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Lockdown row? Karnataka govt transfers Bengaluru civic body commissioner
B.H. Anil Kumar had argued that the lockdown be extended at least 15 days to break the cycle of Covid-19 spreading in BengaluruThe government has brought back N. Manjunath Prasad as BBMP commissioner
1 min read18 Jul 2020Bengaluru civic body allows homemade masks to avoid fines
'Facial mask could be any mask used to cover nose and mouth and would also include any face cover including a piece of cloth covering nose and mouth fully to serve the purpose of protection,' tweeted BBMP Commissioner
1 min read3 May 2020BBMP presents Rs10,895 crore budget for Bengaluru
The budget followed the usual protocol with allocations of funds to help improve the city’s crumbling infrastructure, waste management and improving the rapidly declining quality of air and water in India’s technology capital
1 min read20 Apr 2020Karnataka forms sub-committee on legalising encroachments in Bengaluru
The plan, if implemented, would regularise around 75,000 unauthorised constructions in housing layouts developed by the Bengaluru Development AuthorityAuthorities were not getting any tax or fee from such properties and that is why the government decided to regularize it by amending section 38(c) of the BDA Act
1 min read13 Dec 2019Bengaluru may soon get debris recycling plant
For KSPCB, effectively dealing with construction debris is one of the priorities as listed in its 41-point action planVehicular emissions are one of the biggest contributors to Bengaluru’s air pollution, followed by construction activities
1 min read10 Nov 2019BJP's Gowtham Kumar elected new Bengaluru Mayor
Gowtham Kumar got 129 votes in favour of his candidature while his opponent R.S. Sathyanarayana got 112 votesBJP stormed to power in the BBMP after a gap of four years
3 min read1 Oct 2019BJP set to regain control of Bengaluru civic body
The disqualification of 5 Bengaluru MLAs and some independents going with the BJP may give it the edge in the upcoming mayoral polls, scheduled to take place on 27 SeptThe civic body houses over 20% of the state’s population and has a budget outlay of over ₹11,000 crore
2 min read16 Sep 2019Bye bye, BBM
The curtains are being drawn on the consumer version of BlackBerry Messenger. This comes as sad news for BlackBerry loyalists who stuck with its phones and messaging service even as competitors came out with better products
1 min read30 Apr 2019Bengaluru may face disruption in telecom services as municipal body, industry spar over payments
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has ordered to cut telecom cables laid over the groundTelecom service providers said the cables were laid overhead temporarily due to road construction work and they have already paid the fees for laying them under the ground
1 min read29 Apr 2019How the govt can deal with fake news on WhatsApp
As WhatsApp does not have a data server in India, it is not bound by the laws of the country
2 min read5 Jul 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared