Dy CM Shivakumar, who also holds Bengaluru Development portfolio, told reporters Wednesday, ‘Our team is working round the clock ... We have asked all our commissioners to be on the field.’
The new Greater Bengaluru Authority is an attempt to improve public infrastructure, but experts have raised concerns about a shortage of senior officials and widespread corruption.
The move comes as Siddaramaiah govt faces criticism over city's infra & quality of life issues. It has also revived the debate around the issue of safety.
Kiran Jeevan says he suffered from neck and back pain, which was medically linked to the ‘jerks and trauma caused while commuting on Bengaluru’s treacherous roads’.
Rao was MD of Karnataka Power Corp Ltd when Shivakumar was power minister between 2013-18. He will continue to serve as BMRCL MD due to shortage of senior civil servants in the state.
Recommendations by Greater Bengaluru Governance Committee could take away more power from city councils. Karnataka's capital has not had elected council for nearly five years now.
The bill was tabled in the Karnataka assembly Tuesday. The Congress govt has promised consultation & deliberation with stakeholders before finalising the decision.
BJP has slammed Congress govt for allegedly letting AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala 'chair' meeting of Bengaluru officials & MLAs. Siddaramaiah says not 'official meeting'.
City police lodged almost 15 lakh parking violations last year, a sign of rampant congestion. With polls due, Bommai govt has appointed PhD-holding IPS officer to help fix the jam.
Clinics will offer 12 types of health services including postnatal & neonatal care, childhood & adolescent care, immunisation services among others. Polls are due by May.
While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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