Pay full Bengaluru property tax by May 31, 2026 and get 5% rebate as due date gets extendedBengaluru property owners can now avail a 5% rebate on property tax by paying in full by May 31, 2026, as the deadline has been extended. A...
02 May, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Big relief for Bengaluru property owners: B-Khatas to be treated as A-KhatasThe Karnataka Cabinet has approved the regularization of B-Khata properties in Bengaluru issued up to September 30, 2024, granting them A-K...
18 Jul, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Lessons to be learnt, may come up with an act for gatherings: DK Shivakumar on Bengaluru stampedeKarnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar announced the state is planning an act for managing public gatherings. This decision follows a recent sta...
09 Jun, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Centre should declare 'Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra' as Union Territory: Ex-CM Uddhav ThackerayHe said Marathi-speaking people have been residing in the border villages from generations. Their daily life, language and lifestyle is Mar...
26 Dec, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
Karnataka: Councillor with BPL card loses post after court finds he has 500 kg jewellerySenior Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate of First Class of Sira, Geethanjali G found K Ravishankar, councillor of Ward-9 of Sira City Mun...
09 Sep, 2022, 08.11 PM IST
Corporators oppose UDD plan to prosecute officers for illegal constructionsThe draft notification issued on November 27 calling for objections and suggestions from the public faced stiff opposition from Bruhat Beng...
05 Dec, 2018, 11.03 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
- BBMP team may take over from task force
Replacing BMTF with CSF implies that the scope of the force will be reduced to the city corporation level, unlike now where the task force ...
15 Oct, 2018, 10.50 AM IST
Dumped garbage on roads? Get set to rot in jailBBMP wants the state to empower its officers with power of arrest - a move they believe can drive home the point that citizens are equally ...
21 Dec, 2015, 11.07 AM 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
Karnataka seeks to exempt MSMEs trade license in municipal limitsThe State Government has proposed a set of amendments to its municipal laws by which micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as well as ...
20 Nov, 2015, 05.42 PM 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
BJP files petition in Karnataka High Court questioning Section 10 of Municipal Act"The state government is trying to provide rights to the nominated members to exercise their franchise in mayoral elections," they said.
01 Sep, 2015, 09.12 PM IST
You can refuse to vote in BBMP pollsWhile there is no provision for NOTA vote in the BBMP polls scheduled for August 22, those not willing to vote in the elections can still d...
20 Aug, 2015, 10.18 AM IST
Karnataka government mulling new, independent act to improve administration in BengaluruKarnataka govt is mulling a new and independent act for Bengaluru to improve the quality of administration in the IT capital, Law Minister ...
03 Jul, 2015, 07.44 PM IST
Legality of building does not lessen entitlement for electricity connection: Karnataka Electricity Regulatory CommissionKERC has shot down government regulation requiring occupants to produce “occupancy certificates“ issued by municipal authorities to get ele...
15 Apr, 2015, 01.38 PM IST
Bill on tax on telecom towers and ad structures deferredKumar said many telecom towers have cropped up on buildings in violation of construction bye laws, causing various health and environmental...
15 Dec, 2014, 06.06 PM IST