Bangalore
The Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) is introducing an integrated short message service (SMS) to help petitioners track their cases. Currently, the commission sends notices to applicants by post.Next time, you file a complaint or a petition along with your cell number before the KIC, you will receive an SMS allotting your case number. Subsequently, every [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has decided to re-launch its drive against building violations. The BBMP has issued a circular to its engineers of Town Planning Department to act tough against violation of building byelaws.The Mahanagara Palike has asked ward-level engineers to carry out regular inspections and those at Town Planning Division to send the [...] Continue Reading »
Trees planted by forest department nine years back have been chopped to make way for a new road. The new road will connect Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra (GKVK) campus to University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) campus in Hebbal. GKVK campus begins from one end of Sahakaranagar. This road will also help connect Vidyaranapura to Bellary [...] Continue Reading »
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to collect a toll on the stretch from Sadahalli to BIA Bengaluru International Airport. The road toll tax proposal is showing signs of turning into a red rag for local residents and taxi drivers. The proposal draws local residents’ rage Sadahalli comes under the National Highway [...] Continue Reading »
Having failed to plug the wastage of water, the agencies have now decided to conduct a door-to-door survey in order to identify the source of the problem. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has joined forces with the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to address the problem.The survey will focus on the problems [...] Continue Reading »
The chairman of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), AS Sadashivaiah suggested that micro or even nano systems of solid waste management should be implemented in the city. He says that the waste management should begin from apartments, restaurants and households by installing small-scale waste treatment plants in apartments. He said that the system [...] Continue Reading »
According to a circular, the public is barred from entering the BBMP Office before 3 pm. The circular was issued to ensure that officials get more time to work, which will improve efficiency and help files move faster.The public will be able to meet with officials only on working days between 3 pm and 6 [...] Continue Reading »
RBI introduced a ceiling on “loan to value” (LTV) ratio for home loans. The central bank has said that the loan to value ratio for home loans cannot exceed 80 per cent of the value of a house as housing loan.This in effect means that you will have to shell out more from your own [...] Continue Reading »
Several aggrieved residents of Lakshminarayanapura staged a protest opposite the sub-division office of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The residents complained that water is supplied only for one hour a day, and not according to any timetable.The protest was organised under the aegis of the All-India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) and Democratic Youth [...] Continue Reading »
The BWSSB will soon announce a new deadline to install rainwater harvesting (RWH) system. May 27,2010 was the deadline fixed to install RWH system for the property owners.However, the water board extended the deadline till the government notified a date. A decision is expected soon. More than 20,000 houses have already installed it, but it [...] Continue Reading »
