 | Delay in BBMP elections hampering Bengaluru development, says ReddyMany members said that the previous BJP government had done an injustice by removing many wards. |
 | BBMP forms panel to vet teachers’ qualificationsWhile an overall pass percentage for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations of 83.89 per cent, BBMP schools recorded only 67.53 per cent. |
 | BBMP holds review meet before facing Karnataka MLAsThe meeting with special commissioners was conducted to review progress of each department, which will be briefed to city MLAs on Monday and later with DCM DK Shivakumar. |
 | Pipe-laying on Bellandur Lake Road in Karnataka over in three daysThe officer suggested that motorists should leave early for work and use the main road. |
 | DK Shivakumar starts spadework for BBMP pollsDeputy Chief Minister and state Congress president DK Shivakumar held a meeting with former mayors of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike from the Congress |
 | Karnataka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps Finance, Shivakumar gets Irrigation, Bengaluru developmentChief Minister Siddaramaiah keeps finance, IT and BT along with intelligence, while Deputy CM DK Shivakumar gets irrigation and Bengaluru development portfolios. |
 | Stormwater drains: Fresh markings for demolition, residents fume in Hoysala NagarThe BBMP had last week demolished a furniture godown and compound walls of a few houses. |
 | BBMP finalises Indira Canteen breakfast menuAccording to Special Commissioner (Health) Dr KV Thrilok Chandra, the menu will be changed daily & delicacies like Upma, Kesari Bath, Bisibele Bath, Pongal and Idlis among other items will be served. |
| Bengaluru: RTI activist alleges irregularities in civic body’s skywalk projectBBMP officials refuted the allegations, stating that out of 14 skywalks, 12 are in progress, and of those, three skywalks at Pantharapalya, NR Colony and Govindaraja Nagar are completed. |
 | After winning Karnataka, now local battles brew for CongressWith the delimitation and reservation process concluded recently, Congress might go for a re-exercise of both delimitation and reservation, which could become another challenge for them. |
 | Clear city roads of uprooted trees, branches, BBMP Chief Commissioner Girinath tells officialsGirinath also inspected Anugrah Layout in Ward 188 of Bommanahalli constituency where a huge drain was overflowing due to rainwater flowing in from surrounding areas. |
 | BBMP to turn bulldozers on stormwater drain encroachments200-ft rajakaluve was reduced to 10 ft in KR Puram Furniture godown razed, encroachers told to vacate. Girinath says Rs 5 lakh has been allocated to each ward to prevent rain damage. |
 | Underpass death major pre-rains wake-up callLast year, riding through knee-deep water, a young woman touched a metal median to steady herself and was electrocuted. |
 | Downpour in Bengaluru leaves citizens in distressThe BBMP Control Room received more than 70 distress calls. Over 50 calls were about fallen trees and branches blocking roads and causing traffic jams, and in some cases, had come down on houses. |
 | Karnataka assembly elections: Roshan Baig may throw spanner in works for Rizwan ArshadWhile the Congress has fielded sitting MLA Rizwan Arshad, BJP gave the ticket to N Chandra. |
 | 1.35 lakh first-time voters addedAll efforts are being made to increase voter turnout, which is why all sectors are being addressed individually. |
| Info blackout: No RTI cell in BBMP since 2017, applicants now look for PIOsApplicants now have to take up the arduous task of looking for public information officers (PIOs) themselves to file their RTI applications. |
 | BBMP chief Girinath visits Electronics City, urges techies to voteHe assured that the employees working in various companies in Electronics City will be granted leave with salary on May 10. |
 | BBMP holds jatha, talks to IT firms for high turnoutAssistant Executive Director, election nodal officer Umesh said the programme has been organised to create awareness among votes in the urban areas, so that they come out and vote in large numbers. |
 | Legendary CITB chief’s family loses Rs 20 crore property to driver, associateThis is in addition to several transactions where money was fraudulently transferred from her account to the fraudsters, states the police complaint, which was filed way back in 2012. |
