News Desk Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Bengaluru Buzz: COVID vaccination begins | Green Line gets longer | BBMP aims for Water Plus

January 16, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on what happened in the city over the week in our roundup

Karnataka’s vaccination drive against COVID-19 kicks off on Jan 16

January 13, 2021 News Desk

Four lakh healthcare and other frontline workers will be vaccinated when the vaccination programme begins on Saturday

Bengaluru Buzz: Land transport cess introduced | City-Airport train service starts | Restoration of 12 lakes…and more

January 9, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: Schools reopen | New strain cases | Vaccine dry run … and more

January 2, 2021 News Desk

Schools in the city reopened to a lukewarm 40% attendance on New Year’s day. It is likely to be much more, Monday onwards. Catch up with what happened in Bengaluru over the week and more

Bengaluru Buzz: Baby’s petition for Cubbon Park| Smart roads, finally | Pat for Covid war room … and more

December 26, 2020 News Desk

An concerned parent makes his five-month-old child a petitioner for clean air in Cubbon Park, and more. Catch up with what happened in Bengaluru over the week.

Curfewed nights return with new strain of Covid-19

December 23, 2020 News Desk

The technical advisory committee had initially recommended night curfew after Christmas, but fear of the new strain of virus prompted immediate action.

Bengaluru Buzz: 90% city infants malnourished | Mega infra mission | Polls to 243 wards, rules SC… and more

December 19, 2020 News Desk

Only 7.4% of Bengaluru’s infants under two years of age get adequate nourishment, says the National Family Health Survey, and more. Catch up with Bengaluru over the week.

Preventing Covid’s second coming: Committee’s advisory to government

December 14, 2020 News Desk

Though COVID is under control in Karnataka for now, a second wave is expected in January-February. Here are the measures the state’s Technical Advisory Committee has suggested to the government, to contain it.

“Win striking workers’ trust”: Bus commuters’ association tells govt

December 14, 2020 News Desk

City’s bus users tell government to resolve issues amicably and maintain affordable transport for the poor

Bengaluru Buzz: Farmers protest changes to land reforms law | BBMP Bill gets flak | Waste woes for two more years | Transport workers strike… and more

December 12, 2020 News Desk

Farmers protest in Bengaluru; BBMP Bill receives flak; Garbage worries for another two years and more. Catch up with what happened in the city over the week.

Reimagine Bengaluru in the new decade: Bangalore Apartments’ Federation’s flagship event this weekend

December 10, 2020 News Desk

This weekend, the Bangalore Apartments’ Federation is bringing representatives of government, civic agencies, experts and apartment associations to collaborate for a better decade.

Have you been an MC member in your apartment? Take this survey by Citizen Matters

December 10, 2020 News Desk

If you are or have been a member of the MC (Managing Committee) of your apartment in Bengaluru, do participate in this survey by Citizen Matters.

#MyCityMyBudget to focus on public toilets, footpaths

December 9, 2020 News Desk

Under the #MyCityMyBudget campaign, citizens can write to the BBMP about what they want in Budget 2021.

Bengaluru Buzz: No more delay in BBMP polls | Rules to detergent-makers to protect lakes | Compensation for pothole victims… and more

December 5, 2020 News Desk

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has directed manufacturers of detergents to reduce phosphate content to protect lakes, and more. Catch up with what happened in the city over the week

Citizen Matters, Vidhi Legal invite you to a discussion on preventing riots, ensuring harmony in Bengaluru

December 4, 2020 News Desk

Citizen Matters and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, in association with Bangalore International Centre, is organising a webinar on preventing riots and ensuring harmony in Bengaluru at 6.30 pm on Dec 7, 2020.