Civic Engagement | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Mayor’s messy ward

July 5, 2010 News Desk

This fortnight’s neighbourhood news roundup – Beware of fake police on the streets; Hole in the wall at Jayanagar bus-stand.

Corruption – in different manifestations

July 5, 2010 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Find out how Justice Santosh Hegde’s resignation, deregulated oil prices and a fall leading to a fractured bone are all inter-related.

Costless, ‘can-do’ solutions

June 22, 2010 Sakuntala Narasimhan

There are a lot of small initiatives that everyone can take up to bring forth a huge difference in the society. Take a look at some.

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While more footpaths need to be developed around Metro stations, the real estate madness needs to be reduced. A higher Floor Area Ratio of 4.0 is being proposed for properties within 150 meters of all stations.

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BMTC drivers have little respect for time

June 21, 2010 Rakesh HP

Buses plying from Madiwala to Indiranagar stop for almost 10 minutes at bus-stops located after Sony World and Ejipura signal.

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Precious parking space going abegging

June 17, 2010 Chetan Boray

This Jayanagar parking lot was inaugurated amidst much fanfare last year. It has space for around 60 cars and 20 bikes and is mostly unused. Find out why.

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‘Beyond Carlton’ group keeps fire safety issue burning

June 16, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Survivors and kin of victims of the Carlton tower fire are working relentlessly to spread awareness on fire safety, hoping to better prepare Bangaloreans and mitigate risks for the city.

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Can Apartment Owners’ Associations be run professionally?

June 13, 2010 Prashant Kamat

Lack of involvement, personality clashes, petty politics and no unity. Common problems that any residents’ association faces can be overcome. Here’s how.

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Potholes find way to repaired road

June 10, 2010 Satbir Singh

Some workers dug the roadside of Varthur Road, which leads to Nellurhalli, a few weeks ago to lay cables and never repaired it again.

Road accident: What should you do?

May 13, 2010 Priyanjali Ghose

What do you do when you come across an accident? What do you do when your vehicle has caused an accident? What does the police do when an accident occurs? What is the process for filing for insurance?

The watchdog group of LB Shastri Nagar

May 13, 2010 Trupti Godbole

A neighbourhood association initiated by a few residents of LB Shastri Nagar has slowly but surely gained strength.

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Unqualified officials planning your city

May 12, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Much coffee-table talk in Bengaluru is about how the city has such poor planning. This Citizen Matters investigation exposes how unqualified BBMP and PWD engineers get into plum sanctioning positions.