Bangalore Mahanagara Palike

B'lore: Properties worth Rs 2 cr recovered from peon in Lokayukta raid

The Lokayukta police was in for a surprise when it raided a peon employed with the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on Thursday. The police team recovered properties worth Rs 2 crore from the peon. The police found that the peon owned six houses and five plots of land, one of them spreading across two acres, in prime areas in and around Bangalore. ...  

B'lore: Azim Premji hauls up BBMP over piling garbage

Bangalore: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has raised a stink over Bangalore's garbage crisis, that is worsening by the day, and slammed the city's civic body, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Trash has been piling up at several places across the city for the past two months as the municipal body struggles to clear it away. Premji's criticism comes two days after the embarrassed state government was forced to take action...  

RTI exposes corruption in Bangalore City Corporation

Computers worth Rs 3.4 crore were purchased but never delivered. ...  

Big mess in Greater Bangalore, residents fume

City set up new corporation 7 months ago but forgot amenities. ...  

Bangalore trees get the axe this monsoon

Large gulmohur trees, once the Garden City's pride, are now a threat. ...  

B'lore gears up for tough monsoons

The monsoon is just round the corner and Bangaloreans are gearing up for a tough time. ...  

B'lore shelves dogs sterilisation

The sterilisation programme for dogs in Bangalore has been suspended for over a month because of lack of funds. ...  

B'lore lakes choke with Ganesh idols

The B'lore city administration is having a tough time clearing choked lakes after the immersion of Ganesh idols. ...