Tag: IASofficer
Karnataka CM approves Rs 10,861.78-crore budget for Bengaluru
Despite the large size of BBMP budget, new Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath faces unenviable balancing act as expenditure is sure to exceed allocations
BENGALURU:
Within...
New BBMP chief applies ‘personal touch’ on his first day!
1993 IAS officer Tushar Giri Nath surprises BBMP employees with one-on-one meetings
Giri Nath says his new assignment is an opportunity to meet Bengalureans personally...
BBMP bans animal slaughter, meat sale on Sri Rama Navami
BENGALURU:
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has prohibited animal slaughter and sale of meat on Sri Rama Navami on Saturday (April 10).
There will be...
Karnataka Minister Eshwarappa rejects kickback allegations, calls it baseless
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday termed the allegations of kickback levelled against him by a Belagavi-based...
Congress’ Mekedatu ‘padayatra’ enters Bengaluru city, party chief apologises for traffic...
BENGALURU:
With Congress' 'padayatra' (foot march), demanding implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river, entering Bengaluru, party state President D K Shivakumar on...
Bengalureans and BBMP have equal stake in waste management: Justice Adi
BBMP chief Gaurav Gupta wants increased fines for improper garbage disposal
BENGALURU:
Citizens’ involvement and officers’ responsibility are equally important to get rid of the garbage...
COVID: Karnataka universities urged to put off degree exams by one...
BENGALURU:
The Karnataka government has requested the vice chancellors of universities in the state to consider deferring the semester examinations of degree courses by a...
Section 144 imposed around schools in Udupi
UDUPI:
The Udupi district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the district from Monday...
Motivated comments on India’s internal issues not welcome: MEA on Hijab...
NEW DELHI:
India on Saturday rejected criticism by some countries over the simmering dress code row in certain educational institutions in Karnataka and said that...
MoU signed with Ather Energy to set up 1,000 fast charging...
BENGALURU:
A Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) was signed between electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy and Electric Supply Companies (ESCOMs) of Karnataka in the presence of Chief...
BBMP has managed Covid 3rd wave well: Chief Commissioner
3,000+ Covid cases being triaged daily in Bengaluru: Gaurav Gupta
BENGALURU:
The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has been tackled successfully, BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav...
Mission Impossible? BBMP aims to collect Rs 1,332 crore in property...
BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta exhorts team to step up efforts to meet property tax target of Rs 4,000 crore for FY 22
BENGALURU:
With barely...
BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta tests Covid-positive
Gupta appeals to all those who came in contact with him recently to remain watchful and test if needed.
BENGALURU:
In a fresh, the BBMP Chief...
Karnataka govt launches AVGC Center of Excellence in Bengaluru
BENGALURU:
The AVGC Center of Excellence (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics CoE), considered as a pioneering high technology digital media hub, funded by the...
Covid infection fears: Karnataka Health Dept asks people to put off...
Appeal by Principal Secy Anil Kumar says crowding of hospitals should be avoided for next two weeks
BENGALURU:
In a public notification issued by the Karnataka...
Former IAS, minister J Alexander passes away
BENGALURU:
Former Karnataka chief secretary and Congress leader J Alexander passed away Friday. He was 83.
His last rites will be performed on Saturday. He is...
BBMP reminds RWAs about Covid precautions
Civic chief’s advisory urges Bengaluru apartment dwellers to avoid use of swimming pools and gyms
BENGALURU:
With the number of Covid infections surging by the day...
Covid 3rd wave is affecting Karnataka adults much more than children
Analysis put out by Karnataka Covid war room chief Munish Moudgil has surprising finding that infection rate among children vis-à-vis adults is less than...
Karnataka bans inter-district movement of vehicles, people for Congress padayatra Intra-district...
BENGALURU:
Aimed at curtailing mobilisation of people from various districts for Congress' ongoing padayatra, the Karnataka government on Wednesday prohibited inter district and intra district...
Unvaccinated 30 times more prone to land in ICU than vaccinated:...
BENGALURU:
The Karnataka COVID-19 war room analysis into the infections in the past seven days from January 1 to 7 has revealed that unvaccinated people...
Karnataka IAS officer Munish Moudgil gets National Award for e-Governance 2020-21
Moudgil, who stewards Karnataka Covid war room, felicitated at Hyderabad e-governance meet
BENGALURU:
Karnataka's 1998 cadre IAS officer and state Covid-19 war room head Munish Moudgil...
IAS officers Gurneet Tej, Manoz Jain, D Randeep, Salma Fahim and...
New Karnataka Secretaries will be on super-time pay scale
BENGALURU:
Five 2006 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officers have been promoted to the super-time scale from January...
BBMP on alert over recent spike in Covid-19 cases
Civic chief Gaurav Gupta warns of strict action against Covid protocol violators
Night curfew being strictly implemented: Bengaluru police chief Kamal Pant
BENGALURU:
Expressing concern over the...
Committee formed to look into the grievances of govt college guest...
BELAGAVI/BENGALURU:
The Karnataka Higher Education Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan on Friday said a committee has been formed to look into the grievances of...
5 new Omicron cases: No need for panic, says Karnataka Health...
Karnataka is thoroughly screening arrivals from Omicron-risk countries: D Randeep
BENGALURU:
With Karnataka reporting another five Omicron cases on Thursday for a tally of 8 cases...
BBMP chief follows up on CM’s warning, terminates LED street light...
Gaurav Gupta has now tasked his team, including fellow-IAS officers, with preparing estimates on switching Bengaluru’s street lights to LED at BBMP’s own cost
BENGALURU:
Following...
After Karnataka High Court’s intervention, BBMP unlocks Mantri Mall at 10...
On court’s direction, Mantri Mall management submits a cheque for Rs 4 crore as a security deposit towards property tax dues. HC has further...
Snail’s pace: Of 1,31,745 ‘illegal’ buildings in Bengaluru, BBMP has served...
Karnataka High Court Chief Justice grants three months’ time to civic agency to file action-taken report on demolition of illegal properties
BENGALURU:
BBMP has been given...
For the second time in 9 months, BBMP seals property tax-defaulting...
Faced with civic funds crunch, BBMP chief takes tough stand on collecting Mantri Mall’s dues before unsealing it
Observers say BBMP action of sealing Mantri...
BBMP chief orders weekly ‘grievance’ meetings for Bengalureans
Grievances on drinking water, cleanliness, street lights should get top priority: Gaurav Gupta
BENGALURU:
To address the grievances of citizens, the BBMP Chief Commissioner has directed...
Bengaluru’s major property tax defaulters face legal action
BBMP chief orders listing of top property tax defaulters, says Mantri Mall will stay sealed till it clears Rs 30-crore dues
BENGALURU:
In the backdrop of...
29 nursing students test positive for COVID in Karnataka’s Shivamogga
BENGALURU:
Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner KB Sivakumar said around 29 students have been found Covid-19 positive at a private nursing school and most of them are...
Delta variant of Covid-19 found in two persons who returned to...
BENGALURU:
Two persons, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday after reaching Bengaluru from South Africa, have been found positive for delta variant of the...
BBMP on alert over rise in city Covid cases
Civic chief calls for tight vigil at Bengaluru bus stops and railway stations, says arrivals from Kerala should be tested
BENGALURU:
To control the spread of...
Karnataka Chief Secretary stands up to political bosses, opposes ban on...
Revenue Minister R Ashoka, seconded by CM himself, bats for ban on college programmes in aftermath of Covid cluster reported from Dharwad college
Chief Secretary...
If no nod from Centre by Dec 1, Karnataka will take...
Bommai makes announcement at videocon in which Karnataka IAS officer bats for Covid vaccine booster dose
At videocon with CM, Mysuru DC Dr Gautham Bagadi...
Contractors’ graft woes: Karnataka CM orders probe into all tenders awarded...
Responding to contractors’ complaint to PM, Bommai directs Chief Secretary to appoint 2 probe panels headed by retired HC judges
Chief Secretary has reduced the...
CM’s order: Complete 30 km of storm water drain repairs in...
Bommai directs BWSSB to complete UGD work, BBMP to desilt small drains
BENGALURU:
As an immediate measure to prevent the recurrence of the rain-related flooding experienced...
Bengaluru bags Centre’s ‘Fast Mover’ Mega City top award
BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta receives award in Delhi, SWM officials Harish Kumar and Sarfaraz Khan share the dais
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU:
Bengaluru did Karnataka proud when...
Dengue, chikungunya threat: BBMP staff put on alert
BBMP Special Commissioner (Health) Thrilok Chandra instructs team to destroy mosquito breeding spots
BENGALURU:
The incessant rains in Bengaluru could lead to a rise in dengue...
Rains: BBMP chief puts civic team on high alert
Gupta tells senior staff to be out in the field and address Bengalureans’ rain-related woes
BENGALURU:
With Bengaluru witnessing moderate-to-heavy and near-continuous showers on Thursday, and...
Will BBMP elections for 243 wards be held in Feb-March 2022?
Signs of approaching BBMP polls as Chief Minister Bommai holds meeting with UDD- BBMP officials, even as SC set to hear issue in December
After...
Pneumonia vaccine for kids launched in Bengaluru
BBMP Special Commissioner Thrilok Chandra launches PCV programme in presence of WHO representatives
BENGALURU:
Under the Universal Immunization Programme, the PCV (pneumococcal vaccine) programme was launched...
Karnataka’s Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Department bags top award
ISC-FICCI 'Best Communication in Sanitation 2021' award is thanks to work of 2 IAS officers, Principal Secy (RDPR) LK Atheeq and former Commissioner of...
Pothole repairs: BBMP chief suspends Road Infrastructure (East) Executive Engineer for...
Gaurav Gupta's strict action against engineer is a move to counter negative public perception of BBMP
BENGALURU:
In a major in-house crackdown on tardy civic officials,...
Bengaluru: Play homes, nurseries to reopen from November 8
BENGALURU:
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Saturday permitted the reopening of play homes and nursery homes for two hours in a day starting...
BBMP Chief, Minister inspect areas affected by rains in Pai Layout
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Urban Development Minister B.A. Basavaraj and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta, on Saturday, inspected Pai Layout, Kaggadasapura bund areas, and...
Bengaluru Electoral rolls revision: Enroll your name till December 8 in...
BBMP to publish Draft voters’ list on November 8
BENGALURU:
The annual special summary revision of the electoral rolls is under way and the draft voters’...
Take every downpour in Bengaluru seriously, CM tells BBMP
Bengaluru’s global image should not be dented by rain havoc: Bommai
BENGALURU:
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday instructed officials, including BBMP officials, to take urgent...
How ‘Prithvi’ influenced a young Kannadiga to join civil services
Currently Assistant Commissioner of Ballari, Dr Akash (IAS) credits the late Puneeth Rajkumar’s brilliant characterisation of an IAS officer with motivating him to join...
