I live in Karnataka, not Maharashtra, Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw hits back at Congress leaderBiocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw defended her criticism of Bengaluru's infrastructure, stating her focus is on Karnataka where she reside...
15 Oct, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
Bengaluru water price hike begins today: From waste, milk, metro to power — here’s what else now costs more and by how muchWater prices in Bengaluru have increased from today, marking the first hike in 11 years. This comes alongside a series of other price incre...
10 Apr, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
Bengaluru cost of living to jump! Milk, water, electricity and 'garbage tax' to burn bigger hole in pocketResidents of Bengaluru face increased expenses as the new financial year begins, with prices rising for milk, waste management, metro fares...
01 Apr, 2025, 12.44 PM IST
Single-digit salary hike, double-digit rent increase: Bengaluru tenant says his home rent will exceed his salaryA Bengaluru man has raised concerns over rising rent in the IT capital, highlighting that his salary hike could not keep up with the 10% in...
01 Apr, 2025, 11.43 AM IST
'Ready to Pay Garbage Tax, but Want a Clean Bengaluru': BBMP's new waste management fee sparks debateStarting April 1, Bengaluru property owners will have a new garbage user fee added to their tax bills. The fee will support waste managemen...
01 Apr, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
Bengaluru property owners, get ready to pay 'garbage tax' to BBMP for solid waste managementBengaluru property owners will now pay a Solid Waste Management fee, tiered by the size of their homes, starting 2025-26. The BBMP budget, ...
01 Apr, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
When govt fails, citizens get down to work, and succeedCitizens are also frustrated by authorities’ inaction in fixing potholes and are seeking the help of an initiative called Pothole Raja, whi...
28 Aug, 2019, 10.56 AM IST
Better use of roads with car-pooling can be alternative to decongest Bengaluru roads: Uber executiveThe average speed of BMTC buses is only 8 km/hour, and hence they have not been able to earn enough revenues.
08 Dec, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
BBMP’s easy way out to raise funds: Tax the honest moreTara Krishnaswamy from Citizens for Bengaluru said that while a hike is needed for revenue generation, what is lacking is the delivery of s...
26 Nov, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
Stop registration of new vehicles for two years in Bengaluru: G ParameshwaraThe City Development and Home Minister tells that vehicular pollution is causing serious health issues in the City.
29 Oct, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
Why not let a Pourakarmika co-op handle garbage messThis is not to suggest that the CM or his ministers love to see pourakarmikas suffer. It could be that they are perhaps clueless about how ...
10 Oct, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
Bengaluru's mega budget promises helipads for cityWith an outlay of Rs 9,322 crore, the budget was heavy on welfare schemes, but made no mention of lake rejuvenation.
01 Mar, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
The Whitefield guide to getting things done"The builder applied for the occupancy certificate in April 2015. We were asked to pay Rs 2 crore of which the builder agreed to pay Rs 1 c...
01 Jun, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
Compost the waste as BBMP may buy itComposting is a process by which micro-organisms break down complex organic matter such as kitchen waste into useful nutrients for the soil.
06 Feb, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
The curious case of Raghavendra Nagar - Garbage collection is an alien concept hereShankar says there have always been confusions: "Our voter IDs were issued from Kalkere and I voted for the Ramamurthy Nagar ward."
10 Aug, 2016, 10.40 AM IST
- Will cut bus fares if government extends tax exemption to RTCs: Ramalinga Reddy
The price of diesel had come down by Rs 6.18 per litre recently, which prompted the JDS and BJP in Karnataka to demand reduction in bus far...
10 Nov, 2014, 08.20 PM 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