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All-time high in Bengaluru: 8 fishkills in 6 months of 2022, says report

BENGALURU: The first half of this year has sounded a death knell for aquatic life in many Bengaluru lakes. The city has witnessed the highest number of fishkill incidents in a calendar year in 2022, as per a report by ActionAid Association (India) that was submitted to Karnataka State Pollution…

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Bengaluru: Outfits now demand nod to sell Ganesha idols at Idgah Maidan

BENGALURU: In a fresh twist to the Idgah Maidan row, right-wing organisations are piling pressure on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) by demanding that it allow sale of Ganesha idols at the disputed side in Chamarajpet, Bengaluru.

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike files 990 cases after plastic ban from July 1

BENGALURU: BBMP filed 990 cases after the plastic ban came into effect on July 1. The fine collected was Rs 5,97,800.

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Over 400 trees uprooted in city between April and June

Deconcretisation and planting native species key to good plantation drives, say ecologists  

The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022

Ahead of civic polls, BBMP wants to give micro loans to 1.8 lakh street vendors

BBMP survey conducted in the city in 2017 has so far registered only 25,000-odd street vendors

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2022

Cyber frauds use BBMP chief’s ID to operate gift card scam

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The Hindu · Jul 7, 2022

Motorists say Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike doesn’t care about pothole-riddled Old Madras Road

BENGALURU: Right in front of Nagarabhivruddi Bhavan, the headquarters of Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) on Old Madras Road (OMR), a pothole in the middle of the service road greets commuters. In fact, this pothole is one among many in the vicinity.

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022

Karnataka: New TDR policy on the anvil for Bengaluru

BENGALURU: The state government is preparing a new transfer of development right (TDR) policy for Bengaluru considering the poor revenue generation by the civic agencies in the city.

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022

Bengaluru to get first animal waste-processing plant

BENGALURU: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) estimates that the city produces 150 tonnes of animal waste every day but says there is no mechanism to control or properly dispose it of.

The Times of India · Jul 4, 2022

Pourakarmikas call off strike after govt. assurance

They were on a strike for four days demanding that the Karnataka government regularise the services of pourakarmikas who are contractual workers 

The Hindu · Jul 4, 2022