Articles by Gauri Mullerpatten

The Ministry of Human Resource Development in association with the Swacch Bharat Mission and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is launching the “Swacch Bharat Summer Internship 2018 (SBSI)” for students all across the country. PM Narendra Modi, in his latest Mann Ki Baat program addressed the people and encouraged all the students to be involved in this initiative boost the country’s tourism and to contribute towards the welfare of the society.  He said that this is a great opportunity for people who really want to work for the betterment of the society and bring about a positive change.…

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenin) (CPI(ML)) is contesting a few seats in Karnataka this election. We spoke to Yeshwanthpur candidate Nirmala to understand her poll pitch and ideas. Excerpts: People of Yeshwanthpur do not know much about you. Can you give us a brief about your background? I have worked in many women associations and I have been part of many protests. And now, I have been working for the Pourakarmikas. I am originally from Bidar and have worked with Karnataka Raita Kula Sanghatane (Karnataka Farmers’ Association). After coming to Bangalore, I started working for Mahila Jagruti where I was…

As the Karnataka Assembly elections draw closer and closer, the candidates from various parties are prepping up for the big day and are campaigning with all their might to win the hearts of their voters. On the May 5th, 2018, the people of Malleshwaram gathered at the Rotary Club near the 13th cross Government College premises in Malleshwaram to interact with their potential MLAs. The event was organised by Bengaluru Political Action Committee (BPAC) in association with Rotary Bangalore West and Malleshwaram Swabhimana Initiative (MSI). The event saw the participation of various resident welfare associations such as Malleshwaram Social, Renaissance…

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is contesting in a few seats in Bengaluru, in which K R Puram is one. Lingaraj Urs has been campaigning hard to gain ground to take on the incumbent Basavaraj Byrathi. Here are the excerpts of an interview with him. You are a first time candidate in the Assembly elections and the people of K R Puram don't know much about you. Tell us a bit about your experience in public service and administration. I think I'll go back a little in time, to the roots of my career. I spent 30 years in IT and…

BTM Layout has a new candidate this year, who is out to make a dent in the vote share of major parties. Two budding journalists, Shravya Sharath and Gauri Mullerpatten, spoke to him on behalf of Citizen Matters, to understand his pitch and views on various issues. Excerpts: You are a first time candidate in the Assembly elections. People of BTM don’t really know much about you. So could you give us a brief about your background? Absolutely! It’s not that people of BTM don’t know me. I’ve been here all my life - I live this area. I’ve been…