April, 2008 Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Commute

We can handle all the traffic : BIAL’s Brunner

April 29, 2008 Samuel Jacob

Why cannot the HAL airport coexist with the new BIAL airport? What about the steep user fees BIAL is charging? BIAL CEO Albert Brunner in an interview to Citizen Matters.

Governance

Candidate background info released

April 29, 2008 News Desk

Karnataka Election Watch is collecting information on candidates with criminal background and has released its first list.

Spectacle under the full moon

April 28, 2008 Amoghavarsha JS

The Karaga festival is a well-known tradition of the Thigala community in Karnataka and Bangalore in particular. A Citizen Matters pic feature.

Education

City’s government schools get a hand

April 23, 2008 Padmalatha Ravi

NGOs and corporate foundations in the city have adopted government schools to help improve their quality of education. Children at these schools are benefiting.

Time to get off the covers

April 22, 2008 Raghavendra Krishnan and News Desk

Original compositions take some time to seep into the audience, but end up creating space for the band and winning real fans on the long term. Bengaluru may be at the tipping point.

Whitefield Urban Space Event

April 22, 2008 News Desk

Discover Whitefield, the ‘Anglo-Indian and Eurasian Settlement’

Environment

Citizens fight, while authorities abdicate

April 20, 2008 Revathi Siva Kumar

A green belt in the prime area of Koramangala was set aside in the 90s through litigation which citizens helped the government win. Today, that protection is under threat.

When can the cops catch you?

April 20, 2008 Praveen Kumar A

Did I have to pay the fine? Could the police have seized my bike?

How can we improve the traffic situation in our city?

April 19, 2008 Meera K and Deepa Mohan

Three views on the traffic situation.

Governance

ABCs of Voting in Bangalore

April 17, 2008 Meera K

The reality: broken registration processes have not made voting easy for citizens. Still, here are some steps to register and how to find your name in the voter rolls.

Society

Silence! The court is in session

April 17, 2008 News Desk

Version One dot Oh! production “Silence! The Court is in Session” is to be staged on the 25th and 26th of April at the Alliance Francaise.

Savdhan – a pedestrian safety programme

April 16, 2008 Malini Misra Bhattacharya

Pedestrians face the most challenges in our roads. We are trying to tackle the issue rather than just complain. Our first programme will be on 20th April in Sanjaynagar.

An early morning at Lalbagh

April 14, 2008 Mahesh Srinivas

You’ll have a range of wildlife to keep you company during your walk, from the rare Golden Oriole to the squabbling Pond Herons and more.

Governance

Policing the police

April 9, 2008 Muralidhar Rao

Generally, it’s people of my age group who bother with civic issues. But that’s beginning to change, because of the likes of Sarfy. Here’s how.

Commute

Our forgotten mode of transport

April 7, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Cycling is definitely a hard slog up some of the slopes of Bangalore’s roads. And even as some cycle out of necessity, there are others who cycle out of choice.