February 21, 2024: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed the BBMP Amendment Bill 2024 on February 20, 2024, aimed at providing relief to property taxpayers in Bangalore by reducing their penalties on outstanding dues by … READ FULL STORY
January 9, 2024: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been taking several measures to boost property tax collection by reaching out to over six lakh property tax defaulters through SMS. The civic body … READ FULL STORY
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), also known as the Greater Bangalore Municipal Body, serves as the administrative authority overseeing the civic and infrastructural facets of Bangalore, India. As the fourth-largest Municipal Corporation in … READ FULL STORY
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has intensified its efforts to recover property tax dues in Bangalore, targeting over six lakh defaulters who collectively owe around Rs 500 crore to the civic body. In … READ FULL STORY
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has taken the step of locking the Mantri Square mall due to the non-clearance of substantial property tax arrears. Situated in Malleswaram, the mall’s management had been directed … READ FULL STORY
October 20, 2023: The Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to initiate the digitisation of all the old property records such as Khata certificates, tax paid … READ FULL STORY
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has identified 20,000 property owners who have paid less property taxes by registering their properties under the residential category, even though they were being put to commercial use. The … READ FULL STORY
In order to strengthen its commitment of keeping ‘citizens first’ and to bring about Bengaluru’s organised growth, the Karnataka government set up the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) in 1996. The BMTF is headed … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed the environmental clearance (EC) granted to a high-rise residential project being built by Godrej Properties in Bengaluru, for raising construction in the buffer zone of a lake. … READ FULL STORY
Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, on June 13, 2019, launched 118 websites that would enable citizens to get building plan approvals, diversion of land use change and other related permissions through online submissions, avoiding … READ FULL STORY
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has given the go-ahead to the Karnataka government for using defence land for infrastructure projects in Bengaluru, with the condition that the city’s civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike … READ FULL STORY
Karnataka’s deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, on June 18, 2018, said that the government would take effective and strict measures, to make Bengaluru free from plastic. Parameshwara, who is the minister-in-charge for Bengaluru city … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by acting chairperson justice Jawad Rahim, pulled up the Karnataka government, saying that the report submitted by the state government on the Bellandur lake in Bengaluru was … READ FULL STORY
