Revathi Siva Kumar Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Yeshvanthapura by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

S T Somashekar, who had become the Congress MLA from Yeshvanthapura in 2018, is now back as the BJP candidate. His rivals here are T N Javarayi Gowda of the JD(S) and P Nagaraj of the Congress

Mahalakshmi Layout by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

K Gopalaiah, the JD(S) candidate who was elected in the 2018 election, is now back as the BJP candidate. He will face off against corporator M Shivaraju (INC) and chartered accountant Dr Girish K Nashi (JD(S))

K R Puram by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 1, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Basavaraj Byrathi, who was elected from the Congress here in the 2018 assembly election, is returning as the BJP candidate. M Narayanaswamy, an MLC, is the Congress candidate

Shivajinagar by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

November 30, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

In Shivajinagar constituency, MLC Rizwan Arshad from Congress will face off against M Saravana, an ex-corporator fielded by BJP. JD(S) national spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed as well as Vatal Nagaraj are also contesting from here

Solar sees some success in Bengaluru, even as BESCOM fails to meet solar rooftop targets

November 20, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Organisations like BIAL and Bangalore University are now meeting a large part of their energy needs from solar power. But not enough citizens have applied for rooftop solar installation under BESCOM schemes

Will Bengaluru’s suburban rail project speed up?

July 5, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

After years of public pressure, Bengaluru’s suburban rail project is gradually taking off. But confusion prevails as the project details are still being worked out.

BMRC to acquire church land for Metro, Tree Officer says not yet

May 12, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

The heritage All Saints Church is set to lose over 100 hundred trees and other structures to land acquisition for Metro rail. While BMRC announced that it will go ahead with the acquisition despite public protests, BBMP Tree Officer asserts that a decision can be taken only after an inspection report on tree felling, and public consultations

D K Suresh, Bangalore Rural: Focused on water supply and farmers’ causes

April 15, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

D K Suresh, a two-time MP from Bangalore Rural, is contesting on a Congress ticket from the constituency again. Suresh’s performance in parliament this term was above average. However, his assets have also spiked over the last five years

Bangalore Central MP candidates: Choose from MLC, two-term MP, outspoken actor, and more

April 11, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

P C Mohan, the BJP candidate who had won the last two elections from Bangalore Central, is contesting again this time. Yet, MLC Rizwan Arshad, the Congress candidate, is hopeful. Actor Prakash Raj, who has been in the news for his political views, is also contesting from here

P C Mohan, Bangalore Central: Known for his work on suburban rail in B’luru

April 5, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

P C Mohan, the BJP MP from Bengaluru Central, has a fairly good record of attendance and debates in parliament. He also had a major role in introducing new suburban rail services in Bengaluru

Navigating the English medium conundrum in Karnataka

February 15, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

State budget has announced that 1,000 Karnataka Public Schools will start English-medium sections in Class 1, in addition to the Kannada medium, in pilot mode, Is the vision behind English mediums schools justified?

Why has the KSPCB failed to arrest air pollution in Bengaluru?

October 25, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

“Ours is a monitoring station, which can only assess and suggest,” say KSPCB officials. What are these suggestions and is the city even close to implementing those?

10 years of committed citizenry: Tracing the journey of the Citizens’ Action Forum

October 12, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

The Citizens’ Action Forum completed a decade this year. It has an impressive record of committed activism, working on issues that affect a large section of the people in the city. Take a look at all that the Forum has been doing for Bengaluru and where they stand now.

What can Bengaluru expect from BBMP’s 14.4-crore plan to send pourakarmikas to Singapore?

September 6, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

More than 500 pourakarmikas have already visited Singapore at a cost of Rs 80000 each, as part of BBMP’s plan to send a targeted 1800 waste workers for training and international exposure. But what have they brought back and how much of it is being implemented?

No more flexibility over flexes: Will BBMP finally sort out advertising mess in city?

August 17, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

The BBMP claims to have removed more than 21000 banners so far, in quick response to the High Court of Karnataka’s directive to remove hoardings. What is the story behind this, and what does this mean?