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Let Me Explain: Inside India’s voter list scandals

It’s been a week since Rahul Gandhi made allegations of ‘vote chori’ – stealing of votes – in Bengaluru’s Mahadevapura,

Newslaundry · Aug 17, 2025

EC says Rahul’s allegations misleading, mum on voters with multiple EPIC IDs on its website

The Election Commission of India (ECI) was quick to tag as ‘misleading’ the allegations raised by Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi regarding creation of fake votes in Mahadevapura Assembly segment in Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency. However, hours after the press conference, the ECI…

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2025

Restaurant staff booked for hoax bomb call in Bengaluru

The Mahadevapura police on Thursday arrested a restaurant employee for allegedly making a hoax bomb call to take revenge against the management for delaying his payment.

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2024

Public grievance meeting for Bengaluru citizens to start from January 3

The government will organise grievance redressal meetings for citizens of Assembly constituencies in Mahadevapura, Yelahanka-Dasarahalli and east zones of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) starting from Wednesday.  Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar will preside over the meetings and officials from various departments and agencies in the city…

The Hindu · Jan 1, 2024

Population of street dogs down by 10% in Bengaluru: survey

BBMP survey shows 10% decrease in stray dog population in Bengaluru due to ABC-ARV programmes. Survey conducted in 6850 grids with technical support from ICAR-NIVEDI and WVS. Drone deployed in lake surrounding areas. 71% dogs sterilised, 15,000 dog bite cases reported till Sep. Highest strays in Mahadevapura, least in Dasarahalli.…

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

Black spots of Bengaluru refuse to go away, though official figures put it at just 74

Despite having door-to-door garbage collection in the City, numerous black spots persist where mixed waste is indiscriminately dumped, posing a significant challenge for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to clear them effectively. Over the last two years, the BBMP has attempted to reduce the number of black spots in…

The Hindu · Aug 2, 2023

Under-construction buildings on B Khata sites in Bengaluru have no approved plans to display

BBMP ordered to display approved plans at construction sites in Mahadevapura zone; 1.81 lakh buildings on 'B' khata sites; BBMP not taking action against illegal constructions; BBMP Chief Commissioner says no building allowed to deviate from approved plan; Sandeep Anirudhan says laws must be enforced to punish violations.

The Hindu · Jul 14, 2023

24 properties sitting on rajakaluves at private layout in Munnekolalu: BBMP

As many as 24 different properties have been marked for stormwater drain encroachment at Spice Garden Layout at Munnekolalu in Mahadevapura zone by revenue officials where Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was stopped from carrying out demolition drive. 

The Hindu · Jun 18, 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

Karnataka elections: Civic issues plague the IT corridor of Bengaluru

The Information Technology corridor of the city, spread over Mahadevapura and K.R. Puram Assembly constituencies, were in the headlines for the wrong reasons recently.

The Hindu · May 7, 2023