11,307 pourakarmikas get permanent jobs as government issues order for creation of supernumerary posts 

11,307 pourakarmikas get permanent jobs as government issues order for creation of supernumerary posts 

Pourakarmikas had staged a protest in front of the BBMP head office earlier this week demanding regularisation of jobs. | Photo Credit: File Photo After much deliberation, the Basavaraj Bommai-led State government on Thursday issued an order to give permanent job status to 11,307 pourakarmikas who are working under the Direct Payment System (DPS) in the […]

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Hopes of seamless transport in Bengaluru pinned on BMLTA

Hopes of seamless transport in Bengaluru pinned on BMLTA

Much before starting commercial operations, the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal at Baiyappanahalli hit headlines for its “airport-like look’ and “world class” amenities, including a centralized air-conditioned system. More than ₹300 crore was spent to build the terminal — which can handle over 50,000 passengers a day — in order to decongest other busy railway […]

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Student killed in accident ‘caused by bad a patch of road’

Student killed in accident ‘caused by bad a patch of road’

In another case of death in an accident suspected to be caused by a bad stretch of road, a 22-year-old student was killed and another youth was severely injured in Yelahanka New Town on Saturday night. The accident occurred when a car allegedly in a bid to avoid a bad stretch of road collided head-on […]

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Congress to prepare vision plan for ‘better Bengaluru’

Congress to prepare vision plan for ‘better Bengaluru’

‘Government should publish a White Paper on tackling the issues city is facing’ ‘Government should publish a White Paper on tackling the issues city is facing’ The Karnataka Congress on Friday highlighted the ruling BJP’s “legacy of 3Cs: commission, corruption and crumbling infrastructure”, which has damaged the image of Bengaluru and decided to come out with […]

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Delimitation of wards: Karnataka High Court adjourns hearing till Sept. 8

Delimitation of wards: Karnataka High Court adjourns hearing till Sept. 8

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday adjourned, till September 8, further hearing on petitions questioning the legality delimitation of new 243 wards of the Bruhat Bangalore Manahagara Palike (BBMP). Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the order after the State Advocate-General sought time to submit additional statement of objections, while pointing out that several new petitions […]

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BBMP imposes meat ban for Krishna Janmashtami in Bengaluru

BBMP imposes meat ban for Krishna Janmashtami in Bengaluru

The BBMP has also ordered the closure of abattoirs and slaughterhouses in the city The BBMP has also ordered the closure of abattoirs and slaughterhouses in the city The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Wednesday issued a circular banning sale of meat and killing of animals on Shri Krishna Janmashtami on Friday. The Joint […]

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“Ward maps will be uploaded soon”

“Ward maps will be uploaded soon”

Proposed delimited ward maps will be put out at zonal offices and corporation headquarters as well as on a soon-to-be ready website Proposed delimited ward maps will be put out at zonal offices and corporation headquarters as well as on a soon-to-be ready website Following several residents groups and opposition Congress taking objections to the […]

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NGO launches Montessori school-on-wheels in collaboration with BBMP

NGO launches Montessori school-on-wheels in collaboration with BBMP

To improve the education of marginalised children in slum areas, a Bengaluru-based NGO, Freethinking Foundation in collaboration with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike launched its first Montessori School on Wheel initiative, wherein it aims to take learning to their doorsteps. BBMP has allotted two BMTC buses for the foundation which are customized into a classroom and […]

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Bengaluru: Headmasters show-caused, teachers terminated after 2 BBMP schools score zero percent in SSLC results

Bengaluru: Headmasters show-caused, teachers terminated after 2 BBMP schools score zero percent in SSLC results

Two Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) schools in the city scored zero per cent in the recently-announced SSLC exam results. As many as 19 students from Murphy Town and two from K G Nagar BBMP school who appeared for the SSLC exam have failed. This comes in the backdrop of an improvement in the overall […]

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