'Should have planned properly': Bengaluru property owners frustrated by BBMP's e-khata delaysBBMP's new e-khata system, intended to streamline property registration in Bengaluru, is facing criticism due to software glitches and a la...
05 Nov, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
Flooding on roads leading to Bengaluru tech hubs sparks uproarTwo years ago, the State Government and technology companies had decided to work together to find a permanent solution to the issue of wate...
12 Aug, 2024, 07.27 PM IST
Working with BBMP as demolition teams clear drain encroachment: WiproSoftware giant Wipro, which also figures on the BBMP’s list, said in a statement that it was committed to supporting the ecology of the are...
20 Sep, 2022, 07.50 PM IST
CM pledges to fix water woes as rainfall batters Bengaluru’s tech suburbsChief minister Basavaraj Bommai assured distressed residents of speedy action to solve infrastructural issues related to the downpour in th...
06 Sep, 2022, 10.37 PM IST
Bengaluru civic body faces flak over data breach of Covid patientsFree Software Movement of India, a coalition of organisations working on data privacy, on Tuesday flagged that Covid-19 data record was bei...
26 May, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Bengaluru civic body issues notices to 3.9 lakh property owners for giving wrong infoThe deception came to light recently when the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) started physically verifying the self-declarations ...
17 Dec, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
Address proof and OTP verification must for coronavirus test now across BengaluruWhile police manage to trace nearly half of the cases, the remaining half continue to go missing. “Patients who are off the radar may carry...
27 Jul, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
Bengaluru: One platform for all building plan approvalsThe Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is developing a single digital platform for building plan approvals by which an applicant can...
24 Jan, 2020, 04.34 PM IST
Upgrade Sarjapur road, Azim Premji urges HD KumaraswamyPremji urged the chief minister to upgrade the 8-km stretch, which is also the main access to the software giant’s headquarters at Sarjapur.
25 Jul, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Building plan approval goes online in Bengaluru but will it curb bribes?According to BBMP officials, the new system will, besides making the process simple, bring in greater transparency by avoiding human intera...
26 Mar, 2018, 11.52 AM IST
Software glitch mars property tax mopup in BengaluruThe property tax portal declares that the site is maintained by BBMP but its IT engineers have not been able to resolve the problem.
18 Apr, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
Common Mobility Card is now a Smart City Idea for BengaluruCommon mobility card has been packaged under Bengaluru Transport-related Information and Planning System, an app-based platform that will a...
06 Apr, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
Despite reassurances, Bengaluru is nowhere close to embracing digital transparencyThe municipal commissioner promised to put up data on encroachment of storm-water-drains in the public doman within 10 days. What came out ...
19 Aug, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
BBMP pushing hard to make online processing and payment of contractor bills a permanent featureThere are about 2,000 contractors engaged with various kinds of projects in the city and their bills run into hundreds of crores of rupees.
13 Aug, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
ET Focus: Hagadur hurdle, uneven roads, footpathsAlthough it lies in the bustling Whitefield area, it continues to function like it did in its bygone city municipal council (CMC) days.
04 Aug, 2015, 10.19 AM IST
HC restrains BBMP from action in Wipro tax issueThe stay order, issued on Thursday, restrains the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike from making any tax recoveries from Wipro until furthe...
06 Feb, 2013, 11.20 AM IST
Property tax notice slapped on Wipro; IT major says it has paidThe dispute is with regard to its corporate headquarters and facilities at Doddakannelli village. The BBMP says the company has to pay tax ...
18 Jan, 2013, 08.12 PM IST