Many residents and social activists have opposed to the idea of naming roads after elected representatives and have called it a blatant violation of Supreme Court direction on not showcasing photographs of elected representatives and politicians at public places.
There’s a tug of war over this man’s khata
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 06:00 IST
A private citizen has been issued a
khata for a
temple property that’s maintained by the
Muzrai department and he has even constructed a ground-plus-four floors building on the 600 sq ft area
G oing to meet a revenue inspector to obtain a khata is a trial by fire, it is rumoured. Yet, everyone has to knock on the hallowed doors of the
revenue department because the khata is an all-important document, detailing the assessment of a property, its size, location, built-up area and so on for the purpose of payment of property tax. The khata is also a kind of identification of the person who is primarily liable for payment of property tax. So, how a private citizen came to get a khata for a property owned by a temple maintained by the Muzrai Department is a mystery that many people are wanting answers to.
BBMP flexes its muscles to get rid of hoardings, again
BBMP flexes its muscles to get rid of hoardings, again
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Feb 9, 2021, 06:00 IST
The BBMP’s effort to remove the metal structures that support hoardings is also going on, though BM had reported a year ago that the Palike wanted it done in 15 days
Tenders floated to invite bidders to remove illegal banners in East Zone, but activists question Palike as some
hoardings feature its own officials
Time and again the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has tried to rid the city of illegal banners and hoardings put up for promoting various products, institutions or political leaders, but so far nothing has worked. Even the
They’re taking a dig at us
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Feb 5, 2021, 06:00 IST
Highlights
After spending Rs 13.50 crore/km and promising B’luru that TenderSURE roads will never be dug up, Palike is scooping out Residency Road for a skywalk
The BBMP’s Traffic Engineering Cell has approved the skywalk, which is one of the 84 skywalks recommended by the traffic police
Just when you thought roads developed under
TenderSURE would be spared from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s digging, there’s news that the footpath on Residency Road, near the gate of Bishop Cotton’s Girls’ School, will be dug up to make a
Mobile testing units for mass meetings
Mobile testing units for mass meetings
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 06:00 IST
Palike planning to set these units up to keep a check on the virus
T he Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is contemplating dispatching mobile testing units for checking for covid-19 to places where people gather in large numbers. Recently, Karnataka State Transport Corporation (
KSRTC) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (
BMTC) employees gathered at Freedom Park in large numbers to protests against the government’s reluctance at bring them under government payroll. In another incident, members in the Karnataka Legislative Council on Tuesday failed to maintain any