Bangalore
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to submit a report on its land acquisitions for forming layouts. Justice DV Shylendra Kumar while hearing a batch of petitions pointing out the lapses in acquiring land for Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda Layout, asked BDA to submit report on its land acquisitions. The [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore is better than other metros. The city is least in carbon monoxide emission If you think Bangalore is the most polluted city, you are wrong. The city is better than other metros and the least in carbon monoxide emission. According to principal secretary of environment, ecology, and forests, Koushik Mukharji, the city is better [...] Continue Reading »
Activists and residents staged a protest on Sunday demanding action from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on the issue of widening of Jayamahal and Bellary roads. Nearly 100 people took part in the protest at Mehkri Circle to express anger against the BBMP for not keeping its promise of holding discussions with the group [...] Continue Reading »
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the six-member committee to submit its report by February 28, 2011. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice A S Bopanna had constituted the committee while hearing a batch of public interest litigation seeking directions to the government for preservation and restoration of lakes [...] Continue Reading »
This Sunday, Residents of Bellandur, Sarjapur, Outer Ring Road and neighborhood ran not for fitness or health but for awareness and to draw attention of the authorities on the need to restore Bellandur lake, the biggest lake in the City. This is their 13 year demand for action to restore -Bellandur lake- once beautiful lake [...] Continue Reading »
The building under construction was an illegal structure.The engineers collected samples and said it looked like substandard construction. The construction site on Bannerghatta Road-200-foot wide and 30-foot high wall-came crashing down. Five crushed under wall debris and five labourers were injured. Food & civil supplies and power minister Shobha Karandlaje visited the spot and announced [...] Continue Reading »
The tax, which is being collected through Self Assessment Scheme (SAS), will be hiked for 2011-12 as the three year block period will end this March. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahangara Palike (BBMP) property tax is likely to be hiked by at least 15 per cent for the next financial year. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahangara Palike [...] Continue Reading »
The Food and Civil Supplies Department has made it mandatory for LPG consumers to submit RR numbers and copies of APL cards to continue getting LPG supply. The offices of LPG distributors have been thronged by the customers seeking too many clarifications from the staff, who are also unclear about the department’s intention in collecting [...] Continue Reading »
When the Metro Rail ran the entire Reach One from Byappanahalli to MG Road on Sunday afternoon, all of Bangalore rejoiced. The trial run was supervised by the BMRCL and Railways Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) of Indian Railways. [Pics] But what nobody realised was Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had thrown all safety [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has set March 31, 2011 as the last date to pay BBMP property tax for the year 2010-11. With GIS-based property survey finally reaching completion, it will now have access to a complete property database with details of dimensions, directions and land use. Even the number of floors in [...] Continue Reading »
