May 2009 – Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Environment initiative in city

May 31, 2009 Veena Dsouza

PROACTIVATE, an environment initiative is to be launched on 5th June 2009, as a part of World Environment Week 2009.

Is it a lack of will or something else?

May 31, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

A few weeks ago, on a Monday morning, while I was trying to drive away the blues, I saw a few people standing and staring at the railway track near our house. Not another one,

Bangaloreans on the Run

May 30, 2009 Mayank Rungta

Bengaluru’s premium running event, the Sunfeast World 10K Run was held this Sunday 31st May. Runners, NGOs, organisers, volunteers share their insiders’ perspective.

Why do we Indians love to honk?

May 30, 2009 Shruti Ramesh

H-O-N-K…It’s still ringing in my head, keeping me awake and goaded; it was all I could hear (especially today) while travelling to work in the evening… It was TRAFFIC and TRAFFIC all the way from

Bengaluru news in brief: May 20 – May 26

May 28, 2009 Amrith Jogi

This week’s scan of Kannada newspapers has a number of reports from Tiruvalluvar statue inauguration expected soon to ‘separation code’ in colleges and so on.

Government

“As an MLA, I have to wear many hats”

May 27, 2009 Poornima Dasharathi

Meet NL Narendra Babu, an actor turned politician and MLA of Mahalakshmi Layout.

Civic Engagement

The saga of Akkithimmanahalli ground

May 26, 2009 Rohan D'Souza

In a rapidly urbanizing context in Bangalore, public playgrounds face multiple challenges. The Akkithimmahalli ground in Richmond Town is no exception.

Environment

Toxic landfill at Dobbaspet worries residents

May 25, 2009 Anirban Sen

A landfill of hazardous electronic and biomedical waste starts functioning in Bangalore’s outskirts. Is the government’s solution for the city’s garbage disposal issues safe?

JP Nagar residents seek better BMTC connectivity

May 23, 2009 Vasudha Murthy

Lack of a proper network of BMTC buses in JP Nagar leaves resident fuming.

Government

A peek at Bangalore One services

May 23, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

What’s available and what’s not in your local Bangalore One service center.

People

May Day celebrated differently at Jnanajyothi

May 21, 2009 Deepa Vaishnavi

Senior Citizens Forum of Banashankari II Stage honoured civic amenity service providers of the locality.

Art

Vignettes of Bangalore

May 21, 2009 Lakshmi Menon

An exhibition of photographs on Bangalore at F&B restaurant and a show of abstract paintings at Kykyny.