Articles by Supriya Khandekar

As the economic downturn rages through several industries in Bengaluru, Citizen Matters finds out how people’s lives are being impacted, what options they have and what measures they are taking to cope.

Rapidly coming off a cool winter, Bengaluru is back to the usual: hit by water and electricity shortages. Be it combating seasonal ailments or dealing with shortages, know what’s going on and what is to come.

An update on the underpass construction of JP Nagar Ring road, in South Bengaluru. Time passes but not the underpass.

Be careful…there’s a group of men pretending to be gardeners and making away with your money, as some residents of Koramangala have experienced.

A citizen-organised cleaning drive at the garbage ridden Agara Lake in south-east Bangalore, saw children and adults pitch in with enthusiasm.

The list of help centers and handbook are out on the BBMP website, the date of paying taxes is here but citizens troubled with zone shuffling.

The recent declaration of BBMP to retain SAS values for tax calculation and not increasing the rate has come has a sigh of relief to the tax payers.

Public transport in the central business district of Bengaluru, as well as along the big 10 arterial roads is likely to improve soon.

Meet B.N.Vijaykumar, the BJP MLA from Jayanagar constituency who has taken up many initiatives in his constituency.

The Central Jail in Bengaluru has become ‘Freedom Park’, on the lines of the famous Hyde Park in London. Read about the facilities the BBMP is promising.

The mother of all shopping malls has been bearing the brunt of incessant power cuts and bureaucratic apathy for the past 33 years. Is anybody listening?

Unlike many other pavement-less areas in Bengaluru, Seshadripuram actually has roads with pavements, made of granite. In a ‘beautification’ spree, the BBMP is replacing the granite slabs with concrete tiles.