Articles by Supriya Khandekar

Business for many shops south of the 24th Main/15th Cross intersection in JP Nagar has slumped due to construction roadblocks, to add to recent slowdown woes. Some have even closed and moved.

BBMP’s reinitiated plans to expand the ring road connecting Silkboard to Mysore Road from 100 feet wide to 150 feet has rankled residents and shopkeepers alike.

Swine flu may still be a dampener this time, but from Pottery Town to Jayanagar to N S Palya, preparations – idol making of all sizes to community celebration plans – are on in full swing for Ganesh Chaturthi.

They are not very different from the rest of us, except for their foray into politics. Your next ward councillor may be in here, get a good look at these youth now.

Get to know a whole host of Bengaluru’s dynamic ‘gennext’ politicians and political campaigners. And don’t miss our story on ‘Young netas’.

After his maiden election victory to the Andhra Pradesh state assembly, Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan, Lok Satta party’s founder, visited Bangalore recently to give the party’s local operations a push.

While we read about the different courses and fascinating success stories, many of us wonder how career counseling can help? When do I go for counselling? Do I need counseling? We will try answer some of them for you here.

Bangaloreans reading this article may have felt the pain of the downturn, but access to job opportunities and benefits like insurance are things we still take for granted. But what about our cooks, maids, plumbers, construction workers and others? Here’s what we found out.

City traffic police use technology in the centralised Traffic Management Centre for more efficient traffic management.

While BBMP says they have spent 16 crores of rupees in the past four years for mosquito eradication, residents say that spraying of insecticides in their locality happens rarely if ever.

While vehicle owners complain of receiving baseless traffic violation notices, the city traffic police department claims negligible number of errors.

If the chief minister greenlights the ABIDe committee’s proposed draft legislation, Bangaloreans may have a much greater say over local decision making. Yet, key questions remain unanswered, with the final deadline for the council elections looming.