The two-day BBMP council ended abruptly on Saturday with mayor S K Nataraj approving 28 projects worth crores of rupees amid pandemonium. “I am for development of the city and as ruling party in the council, we have the obligation to start taking up developmental works. Opposition parties are goondas engaged in rowdyism. Yes, the standing [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 1, 2010
Bringing relief to Bangalore’s property owners, the BBMP council on Friday decided to extend the 5% rebate on payment of property tax by a month, till May 30. Friday was the last day for availing the rebate. Property owners can pay the 2010-11 half-yearly tax without fine up to June 30. Tax may be paid at [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 30, 2010
Road works to decongest traffic and reduce travel time are being taken up by the NHAI and BBMP The civic agencies are taking up major projects to allow smooth commuting and clear bottlenecks in different parts of the city. The elevated road over Tumkur Road by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the widening [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 4, 2009
The BWSSB and BBMP have systems in place to address grievances in a day To make it easier for citizens to lodge complaints and for more efficient and transparent redressal, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has launched its new website Spandana (www.spandana.kar.nic.in). All complaints can be filed, from tree fall, health, revenue, to civic infrastructure [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The country’s IT hub is all set to reclaim its title of Garden City with the the city corporation planning to roll out a host of initiatives aimed at turning lakes, parks and empty walls here into patches of green cover and art corners. Plans are on to convert 187 lakes in and around Bangalore into [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 14, 2009
The BBMP on Friday assured residents of Terrace Gardens that there is no need to demolish any part of the apartment on Ittamadu Road as they had not violated any buidling plans. Day two of the demolition drive saw 12 buildings being razed after the BBMP found that these buildings were constructed on the storm water [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 6, 2009
Rs 22,000-Cr Plan Unveiled; No More Magic Boxes Bangalore: The BBMP is all set to wave its magic wand and fix Bangalore’s infrastructure. But, you’ll have to wait till 2012 for things to fall in place. On Saturday, it unveiled its mega plan which includes no more narrow magic boxes and underpasses, but escalator-powered skywalks, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 3, 2009
Government Order On Acceptability Of Old Khata Has Not Reached Banks Bangalore: ‘New Bangaloreans’ — residents of old CMCs, TMC and village panchayats now under BBMP limits — may be regretting their inclusion under the big city banner. Internal administrative slip-ups are putting them in a quandary. After a long impasse over registration of properties, which [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Bangalore: The khatas issued by the erstwhile CMCs, TMC or panchayats to which your buildings/sites belonged before becoming a part of the BBMP, will suffice to do property transactions. The registration process for apartments located in these areas has also been made smooth now. After two-and-a-half years of rigmarole over khata transfer and endorsement which had [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 4, 2009
Bangalore: When urban local bodies merge with a city corporation, there are bound to be some hiccups. One such problem that the residents of new areas of Greater Bangalore are facing is property registration. While the sub-registrars insist that the BBMP issue an endorsement stating that the property comes under their jurisdiction, the BBMP is going [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Bangalore: Here is a boost to the individual as well as the realty sector. After reducing the stamp duty on property documents from 7.5% to 6%, the government will reduce the surcharge and cess, thus bringing down the overall registration levy in the state. From June, the property buyers in urban areas — BBMP, city [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 8, 2009
Bangalore: Before investing in your dream house, take some time off to check whether the property is legal or not. All you have to do is walk into the office of the joint director, town planning, at the BBMP headquarters. The BBMP on Thursday set up an exclusive cell, where prospective buyers can get all information [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 8, 2009
DLF Limited has run into trouble with Bruhat Bangalore Mahangara Palike (BBMP), the state-owned body which authorises all residential projects in Bangalore. In a public announcement issued in an English daily today, BBMP stated that DLF Homes had not obtained any approval or sanction plan from BBMP to build an 18-storey complex, named Westend Heights, [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 4, 2009
Bangalore: A long-pending demand of Bangaloreans will soon be met — the BBMP will, for the first time, have a detailed and accurate property register. Soon, you can also check if your name figures in the list of taxpayers. The Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act makes it mandatory for the local body to maintain a property register [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Bangalore: The high court on Tuesday asked the government and BBMP to act reasonably on fixing the rent of buildings. “There are instances in which land has been given to party offices in Delhi and elsewhere. But the question is will you (government and BBMP) use the same yardstick on shops at bus stands and other [...]
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