Articles by Vaishnavi Vittal

Even as the BBMP and state government are going back and forth on roadwidening, there is little that either can do. This mega project is stuck with other infrastructure projects in an ongoing case in the High Court.

After ten days of erratic power cuts in Bengaluru, BESCOM’s return to ‘normalcy’ means this: three-hours of scheduled load-shedding, at one hour per cut, in residential areas everyday.

They are the ones who go out in a majority on election day and vote. But very little has been done for Bengaluru’s poor. Second in a series of two articles, Citizen Matters gets down to brass tracks.

Despite a difficult background, many youngsters from the city’s low-income neighbourhoods are fighting their way out of poverty to get an education and make a life for themselves. Meet Gayathri, Chinnaya and Sangeetha.

An oral order won’t do, says Outer Ring Road Association, refusing to believe the BBMP’s and state government’s verbal announcement on halting road widening plans.

In the latest feature film ‘Bengaloored’, city-based independent filmmaker Swaroop Kanchi uses the transforming face of Bengaluru to tell the personal story of an author.

In an interview with Citizen Matters, Mayor S K Nataraj says the public will be consulted on road widening. He also talks about BDA being ‘richer’ than the BBMP and the implications.

A week after resigning, Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde speaks his heart and mind in an exclusive and insightful interview with Citizen Matters. He says he quit only for the better.

It’s a tried and tested method. Residents of Suncity Apartments on Sarjapur Road took the ‘clean’ route to get khatas and encourage other Bengalureans to try it as well.

As the rising wave of protests on roadwidening lapped into the council hall, one corporator sprung a surprise making a demand for himself and other members. Find out more.

And she finally did! It is thanks to her passion and legal expertise that Koramangala today boasts of an 11-acre lung space – the Meistripalya kere. Meet Laila Ollapally, a Koramangalite and practicing advocate.

It is known to be a herculean task to register your property with the BBMP to that all-important ‘khata’. Here’s a detailed guide on how you can apply for and get a khata, with no ‘extra’ money involved.