Bengaluru: A day after a techie died by drowning in a cab she was travelling at Bengaluru’s KR Circle underpass which was flooded following heavy rains, the Halasuru Gate Police have arrested the driver for negligent driving. The Halasuru Gate Police have filed an FIR under IPC Section 304(a) (Causing death by negligence). Based on…
MCC eyes ‘B-Khata’ to bring more areas under tax net
December 20, 2021Deputy Mayor Anwar Baig and team visit BBMP to learn about the initiative to collect tax from revenue property owners Mysore/Mysuru: The cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is looking to mop up its revenues and has plans to bring areas beyond the Corporation limits into its Property Tax net, considering the fact that the city…
Survey of weak buildings begins in 9 MCC Zones
October 18, 2021Dilapidated structures posing threat to public life to be listed Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a cue from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that has ordered a fresh survey of all dilapidated buildings, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has begun a survey of weak commercial and residential buildings within city limits and under its nine Zones. While…
Former BBMP Corporator hacked to death
June 24, 2021Bengaluru: Ex- BJP Corporator of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Rekha Kadiresh was hacked to death by miscreants outside her residence in Cottonpete here today. According to Police sources, the incident occurred in the morning when some unknown miscreants had fatally assaulted the former Corporator with sharp weapons and had fled from the scene,…
‘B.Com graduates and TCH trained persons work as Pourakarmikas’
December 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A B.Com graduate is working as Safai Karmachari in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and a TCH trained girl is doing the job of Pourakarmika atop Chamundi Hill. This was disclosed by none other than Karnataka State Safai Karmacharis Commission Chairman M. Shivanna. He was speaking at a felicitation function organised by Jana Chaitanya…
‘Drone Prathap’ takes a flight violating Home Quarantine
July 21, 2020BBMP officials take him into custody in Mysuru Bengaluru/Mysuru: N.M. Prathap or Drone Prathap, who had earned acclaims for creating over 600 drones using e-waste, has been exposed for his false claims. He is in fresh trouble for violating COVID-19 quarantine rules. He had gone missing from Bengaluru and the Bengaluru Police had formed three…
Appointed as BBMP’s Covid-19 Ambassador
July 21, 2020Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has roped in popular Kannada actor Ramesh Arvind as its Brand Ambassador to disseminate accurate information on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). On Monday, BBMP Commissioner N. Manjunath Prasad announced the appointment of Ramesh Arvind as the Ambassador and included Ramesh into the newly-formed BBMP COVID-19 Task Force to contain the…
Meanwhile in Bengaluru…: BBMP to pay compensation to victims of bad roads, potholes
December 4, 2019Bengaluru: Following directives from the Karnataka High Court, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has released advertisements (Public Notice) about paying compensation to victims of bad roads and potholes. The advertisement, carrying the signature of BBMP Commissioner, read: “Consequent to the orders passed in WP: 42927/2015 (PIL) by the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka, it…
Bengaluru Deputy Mayor dies of heart attack
October 5, 2018She had attended Namma Metro event with CM yesterday Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Deputy Mayor Ramila Umashankar (44) passed away in the wee hours of today due to a cardiac arrest. The JD(S) leader from Kaveripura Ward, who was elected as the Deputy Mayor of the powerful local body on Sept.28, is survived…
Congress-JD(S) bag Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts in BBMP
September 29, 2018Bengaluru: Amid ugly scenes of heckling, shoving and sloganeering, Congress-JD(S) candidates were elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in the Mayoral polls held at BBMP Council Hall here yesterday, edging out BJP for the third year in a row. Gangambike Mallikarjun, a two-term Congress Corporator from Ward in Jayanagar…
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