Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad temperature update: IMD issues orange alert for capital and NCR region, mercury to touch 44 degreesDelhi temperature today: Delhi is bracing for a scorching week as temperatures are predicted to hit 44°C, with an orange alert issued. Heat...
22 May, 2026, 08.34 AM IST
Big relief for residents: HC tells builder to demolish illegal construction in setback area over missing fire NOCBengaluru apartment owners secured a major win as the Karnataka High Court ordered a builder to demolish illegal construction. The construc...
06 May, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Bengaluru building fire leaves 5 dead; owners arrestedA devastating fire in Bengaluru's Nagarathpete area claimed five lives, prompting a visit from Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and Police Commissio...
17 Aug, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
Built an extra floor, balcony or skipped property tax payment? Bengaluru civic body is keeping an 'AI' on youBBMP will use AI to identify illegal constructions and deliver property documents to doorsteps. Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said 1 lakh of 7 la...
26 Mar, 2025, 03.36 PM IST
Bengaluru building collapse: Spotlight falls on a Rs 5 lakh bribe that enabled rule violationAn illegal six-story building in east Bengaluru collapsed, killing several people. The building owner had permission for only three floors ...
24 Oct, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inspects site of building collapse, announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to kin of deceasedKarnataka CM Siddaramaiah inspected the site of a building collapse in Bengaluru that killed 8 and injured 6. He announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gra...
24 Oct, 2024, 10.58 AM IST
Bengaluru building collapse: Seven dead, five others hospitalized. Watch videoSeven people were killed and five injured when a seven-storey building under construction collapsed in Bengaluru due to heavy rains. Offici...
23 Oct, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
One arrested, FIR registered against three in Bengaluru building collapseAn FIR has been registered against three people after an under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru's Horamavu Agara area. Deputy C...
23 Oct, 2024, 03.05 PM IST
Bengaluru doesn't need knee jerk reactions. Penalise builders, authorities for holistic solution: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw"The question that begs to be answered is whether there will be a parallel investigation into how the BBMP and BDA gave permissions in the ...
15 Sep, 2022, 04.43 PM IST
Wipro, Columbia Asia Hospital other big names figure on Bengaluru demolition list'What goes around comes around, comes around' aptly summarises the situation in India's silicon valley in the aftermath of the massive floo...
14 Sep, 2022, 04.19 PM IST
Bengaluru flooding: Karnataka minister warns of "Noida towers-like demolition" driveHis statement came after the Bengaluru civic body on Monday began a demolition drive within days of the havoc caused by rains-triggered flo...
13 Sep, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
New policy will make most telecom towers in Bengaluru illegalA majority of the telecom towers in the city are installed on rooftops of buildings constructed illegally, without a sanctioned plan or occ...
10 Jan, 2019, 10.37 AM IST
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike drive against rooftop pubs loses momentumThe time required for holding hearings implies that it would take a long time before the BBMP decides on the legality of pubs.
26 Jul, 2018, 11.44 AM IST
Karnataka government's demolition drive puts Bengaluru home buyers in a fixKarnataka’s Environment Impact Assessment Authority has put on hold environmental clearance for 10 mega construction projects.
29 Aug, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's solemn promise: Will act against builders"In the past three years, our govt has evicted and confiscated 4,950 acres of encroached land worth Rs 52,000 cr in Bengaluru Urban distric...
16 Aug, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
ET By Invite: You cannot demolish 50 homes and spare 5,000 othersBengaluru's population has increased multi-fold over the years. With that, the number of lakes should have increased and the width of storm...
11 Aug, 2016, 01.20 PM IST
Drain, Drain just won't go awayThe Karnataka HC in 2011 passed an order directing BBMP to remove all encroachments on SWDs, on a petition filed by S. Umesh
12 Mar, 2015, 12.04 PM IST