March, 2009 Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Educated candidates for Bangalore South

March 31, 2009 N Mukund

Educated candidates for the educated voters of south Bengaluru.

Bangalore South candidate Capt Gopinath reaches out

March 31, 2009 Deepa Mohan

Captain Gopinath of Deccan Aviation, contesting the upcoming elections as an independent candidate, visited Lalbagh to meet people informally.

Going back in time

March 30, 2009 Usha Srinath

Usha Srinath goes back in time and recalls tales of when her grandmother first came to Bangalore and saw history unfold with the advent of the first motor car and electricity.

Cycle around Madiwala Lake

March 30, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

A group of cyclists have presented a Madiwala Lake Cycle Track proposal to the BMLTA, hoping to clean up the South Bengaluru lake and develop cycling infrastructure in the city.

Society

Beyond the Land of Hattamala

March 29, 2009 Ashok Vasudevan

A new theatre group’s debut production, Badal Sircar’s Beyond the Land of Hattamala.

Society

Pallette 2009

March 27, 2009 Lakshmi Menon

A group of 26 artists from Kerala exhibited their paintings at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat. The IIC gallery hosts an exhibition of the cartoon collection of K R Swamy, titled ‘Laughter Dose’.

Health

An uncomfortable summer coming up, stay informed

March 26, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

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.

Underpass work shows no progress

March 25, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

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

Bengaluru news in brief: Mar 18 – 24

March 25, 2009 Amrith Jogi

This week’s scan of Kannada newspapers have a number of reports from the High Court setting up a committee to look into irregularities by a retired judge to elections creating a demand for astrologers and so on.

Volunteers raise awareness about Madiwala Lake

March 24, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

Concerned citizens came together at the Madiwala lake park on the occasion of World Water Day to discuss the state of the lake and water quality.

Time for some summer fun!

March 23, 2009 Reshmi Chakraborty

It’s summer and there are camps for kids all over the city. But how do you go about selecting the right one?

Flat residents ensure successful property tax drive

March 23, 2009 Keshav Prabhu

BBMP helps residents of flat community pay their property tax.

Conmen on the prowl in Koramangala

March 22, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

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.

Not a drop to waste

March 21, 2009 Arun Patre

How can we conserve water? How does one start on recycling water and harvesting rainwater. An introduction from India Water Portal.

Environment

More bird watching in Bangalore

March 19, 2009 Saurabh Mittal

The second part of the series looks at some more birds found in and around the city.