Tilted building evacuated, demolished in Bengaluru | Watch
3 years, 5 months ago

Tilted building evacuated, demolished in Bengaluru | Watch

India TV News  

Tilted building evacuated, demolished in Bengaluru | Watch Quoting neighbours, the BBMP said, no injuries occurred as no one is staying in the house for the past six years. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike demolished a building in Vrushabhavathi ward near Shankar Nag bus stand in Bengaluru's Kamala Nagar area on Wednesday. Close on the heels of two buildings collapsing in Bengaluru, a residential building at Kamala Nagar in the city tilted dangerously late on Tuesday night while the side-wall of a house in Nagarathpet collapsed on Wednesday morning following torrential rains, the civic agency said. As the building started tilting in Kamala Nagar near Shankar Nag Bus Stand on Tuesday night, residents ran out of their houses for safety leaving behind their belongings.

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Two-storey building tilts in Thippasandra
1 month ago

Two-storey building tilts in Thippasandra

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A two-storey building partially collapsed in Thippasandra in Jeevan Bhima Nagar police station limits on Wednesday evening. The fire and emergency services department received a call around 4.58 pm and two fire tenders from Mayo Hall and Mahadevapura, along with an SDRF team, rushed to the spot. According to a senior fire officer, preliminary investigations suggest that the collapse …

Residential building tilts in Thippsandra, no one injured
1 month ago

Residential building tilts in Thippsandra, no one injured

The Hindu  

A residential building in Thippasandra in East Bengaluru tilted and the occupants had a narrow escape on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred around 4.58 p.m. as the building started crumbling due to ongoing basement work at the adjacent site. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike in a release said the incident occurred due to excavation of approximately five feet for a …

Bengaluru survey finds 66% of under-construction buildings missing required approvals: Report
2 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru survey finds 66% of under-construction buildings missing required approvals: Report

Hindustan Times  

A recent survey by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike reveals that two out of three under-construction buildings in Bengaluru lack statutory municipal plan approvals. Out of the 2,419 buildings surveyed, only 835 had obtained BBMP’s approval, while 1,584 buildings were being constructed without any plan approvals, the report added. There are around 6 lakh ‘B’ khata properties in Bengaluru, and …

Bengaluru’s illegal buildings face power cuts as BESCOM cracks down: Report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru’s illegal buildings face power cuts as BESCOM cracks down: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to tackle the growing menace of unauthorized constructions in Bengaluru, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company has decided to cut electricity connections to properties that violate building regulations. In November 2024, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike revealed around 200 unauthorized buildings across the city. According to a Deccan Herald report, this action will be implemented only upon formal …

Demolition of 'illegal' house halted after family cites court stay, police intervene
4 months ago

Demolition of 'illegal' house halted after family cites court stay, police intervene

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: High drama was witnessed at a three-storeyed house in OMBR Layout on Thursday when the Bangalore Development Authority began demolishing it. The cops from Banaswadi who had come over to offer support to the BDA Task Force and its engineers turned against the demolition drive an hour later when the family convinced them that there was a court stay …

Viral video: 5-storey Hyderabad building tilts dangerously, creates panic
4 months ago

Viral video: 5-storey Hyderabad building tilts dangerously, creates panic

Live Mint  

In a horrific incident, a five-storey building in Hyderabad's Siddiq Nagar suddenly tilted and panic prevailed, causing residents to be evacuated at night, reported NDTV on November 20. After the incident, the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency evacuated the building's residents and those in the surrounding buildings. Previous incidents: A month ago, at least five people died, and …

Three-storey building collapses during renovation in Karnataka's Kolar. Watch video
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Three-storey building collapses during renovation in Karnataka's Kolar. Watch video

Hindustan Times  

A three-storey building near Dandu Road in Bangarapet, Kolar district in Karnataka collapsed on Friday during renovation work. Fire brigade personnel swiftly evacuated three families residing in the building. Watch video here: Fortunately, fire brigade personnel swiftly evacuated three families residing in the building. The video shows the building fold like a pack of cards and fall forward to the …

BBMP to Demolish Unauthorized Buildings: Focus on 300km Road Construction
4 months, 3 weeks ago

BBMP to Demolish Unauthorized Buildings: Focus on 300km Road Construction

The Hindu  

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announces a drive to demolish illegal and poor quality buildings in Bengaluru. He emphasizes the government's focus on clearing encroachments and ensuring proper registration of properties. The deputy chief minister assures that the city's officials will work tirelessly to address the issue and prevent future construction of unauthorized buildings.

BBMP Suspends Assistant Executive Engineer for Building Collapse Tragedy
5 months ago

BBMP Suspends Assistant Executive Engineer for Building Collapse Tragedy

New Indian Express  

A day after a six-story building collapsed in Bengaluru, killing eight people and injuring several others, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has issued multiple notices to the building's owner demanding the removal of unauthorized floors. However, despite these notices, no strict action was taken, leading to the tragedy. The incident has raised concerns about the BBMP's negligence and the …

Bengal: 4 killed, several injured as under-construction building collapses in Kolkata, CM announces ex-gratia
1 year ago

Bengal: 4 killed, several injured as under-construction building collapses in Kolkata, CM announces ex-gratia

India TV News  

At least four people were killed and several others sustained injures after an under-construction building collapsed in West Bengal's Kolkata late on Sunday night. Ambulances stationed at the spot "An under-construction building collapsed in the Garden Reach area late on Sunday night. Suvendu Adhikari's appeal to state govt In a post on X, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal …

Karnataka: Under-construction building collapses in Bengaluru, 2 workers feared trapped
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Under-construction building collapses in Bengaluru, 2 workers feared trapped

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, at least two workers are feared trapped after an under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru. Temple's wall collapsed in Haryana Earlier today, five workers were feared to be trapped after the wall of a temple collapsed in Haryana's Gurugram on Monday. "We received information from the control room that an under-construction wall has collapsed near a temple …

BIZARRE! Bus stand worth Rs 10 lakh gets stolen in Bengaluru's 'VIP' area
1 year, 5 months ago

BIZARRE! Bus stand worth Rs 10 lakh gets stolen in Bengaluru's 'VIP' area

India TV News  

Bengaluru bus stand robbery: You might have definitely heard of stolen bikes or cars and sometimes other vehicles too but in an extremely bizarre incident in Bengaluru city, thieves decamped with an entire bus stop. The area from where the bus shelter equipped with chairs, roofs, and poles was stolen is situated just 1 km from the Vidhana Soudha and …

Two-Storey Building Collapses After Landslide in Uttarakhand's Nainital
1 year, 6 months ago

Two-Storey Building Collapses After Landslide in Uttarakhand's Nainital

News 18  

A two-storey building in Charlton Lodge of Uttarakhand’s Nainital collapsed on Saturday, sparking panic among people in the town. According to a Times of India report, by 1:15 pm, the two-storey building — owned by a government official, Subhash Chanyal — collapsed due to the force of the landslide. A Building collapsed today in Charlton lodge of Nainital in Uttarakhand …

Bengaluru demolition drive: Nearly 40 IT companies, including Wipro, on encroachers' list
2 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru demolition drive: Nearly 40 IT companies, including Wipro, on encroachers' list

India TV News  

Highlights The operation of clearing the encroachments of the Raj canal is actively underway As on Tuesday, a total of 18 encroachments were cleared As many as seven buildings and four compound walls will be cleared in the Shantiniketan layout Bengaluru demolition drive: In the aftermath of heavy rains leading to floods in Bengaluru, the demolition of apartments built illegally …

Civic body continues demolition of illegal structures in Bengaluru
2 years, 6 months ago

Civic body continues demolition of illegal structures in Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Bengaluru's civic body on Tuesday continued its anti-encroachment drive to raze illegal structures that were built on the stormwater drains in several areas of the Mahadevapura zone which were allegedly causing flooding. Some residents in the layout alleged that only poor people are targeted whereas the stormwater drains encroached by the "high and mighty" in the posh layouts and …

BBMP starts demolition drive in Mahadevapura
2 years, 6 months ago

BBMP starts demolition drive in Mahadevapura

Hindustan Times  

Civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on Monday started a demolition drive within days of the havoc caused by rains-triggered floods in the city. He said, “According to protocols, the demolition of smaller structures can be carried out without issuing notices.” The BBMP has identified more than 700 encroachments in Bengaluru so far. Further, 15 residents of the Luxury Rainbow …

WATCH: 4-storey building collapses in Mumbai's Borivali; no casualties reported
2 years, 7 months ago

WATCH: 4-storey building collapses in Mumbai's Borivali; no casualties reported

Firstpost  

The building was declared dilapidated and had been vacated, the BMC said. The fire brigade is checking whether anyone is trapped under the debris New Delhi: A four-storey building collapsed in the Saibaba Nagar of Borivali West in Mumbai on Friday. 4 -storey building collapsed in Borivali West in Mumbai#BuildingCollapseinBorivali pic.twitter.com/uAuS5ZqIGP — Manoj Pandey August 19, 2022 “Gitanjali Building near …

Police quarter building in Bengaluru tilts due to wide crack
3 years, 5 months ago

Police quarter building in Bengaluru tilts due to wide crack

India TV News  

Even as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is getting ready to demolish 404 buildings in Bengaluru, which are structurally weak and could collapse any time, newly built seven-floored police quarters along Magadi Road dangerously tilted by 1.5 feet due to a wide crack, on Saturday. The policemen, who along with fire brigade personnel, are generally involved in evacuating families from …

Bengaluru: 3-storey building collapses in Kasturi Nagar, narrow escape for residents | Watch Video
3 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru: 3-storey building collapses in Kasturi Nagar, narrow escape for residents | Watch Video

India TV News  

Bengaluru: 3-storey building collapses in Kasturi Nagar, narrow escape for residents | Watch Video Video of the incident has been widely shared on social media. A three-storey building collapsed in Bengaluru's Kasturi Nagar on Thursday afternoon. On September 27, a dilapidated 70-year-old three-storey building collapsed in Subbaraju Layout of Lakksandra in Adugodi police station limits. ALSO READ: ​WATCH | Three …

Another building collapses in Bengaluru city
3 years, 5 months ago

Another building collapses in Bengaluru city

The Hindu  

Yet another building in the city, this time in East Bengaluru, collapsed on Thursday, leading to panic in the area. According to officials, residents of the five-storeyed residential building, situated in Doctors Layout, Kasturinagar, started noticing the building beginning to tilt a few days ago and alerted the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The occupants of the surrounding buildings have also …

Wake up palike! Bengaluru’s buildings are tilting
5 years, 6 months ago

Wake up palike! Bengaluru’s buildings are tilting

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru is paying for the violations that many of its builders and land owners have made over the years in constructing apartments or homes. Aknisree Karthik reports When an old building in JP Nagar tilted on its side recently, threatening the lives of its occupants and neighbours, BBMP commissioner Anil Kumar rushed to the spot and promised to set up …

Bengaluru building collapse: Eight rescued, one dead after under-construction building crumples; rescue operations underway
5 years, 8 months ago

Bengaluru building collapse: Eight rescued, one dead after under-construction building crumples; rescue operations underway

Firstpost  

A four-year-old girl who was trapped inside a building at Cooke Town in Bengaluru was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force and the Civil Defense Quick Reaction Team. Bengaluru: Two more people were rescued from the collapsed under-construction building in Pulikeshi Nagar in Bengaluru on Wednesday. A four-year-old girl who was trapped inside the building was rescued by the …

Bengaluru building collapse leaves 3 dead, 7 injured, several still trapped
7 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru building collapse leaves 3 dead, 7 injured, several still trapped

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: A five-storey under-construction building collapsed Bengaluru on Thursday, killing at least three persons and injuring seven others. Those injured in the Bengaluru building collapse have been shifted to a nearby hospital while rescue operations have been taken up on a war-footing. According to Bengaluru police, the under-construction building at Kasavanahalli suddenly collapsed around 3.30pm, trapping many. Two labourers were …

2 killed, 11 injured after under-construction building collapses in Bengaluru
7 years, 1 month ago

2 killed, 11 injured after under-construction building collapses in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Two people died and 11 others were injured after a five-storey under-construction building collapsed on Thursday in Kasavanahalli in Bengaluru. Rescue operations underway after under-construction building collapses in Kasavanahalli, Bengaluru. Bengaluru mayor Sampath Raj said doctors were called to the accident site, apart from fire department personnel and state disaster relief force. Deputy commissioner of police of Whitefield division, Abdul …

Bengaluru: 2 buildings tilt, neighbours feel heat
7 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru: 2 buildings tilt, neighbours feel heat

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: How will you feel when BBMP officials suddenly walk into to your house, which you built with your sweat and blood, and ask you to vacate it because your neighbour’s building was built without following any standards and has started tilting? Every single ward will have ‘ward inspectors’ whose job is to inspect the area and prevent such gross …

Bengaluru building collapse: Three dead, five injured; rescue operations underway
8 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru building collapse: Three dead, five injured; rescue operations underway

Firstpost  

One person died on Monday after a seven storey under-construction building collapsed near HSR Layout Police Station area in Bengaluru At least three persons were killed and five others injured when an under-construction multi-storeyed residential building collapsed at Bellandur in Bengaluru on Wednesday, police said. “The incident occurred around 1-2 pm when the pillars and columns of the building on …

Bengaluru demolition: Why rich are treated with kid gloves, ask experts
8 years, 5 months ago

Bengaluru demolition: Why rich are treated with kid gloves, ask experts

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Undoubtedly, there has been partiality on part of the urban authorities and the BBMP, in their demolition drive against encroachments. In the last two months the BBMP and Deputy Commission authorities have bulldozed hundreds of shops and commercial establishments that had encroached upon the storm water drains, without issuing prior notices, said Citizens’ Action Forum Secretary Mahalakshmi Parthasarathy. The …

Bengaluru demolitions: Demolish building violations too, says activist
8 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru demolitions: Demolish building violations too, says activist

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The BBMP has been bulldozing its way to clear encroachments on storm water drains, despite stiff opposition from the public. In one such instance, though a resident of Koramangala 7th Block has been complaining about a commercial building blocking ventilation to his house, no action has been taken. Mr Britto told Deccan Chronicle that the builder has put up …

‘House was unfit for occupation’
11 years, 3 months ago

‘House was unfit for occupation’

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has issued notices to the owner of the dilapidated structures adjacent to the one that collapsed in Adugodi on Tuesday. BBMP Commissioner M. Lakshminarayan told The Hindu that the house that collapsed was a 50-year-old structure with mud walls. While the building that collapsed has been completely demolished, we have issued notices to the owner …

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