Bengaluru, Aug. 15 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday announced major administrative and policing reforms for Bengaluru aimed at improving governance and public safety as part of his Independence Day address.

Calling it a "historic step towards providing better governance and enhanced public safety for the people of Bengaluru", the Chief Minister said the government has constituted the Greater Bengaluru Authority along with five Municipal Corporations.

"We have completed this important reform to bring governance closer to the people's doorstep," he said.

The CM also announced a significant overhaul of the city's policing structure. The Bengaluru Police Commissionerate will be reorganised into five separate Commission...