My Bangalore Blog : Announcements

Karnataka under Water:Govt appeals to people for donations

Farooq M — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:10:00 GMT

The Karnataka Government has sought help for flood relief and rehabilitation work, and appealed to the people to donate liberally. Contributions can be made both as cash and in kind. Home minister V S Acharya said: "Rescue and relief operations of...(read more)

Karnataka Property cards to fix glitches in records

Farooq M — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:10:00 GMT

You may have credit, debit, petro and membership cards, but a Property Card could be the one to have. For it promises to revolutionize the realty sector in Karnataka. When the Karnataka Land Grabbers (Prohibition) Act comes into force soon, it’ll...(read more)

Bangaloreans Gets Historic Freedom Park

Ehsan W — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:09:00 GMT

The wait is finally over. With phase one almost complete, Freedom Park on Seshadri Road was inaugrated yesterday by senior BJP leader L K Advani. The 21-acre Central Jail campus, once a dark mystery to the world, is now a befitting monumental park spread...(read more)

Good News - Revenue land buildings to be regularized in Bangalore

Ehsan W — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:57:00 GMT

Bangaloreans, particularly the poorer ones, will benefit the most by Wednesday's cabinet decisions. With the Lok Sabha elections in mind, the government announced a bonanza for slum dwellers and illegal building owners. Following the implementation...(read more)

Bangalore: Now Private Firms can Buy Farm Land for Industries

Ehsan W — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:50:00 GMT

At a time when most industrialists are reeling under the recession effect, the Yeddyurappa government has charted a programme to bring back their smiles. The cabinet meeting on Wednesday decided to allow private companies or trusts to buy agricultural...(read more)

Aero India 2009 international air show and seminar readying for take off

Ehsan W — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:34:00 GMT

The time has come again, the event which is a proud not just for Bangaloreans but also for every Indian, the 'Aero India 2009' International Air Show will be held at Yelahanka Air force Station between 11th and 15th February, this event is held...(read more)

Property Tax-SAS Scheme Reintroduced-Old Properties Gain

Farooq M — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:55:00 GMT

With the 2000 rates of SAS in force coupled with more flexibility in building depreciation, owners of old properties have much to cheer about when paying their property tax. As per the BBMP's estimation, nearly 65% of old properties will actually...(read more)

Namma Bangalore Metro rail tunnel work starts in April

Farooq M — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:13:00 GMT

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has taken yet another step towards realising the metro rail project by commencing the tendering work for the 9-km stretch of underground tunnel of the proposed project. The work, estimated to cost about...(read more)

DLF Slashes the Price of New Town Bangalore by 700 Rupees

Farooq M — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

DLF Ltd , India’s largest builder in terms of market valuation and in terms of completed residential and commercial property development, has slashed the pre-launch booking price of apartments at its debut residential project New Town , BTM Layout...(read more)

Registering Revenue sites to become Reality now

Ehsan W — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:59:00 GMT

Even the previous Coalition Government about 1 year back had announced the same thing, which brought cheers to thousands of middle class families, but after all the drama the government failed, and brought a blanket on this issue, now with the New Government...(read more)

Getting Freebies with your Home? Not exactly

Ehsan W — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:20:00 GMT

Unmasking property discounts and the free gifts It is a true that some developers are unable to sell houses and are offering discounts to lure purchasers in Bangalore. But, recent buyers have also discovered that many of these discounts are only marketing...(read more)

Now Pay More for BBMP Sanction for your building Plan

Farooq M — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:47:00 GMT

The BBMP has resorted to an almost tenfold increase in the building licence fee, ground rent and charges to obtain certified copies of the plan. The new rates were approved by BBMP Administrator Dilip Rau on November 17 and came into effect on December...(read more)

New Year Gift from BDA-5 New Layouts with 1.76 Lakh Sites!

Farooq M — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:19:00 GMT

Yes, this is a Good News for all those who are waiting for a BDA site allotment, The Governor's executive committee will shortly give nod to five new layouts to be formed by BDA that will have over 90,000 sites across the city.The BDA has completed...(read more)

Eid Mubarak and Merry Christmas

Farooq M — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:49:00 GMT

BangaloreCityhome wishes all its customers and visitors of MyBangaloreProperty a very happy and prosperous Eid and Christmas, on the eve of these celebrations we have launched "Buy a Home @ Realistic Prices" campaign which aims at providing...(read more)

Property Exhibition "ET Realty Expo 2007" to be held in Bangalore from Friday

Farooq M — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:12:00 GMT

Here comes another property exhibition in Bangalore. ET(If you donno what is this? ET=Economic Times) ET Realty Expo is a three day property exhibition showcasing residential apartments and Townships from various 'A' class and 'B' class...(read more)