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BBMP has called for tender.The BBMP has already floated tenders for the 2.5-km-long flyover from Madiwala to Ejipura Junction along the Intermediate Ring Road (Sony World flyover). It may be recalled that the Union Government had cancelled the Sony World flyover work which had even completed tendering process under the
Read MoreThe State government has taken one more major step in digital governance by making all BBMP's property details just a click away. Mayor B N Manjunath Reddy on Monday launched ‘Palike Bhoomi’, a dedicated website on Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) properties, including buildings and lakes. The details of all
Read MoreThe KR Market, Bengaluru's largest marketplace and the biggest user of plastic, is set to ban all kinds of plastic from April 2 onwards. The traders have joined hands with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to fully curtail the use of 1,000 kg of plastic every day. Mayor B N
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City Kemp NewsChief Minister Siddaramaiah, Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George and Minister R Roshan Baig launched 25 new hi-tech Compactors(garbage handling machines) with each having a 10 tonne capacity. BBMP will handle a total of 250 tonnes of waste by using these compactors. The compactors arrest the foul smell of garbage as
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Energy Minister DK Shivakumar opened the first unit of Sharavathi Power Station on Saturday. On Feb 18th, due to a fire accident at the control unit building, the 1035 MW station had to be shut down. The Energy Department swiftly swung into action and in just 30 days has started
Read MoreThe Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will set up 19 more Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) at Rs 2,500 crore over the next four years to keep sewage away from the lakes. Once that happens, the BWSSB will be able to treat an additional 800 million litres per day (MLD)
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Health Scheme for accident victims off to a good start. As many as five patients have been treated under the ‘Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Scheme’, the Karnataka government’s new health plan for accident victims, which was launched on March 8. The scheme provides for cashless treatment of up to Rs 25,000 at
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The KSRTC has been conferred with ASRTU Excellence Award for the 2nd year in a row in the category of “Alternate Fuel and Environment Management” on March 22. The Award was given during 60th Annual Conference of STU’s held at Bangalore, by Arvind Jadhav, Chief Secretary to Rajender Kumar Kataria,
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Life in our cell phone society is becoming increasingly complex, demanding and stressful. Sweeping changes in the society and rumbling shifts in the lifestyle drives people to indulge in different activities that help them to build health in a fun filled way. What else could be more fanciful than skating?
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Sixty kilometres from Bangalore, 3 kms away from Chanapatna on the highway to Mysore stands this beautiful temple to the left, built by the Cholas. The village is called Doddamallur.Some say this structure is 3000 years old -attributing it's existance to Rishis & Munis. However a written document recording the lightning
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