday,...
View ArticleNot enough food, nests, crows vanish from Bengaluru
The population of crows in the City has come down by almost 60 per cent over the years, according to ornithologists and birdwatchers. After the decline in sparrow population, this comes as a shock for...
View ArticleBBMP to repair roads, fill potholes while the sun shines
Come Friday, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will take up pothole filling and road asphalting on a war footing as the weather has turned favourable. The civic...
View ArticleGarbage not sorted? You face Rs1k penalty
BENGALURU: Facing the ire of citizens for pushing the city into yet another garbage crisis, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is all set to crack down on those who don't fall in line with its...
View ArticleBBMP plans penalties for those who don't segregate garbage
BENGALURU: The BBMP has decided not to lift waste if it is not segregated at source. The Palike's special commissioner for solid waste management, Subodh Yadav told TOI on Thursday, "We have decided...
View ArticleGarbage: ‘black spots’ won’t go
The road outside the Passport Office in Koramangala is a veritable shrine to the city’s garbage problem. The stretch has mounds of waste on either side and vehicles driving over them to bypass traffic...
View ArticleMobile display vans to create awareness on waste segregation
Mayor B N Manjunatha Reddy on Friday warned the public of hefty fines if they failed to segregate garbage. Speaking after launching mobile display vans to create...
View ArticleFaced with fund crunch, BDA to get rid of 117 lakes in its custody
As many as 117 lakes in the City have virtually become orphans as the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), which is the custodian of these lakes, has decided not to develop them for want of funds....
View ArticleThis year, Palike budget to focus on clearing loans, bills
All departments told to submit demands online before December 5 The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) - known for preparing ‘rosy but unrealistic budget’ - has adopted a few changes this year...
View ArticleWhat a waste! We segregate, they mix
BENGALURU: Padma S, a homemaker from Mal lathahalli in west Bengaluru, is angry these days. The moment she steps out of her apartment and walks to the main road, two huge heaps of garbage greet her,...
View ArticleBBMP needs two weeks to free city of potholes
Ravi Keerthi was negotiating a huge pothole in J.P. Nagar last week when his two-wheeler skidded. He ended up with head injuries that required an operation and bed rest for several days. Many motorists...
View ArticleGorur villagers block waste-to-energy project
The communities in villages on the city’s outskirts are wary of waste processing units being set up there. Early on Monday morning, the communities of Gorur village in Magadi taluk prevented the...
View ArticleBengaluru’s waste may hold power potential
The city’s waste, if segregated and used for generating energy, will be able to provide around 12 mega watts (MW) of power to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which can be used by the...
View ArticleDon’t look at it as garbage, it could be a power plant
The city’s waste, if segregated and used for generating energy, will be able to provide around 12 mega watts (MW) of power to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which can be used by the...
View ArticleBBMP contractors stage protest, demand dues
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike contractors on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Palike head office demanding payment of their dues. According to sources, as Mayor B N Manjunatha...
View ArticleMovement of garbage trucks to be monitored
With the physical monitoring of movement of garbage-laden trucks posing a big challenge, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is banking on technology to do the same in the garbage...
View ArticleBengaluru’s woes have to wait
Residents and those working in Whitefield came out in huge numbers to stage a protest demanding better civic amenities. The city is reeling under garbage menace, with waste piling up in many black...
View ArticleFaced with fund crunch, BDA to get rid of 117 lakes in its custody
As many as 117 lakes in the City have virtually become orphans as the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), which is the custodian of these lakes, has decided not to develop them for want of funds....
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