Congress ditched DMK at first opportunity, has become a ‘parasitic party’: ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi labelled the Congress a "parasitic party" for betraying the DMK. He noted the Congress's past reliance on the ...
10 May, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Civic bodies turn to bond market after budget incentiveIn a strategic move towards urban development, Indian cities are set to tap into the debt market for funding. Key players like the Bombay M...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
AMC seeks to go first with Rs 1,000-cr bond issueAn AMC plans to be the first mover with a ₹1,000 crore bond issue, seeking to leverage strong liquidity conditions and early investor inter...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
Govt arms bear four-fifths of Bengaluru’s public spending, says Janaagraha findingA new report reveals that government agencies, not the city administration, handle nearly 80% of Bengaluru's public spending, totaling Rs 3...
11 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Karnataka: Govt will hold all local body polls this year, says Dy CM ShivakumarLocal body elections will be held across Karnataka this year. This includes polls for five new corporations in Bengaluru. Deputy Chief Mini...
01 Jan, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Karnataka govt notifies formation of five city corporations in BengaluruThe Karnataka government has officially announced the formation of five new city municipal corporations in Bengaluru, replacing the existin...
02 Sep, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
Governor assents Greater Bengaluru Bill, city may come under multiple civic bodiesGovernor Thaawarchand Gehlot approved the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024, aiming to decentralize governance and improve citizen lif...
24 Apr, 2025, 06.21 PM IST
Why Bengaluru municipal body wants to hike property taxExpectedly, the proposal has met with resistance from honest taxpayers as there are discrepancies in the collection system.
29 Nov, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
Bengaluru civic body set to revisit by-law curbs on pet dogsThe new by-law is likely to do away with a cap on the number of pet dogs that one can have in Bengaluru and may include Indian breeds on th...
04 Oct, 2018, 12.06 PM IST
Bengaluru municipal body retakes the onus of repairing roads cut by companiesA decision to this effect was taken at a recently-held coordination committee meeting of various Bengaluru-related departments chaired by t...
25 Jul, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Shades of grey visible in white-topping plan for Bengaluru roadsThe project began on a few stretches in December 2017 but was halted when it made traffic more chaotic and road users raised a hue and cry.
05 Jun, 2018, 08.40 PM IST
For a better cleanliness rank, Bengaluru municipal body pins hopes on binsLack of public dustbins was one of the reasons why the city ended up 38th among 73 cities for cleanliness survey.
19 Dec, 2016, 11.05 AM IST
Over 2000 suspected cases of monsoon-related diseases in Bengaluru: Health Minister“We’ve confirmed 68 of the cases and there have been no deaths so far,” the minister said after taking stock of the Bengaluru civic corpora...
14 Jun, 2016, 08.42 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 551 cr loan for civic bodiesThe Delhi govt. will extend a loan of Rs 551 crore to two civic bodies, CM Arvind Kejriwal said today.
03 Feb, 2016, 05.09 PM IST
Bruhat Bengaluru civic corporation asks govt to bring it under municipal accounting rulesUnder the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, the BBMP mayor or the council do not have ex ecutive powers -their decisions need to be rat...
10 Dec, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to levy property tax on telecom towersGovernment officials said they will go ahead with the notification once the rules receives the Law Department's nod.
24 Sep, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
Division of Bengaluru civic body won't lead to Telugu, Tamil Mayors: SiddaramaiahSmall is beautiful: Siddaramaiah dismisses fears that division of city civic body would lead to entities led by non-Kannadiga mayors.
14 May, 2015, 10.59 AM IST