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Dy.CM dodges questions on BBMP polls

Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar evaded questions on the fate of polls for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), when asked multiple times on the sidelines of a press meet.

The Hindu · Jun 21, 2023

There appears to be no coordination in BBMP on removal of storm-water drain encroachments, says HC

There appears to be chaos in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) due to non-coordination among different wings in removing storm-water drain encroachments, as the civic body’s engineers are informed about the stay order against demolition only when they reach the site, the High Court of Karnataka said on Wednesday.

The Hindu · Jun 21, 2023

Govt. to redo BBMP ward delimitation; alleges draft was submitted by ‘non-existent’ commission

The State government, which is now armed with the High Court order on delimitation, will redraw ward boundaries across the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits in a span of 12 weeks, a time period stipulated by the court. Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy will supervise the delimitation.

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2023

BBMP Chief Commissioner directs officials to expedite anti-encroachment drive on SWDs

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath, after holding a review meeting on anti-encroachment drive, directed officials to expedite demolition works in Mahadevapura and K.R. Puram. This comes in the light of the monsoon setting in the State.

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023

BBMP implemented permanent solutions in 118 flood-prone areas: Tushar Giri Nath

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has implemented permanent solutions at 118 flood sensitive areas to tackle monsoon in the tech city, said Tushar Giri Nath, Chief Commissioner, BBMP. He said the civic body has identified a total of 198 flood prone areas across the city.

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Man served police notice over demolition of the half built drain

The Parappana Agrahara police have slapped a notice against a property owner in a case pertaining to the demolition of a portion of a storm-water drain, allegedly built in private land illegally.

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Congress government keen on splitting BBMP

The newly elected Congress government in the State is keen on splitting the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into multiple corporations for ease of administration, multiple sources in the government confirmed to The Hindu. However, given the legal tangle that the civic polls is already in, the government is brainstorming…

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

BBMP Restructuring Committee reconvened to ‘reimagine Bengaluru’s governance and administration’

The Karnataka government on Monday reconvened the BBMP Restructuring Committee, which the previous Congress regime had formed

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

CM instructs officials to set up 250 Indira Canteens in Bengaluru at a rate of one per ward

Ministers and legislators could be invited to have lunch at Indira Canteens, which would be helpful to keep a watch on the quality, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike officials were instructed

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

Dy.CM firm on taking on big builders; says every law will be used to clear encroachments

Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who went around the city inspecting storm-water drain works in flood-prone areas on Thursday, said the State will use every possible law to raze encroachment of rajakaluves by real estate companies.

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2023