Realty firm Prestige Group gets BBMP nod for a 1.5-km flyover to its 70-acre Bellandur tech park, citing poor access. BBMP says it must serve the public too as it planned on public land — but fears remain it may mostly benefit the developer as the flyover lands inside its campus

Dr Ravishankar J, 2001-batch IAS officer, has taken charge as the new managing director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. There was a buzz that M Maheshwar Rao would continue as Metro’s MD till the opening of Yellow line

RT @ever_pessimist: Breaking . #BengaluruMetro receives Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) for #YellowLine from Italcertifer. It'll now f….

Fifth gate

For context: These gates provided direct access to the lake from different apartments

RT @beastoftraal: A Bengaluru lake with "private", "restricted" entry only for people who live in 5 gated complexes that encircle it! https….

Karnataka state cabinet will discuss the re-structuring of BBMP today. In all likelihood, Bengaluru will get five corporations . Notification should be out by end of this week . #BBMP #FiveGates @NammaBengaluroo

RT @pushkarv: When @naveenmzs and I asked a security guard at an apartment complex to enter the lake, they claimed there was no lake only!….

Lower Ambalipura Lake in Harlur is a treasure trove of birdlife, surrounded by trees & nature. But reaching it is no easy task — the lake hides behind five gated apartment complexes, cutting it off from the public view. Now, residents want the BBMP to create a common access

Govt floats tenders for 16.74-km twin-tube tunnel road proposed between Hebbal & Central Silk Board. To be taken up under Modified BOOT model. Govt to offer 40% subsidy (Rs 7,079 cr); private co. to invest rest . Toll rights for 30 years likely . Round trip to cost Rs 636 as toll

In two months, Bengaluru will complete five full years without an elected city government

Breaking:. Dy CM DK Shivakumar confirms that the BBMP will be Re-structured into five municipal corporations. New areas unlikely to be added immediately.

RT @sakie339: Rabies is a simply horrible disease to die from. Duration from infection to onset of symptoms can vary from between 10 days t….

RT @prajwaldza: #BREAKING | Bengaluru joint CP traffic MN Anucheth has been transferred and posted as DIGP, Recruitment. Karthik Reddy repl….

In its first detailed press meet, BJP calls Congress-led tunnel road plan a massive scam. @Tejasvi_Surya says ₹660 toll makes it a road only for the ultra-rich, despite ₹7,100 cr subsidy. At Ejipura flyover pace, he says the 100-km elevated roads will take 800 years to finish!

Auto fare hiked in Bengaluru — will taxi aggregators finally scrap the tip before the trip rule?

Rain or shine, this spot stays waterlogged with sewage and filth @BBMPofficial @bwssbchairman.

RT @HennurBlr: How long would it take to remove this water logging @BBMPofficial @BBMPCOMM — beside the Kalyan Nagar Flyover (near Babusap….

Decision likely this week on the Hebbal land — now a tug of war between Namma Metro, KIADB and real estate developers. Metro had sought 45 acres for a depot & hub; builders push to cut it to 9 acres citing old deal. #Bengaluru #NammaMetro

RT @RupayiRaja: Housing society anta helkondu Devanahalli side alli tumba scams naditide. Agri land kooda ₹1000/sqft ge sigolla ivattu. Ba….

RT @NPKLOpenForum: @mlanaharis @Captain_Mani72 .The RUB at Challaghatta, executed by the Railway Dept, is now ready for inauguration.Intere….