BBMP Bangalore
The second block period to pay property tax begins this October. The Property tax can be paid online or at all the BangaloreOne centers and at BBMP help centers. The last date to pay the second installment (without penalty) is November 29. Those who had not paid the first installment can pay it along with [...] Continue Reading »
The city came to a grinding halt with vehicles and pedestrians stranded everywhere as the city was lashed by heavy rains for more than three hours. The showers threw life out of gear at Shanthinagar, Shivajinagar,Sudhamnagar, Lalbagh Road, JC Road, Minerva Circle, Adugodi, Viveknagar, Koramangala and Hosur Road. The showers once again exposed the vulnerability [...] Continue Reading »
Bhanupriya a first semester student at BMS Engineering College came under the wheels of a speeding private bus as she tried to avoid a pile of garbage. She lost her life because of an indifferent garbage contractor, who had let the trash pile up on the road. The proof of the contractor’s guilt was confirmed [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of R T Nagar are upset with the care-takers of a Vinayaka temple for dumping garbage on the pavement. The problem began around year ago when the condition of the temple’s waste bin became so bad that it could no longer be used. Temple authorities got rid of the bin and began dumping waste [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Artillery Road tells BBMP to stop garbage segragation. Every day the residents of this area find the BBMP people dumping garbage and segregating them. In the morning the BBMP people are seen segregating the garbage and in the evening the area is seen completely filled with garbage. Residents at Artillery Road are in [...] Continue Reading »
The dumpyard and garbage in Bangalore will soon be a history. BBMP is set to collaborate with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, to dispose of the city’s solid waste. BARC Will Set Up Bio-Methanization Unit Fed By Garbage. The pilot project will be taken up in the City Market area. Based on the success [...] Continue Reading »
It was a triumph for residents of J.C. Nagar and surrounding areas when the Karnataka High Court directed the Army to permit civilians to use the Savarlane Road and Deshraj Road, both of which had been closed for public use since January 23. A Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice Manjula Chellur, [...] Continue Reading »
Lage Raho Munna Bhai has had a strong cultural impact in India, popularizing Gandhism under Munna Bhai’s notion of “Gandhigiri”. Recently, hundreds of people under the aegis of the Sachchidananda Nagar Nyayapara Andolana Samithi flooded the Palike head office to present roses to Siddaiah, to urge the civic body chief to ensure that their long-standing [...] Continue Reading »
According to source, 216 roads have been identified for widening and more than 37,000 properties across Bangalore will be affected by the proposed road-widening work to be taken up by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). If BBMP decide to pay compensation to poperty owners in cash, BBMP would have to pay nearly Rs. 10,000 [...] Continue Reading »
When roads and parks inside the community are controlled by civic authorities, how can such layouts be called gated communities?- BDA Commissioner Bharat Lal Meena Goutham Margabandu, a senior software engineer, frequently traveled to the US and was often away from home for days on end. His family resides in the city and with him [...] Continue Reading »
