Bengaluru: Work on slow pace, BBMP misses underpass deadline for seventh time BENGALURU: After promising the people of Whitefield and Mahadevpura that the underpass at Kundalahalli junction would be opened in the first half of May, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has yet again reached an impasse. This is the seventh time in a row that BBMP is missing its deadline… The Times of India · May 29, 2022
Height of neglect: Bengaluru’s Public Utility Building a shadow of its former self Traders fed up with BBMP’s poor maintenance of one of Bengaluru’s oldest skyscraper The Hindu · May 29, 2022
Most road works to miss deadline ahead of monsoon Civic body working on issuing new tenders to desilt drains only now; road repairs too delayed The Hindu · May 28, 2022
BBMP for handing over Indira Canteens to ISKCON without tenders Exemption will be availed under the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act The Hindu · May 26, 2022
More powers delegated to BBMP zonal commissioners in Bengaluru Chief civic commissioner of BBMP delegates more financial and administrative powers to zonal commissioners in Bengaluru in a move towards decentralisation The Hindu · May 26, 2022
Officials told to widen ‘kaccha’ drains in Mahadevapura zone to avoid flooding Not a single drain encroached upon in the zone, says Byrathi Basavaraj The Hindu · May 23, 2022
Bommai appoints Ministers in charge of BBMP zones to tackle rain-related issues Announcing the formation of the task forces, Karnataka CM said they will oversee all development works and crises management like in the time of rains The Hindu · May 22, 2022
Council, RS tickets: CM, Congress leaders return without meeting party bigwigs Bengaluru The Hindu · May 21, 2022
Only 50% of bus stops in Bengaluru have shelters Women face safety issues; people with disabilities and senior citizens disappointed with lack of inclusivity The Hindu · May 21, 2022
We are ready to hold BBMP council elections anytime: Bommai Bengaluru Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the State government and the Bharatiya Jana The Hindu · May 20, 2022
Bengaluru: Residents wade through filth to fetch drinking water BENGALURU: With water levels not receding even after two days of rain and some localities in the city continuing to resemble archipelagos, thousands of residents have been left with no water to drink or bathe as their underground tanks are filled with sewage. The Times of India · May 20, 2022
HC quashes ₹69.7 lakh betterment charge sought by BBMP from school Bengaluru The Hindu · May 19, 2022
Bengaluru weather: Yellow alert sounded today as rain batters city BENGALURU: Two persons were killed in Bengaluru, around 3,000 houses flooded, and properties worth lakhs of rupees were damaged in heavy rain that battered Bengaluru on Tuesday night. The Times of India · May 18, 2022
The Hindu · May 18, 2022 Sleepless and exhausted, Bengaluru residents ask where are the solutions? ‘During the monsoon, the BBMP officials and politicians make spot visits and give assurances, but throughout the year, they stay only as assurances and nothing gets implemented’
The Times of India · May 16, 2022 Bengaluru: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits rejuvenated lake BENGLAURU: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Kalena Agrahar a lake in Bengaluru on Sunday and planted a sapling.
The Times of India · May 15, 2022 Bengaluru: Residents raise stink over broken sewage line as 250 fish die in well BENGALURU: Occupants of PSI Sevagram, a home for elderly Christian priests in Chettupalya near Kengeri, were shocked to see their private well covered with dead fish. Just three days ago, the well was full of thriving Tilapia fish.
The Hindu · May 15, 2022 Karnataka has the second highest dengue cases after Tamil Nadu May 16 is observed as National Dengue Day
The Hindu · May 15, 2022 Nirmala Sitharaman visits Kalena Agrahara Lake in Bengaluru Spread over 7.3 acres, the lake has been developed at a cost of ₹3 crore
Dynamite News · May 15, 2022 Buddha Purnima: Sale and slaughter of meat banned in Bengaluru In the view of Buddha Purnima, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has banned the sale and slaughter of meat in Bengaluru.
The Hindu · May 14, 2022 Snake sightings increase in Bengaluru as rains lead to early hatching of eggs These sightings have been mostly reported from newly-developed areas as well as localities where civic work is ongoing
The Hindu · May 12, 2022 Karnataka mulls over filing appeal before SC seeking 3 months time to hold local body polls State is keen to provide reservation to OBCs in local bodies before polls
The Hindu · May 11, 2022 Impending local body polls may come in the way of ministerial expansion in Karnataka BENGALURU
The Hindu · May 10, 2022 ₹250-crore action plan submitted to Karnataka Government to upgrade BBMP-run educational institutions The action plan includes construction of additional classrooms and improving infrastructure facilities