After data theft case, Bengaluru's civic body conducts new door-to-door survey: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

After data theft case, Bengaluru's civic body conducts new door-to-door survey: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the city's civic body, has started a new door-to-door campaign to maximise voter turnout in the Karnata assembly election to be held next year. READ | Bengaluru NGO accused of stealing voters info, BBMP cancels permissions The fresh survey to be conducted by the BBMP aims to ensure maximum voter turnout, the Deccan Herald reported. A few officers from the revenue department told the publication that residents were not supportive of their latest initiative after the previous survey conducted by the NGO stole sensitive information from them. READ | In voter data theft case, EC suspends two poll officials in Karnataka: Report Officials and representatives of the main political parties in the state are also set to have a meeting to discuss their grievances regarding the number of additions and deletions made in the electoral rolls of the assembly seat in Mahadevapura constituency since the start of the year.

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Shabbir wants CID probe into BRS regime’s Intensive Household Survey
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shabbir wants CID probe into BRS regime’s Intensive Household Survey

The Hindu  

Advisor to Telangana government Mohammed Ali Shabbir has urged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to order a CB-CID inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Intensive Household Survey conducted in 2014 by the then TRS government. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister on Wednesday, Mr. Shabbir Ali highlighted that a document titled ‘Samagra Kutumba Survey ’ or ‘IHS-2014’ is …

ED raids at civic body offices due to BJP infighting, claims DK Shivakumar
2 months, 3 weeks ago

ED raids at civic body offices due to BJP infighting, claims DK Shivakumar

India Today  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday claimed that Enforcement Directorate raids at Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike offices were triggered by infighting within the BJP. The ED on Tuesday searched the offices of BBMP Engineer-in-Chief BS Prahlad and other engineers over alleged misappropriation of Rs 400 crore in the civic body's Rs 970 crore project to dig borewell and …

ED raids Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike offices in money laundering case probe
2 months, 3 weeks ago

ED raids Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike offices in money laundering case probe

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted raids at half a dozen offices linked to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike as part of a "comprehensive" money laundering probe against alleged irregularities in the civic body that works for the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. The sources said that the federal probe agency had collected a "good number of" documents along with electronic …

BBMP to digitise individual property records on priority
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BBMP to digitise individual property records on priority

The Hindu  

In a move that would facilitate property owners in Bengaluru who need to register but whose property records have not yet been digitised, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will digitise individual property records on priority if they contact the Assistant Revenue Officer. Mr. Moudgil said as the BBMP is still in the process of digitisation of these property records, but …

Bengaluru: BBMP identifies 200 unauthorised buildings using new app
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru: BBMP identifies 200 unauthorised buildings using new app

The Hindu  

A survey by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has identified about 200 unauthorised buildings in the city. Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath said the Revenue Department of the BBMP has developed an app to conduct the survey, which helps identify violations. Mr. Giri Nath said in the Mahadevapura zone, 65 unauthorised buildings were identified, and in west zone 27. Another …

Credentialise all documents like khata certificates, building plans with QR code for online e-verification: Karnataka High Court directs BBMP
1 year, 3 months ago

Credentialise all documents like khata certificates, building plans with QR code for online e-verification: Karnataka High Court directs BBMP

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to credentialise all the documents, including khata certificates, sanctioned building plans, tax-paid receipts, etc, issued to the public by generating QR codes on such documents to enable the public and the BBMP itself to check authentication through online e-verification. The court issued the direction on noticing that the …

Bengaluru civic body blacklists Chilume Trust after voter data theft: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru civic body blacklists Chilume Trust after voter data theft: Report

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru's civic administrative body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, on Tuesday blacklisted the NGO - Chilume Trust - after it was revealed that it impersonated BBMP officials and collected personal information from thousands of voters under the guise of spreading awareness. READ | After data theft case, Bengaluru's civic body conducts new door-to-door survey: Report The Chilume Educational, Cultural and …

Bengaluru AAP unit to launch signature campaign for BBMP polls
2 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru AAP unit to launch signature campaign for BBMP polls

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Bengaluru unit of Aam Aadmi Party is set to launch a massive signature campaign “Hold BBMP elections, Save Bengaluru” to mount pressure on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for holding the elections to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The party plans to launch the three-day campaign on Saturday and aims to collect around 5 lakh signatures from the residents of …

Cease and desist: The Hindu Editorial on the Bengaluru voter data theft
2 years, 3 months ago

Cease and desist: The Hindu Editorial on the Bengaluru voter data theft

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s decision to cancel permission provided to an NGO, Chilume Educational Cultural and Rural Development Trust, to conduct a house-to-house survey to enhance voter awareness, was a belated but necessary one. It is alleged that the NGO utilised BBMP identification cards to secure voter data through a door-to-door survey and stored the data in an app …

Explained | What is the Karnataka voter data theft case?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | What is the Karnataka voter data theft case?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 16, Bengaluru’s civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike said in a press release that it had cancelled permissions granted to the Chilume Educational Cultural and Rural Development Trust to conduct house-to-house surveys to help create awareness about the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation programme. In 2018, the Chilume Educational Cultural and Rural …

Let one agency probe voter data case: BBMP writes to Bommai
2 years, 4 months ago

Let one agency probe voter data case: BBMP writes to Bommai

Hindustan Times  

Employees of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru’s municipal authority, wrote to chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday seeking that the probe into allegations of voter data theft be handed over to a single agency as they were being harassed by multiple investigating authorities connected to the case. A senior official of the BBMP Officers and Employees’ Association said they were …

In voter data theft case, EC suspends two poll officials in Karnataka: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

In voter data theft case, EC suspends two poll officials in Karnataka: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India suspended two poll officials from Karnataka in light of the recent voter data theft case in the southern state on Friday, news agency PTI reported. The Election Commission also directed the Chief Secretary of Karnataka to compile a list of additions and deletions made to the electoral rolls in three assembly seats of the BBMP. …

ECI initiates probe into allegations of voter data ‘theft’ by NGO
2 years, 4 months ago

ECI initiates probe into allegations of voter data ‘theft’ by NGO

The Hindu  

A week after the controversy over alleged theft of voter data by Chilume Educational and Rural Development Trust with the alleged support of the State government, the Election Commission of India initiated an inquiry into it in Bengaluru. The official held a series of meetings on Wednesday and Thursday with officials of the Chief Electoral Office and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara …

Explained | Bengaluru’s voter data theft case and political storm in Karnataka
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Bengaluru’s voter data theft case and political storm in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 16, Bengaluru’s civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike said in a press release that it had cancelled permission granted to Chilume Educational Cultural and Rural Development Trust, an NGO, to conduct house-to-house survey to help create awareness about Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation for allegedly collecting personal information from the public. A …

BBMP suspends three revenue officials over voter data theft case
2 years, 4 months ago

BBMP suspends three revenue officials over voter data theft case

Hindustan Times  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike chief commissioner on Monday evening suspended three revenue officers who were also electoral officers of certain assembly constituencies in connection with the voter data theft case. BBMP suspends three revenue officials over voter data theft case In three separate orders, BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Girinath issued suspension letters to three electoral registration officers - - …

Voter data theft case: Police arrest NGO director Ravikumar
2 years, 4 months ago

Voter data theft case: Police arrest NGO director Ravikumar

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru police have arrested the main accused in the alleged voter data theft case, deputy commissioner of police R Srinivas Gowda said on Monday. Voter data theft case: Police arrest NGO director Ravikumar Krishnappa Ravikumar, founder-director of non-governmental organisation Chilume Educational Cultural and Rural Development Trust – which is at the heart of allegations of voter data theft – was …

Congress alleges tampering of voter list in Bengaluru
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress alleges tampering of voter list in Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The members Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee on Thursday demanded a First Information Report be filed against Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Commissioner of Bengaluru Bruhat Mahanagara Palike among others over the alleged tampering voters list of Bengaluru city by a private entity Chilume Enterprises Private Limited. Shivakumar, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah and others, questioned the Chief Minister as to …

Bengaluru NGO accused of stealing voters info, BBMP cancels permissions
2 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru NGO accused of stealing voters info, BBMP cancels permissions

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru's civic body - the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike - on Wednesday disallowed a non-governmental organisation from conducting what it said was an awareness campaign in the city on the importance of voting. The BBMP has clarified that permissions were given to the organisation solely for ‘conducting the House to House visit to create awareness towards applying online applications via …

Karnataka: Congress cries foul over private entity in voter survey; seeks CM's resignation
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka: Congress cries foul over private entity in voter survey; seeks CM's resignation

India TV News  

Karnataka voters' survey row: A controversy erupted in Karnataka on Thursday over a voters' survey in the city with opposition Congress alleging corrupt electoral practice in it and demanded the Chief Minister's resignation, while the city's civic body announced terminating the permission given to the private entity involved in the exercise. As a row erupted over the issue, the BBMP …

BBMP polls cannot be postponed even if there is defect in delimitation of wards, SEC tells HC
2 years, 7 months ago

BBMP polls cannot be postponed even if there is defect in delimitation of wards, SEC tells HC

The Hindu  

The State Election Commission on Tuesday told the High Court of Karnataka that any discrepancies or illegalities in the process of delimitation of 243 wards of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike cannot come in the way of holding elections to the BBMP at present. The SEC also said that if any illegalities or discrepancies are found in the delimitation of …

Exposed: India's own Cambridge Analyticas stealing voter data
6 years, 10 months ago

Exposed: India's own Cambridge Analyticas stealing voter data

India Today  

Data harvesting to manipulate voters appears to be far more brazen at home than the lone case of UK-based Cambridge Analytica mining Facebook profiles of Americans for the 2016 Trump campaign, an India Today investigation has found. India Today's undercover investigation unearthed a number of home-grown political consultancies playing fast and loose with citizen data they scrape from various sources, …

BBMP yet to act against illegal shops
8 years, 2 months ago

BBMP yet to act against illegal shops

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: With the deadline to close down illegal commercial establishments in residential areas having ended in December, BBMP has said it was collecting data on such shops to issue individual notices. On being asked whether it was a token gesture to avoid High court’s censure, as it had earlier asked BBMP to act against illegal commercial establishments, Vijayan Menon, member …

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