January, 2010 Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Society

From Oota to Khana

January 31, 2010 S K Shivashankar

Jayanagar based restaurant Maiya’s main crowd puller is their Udupi style Oota (meals).

Governance

Property survey on in 11 wards, residents voice concerns

January 31, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

With no formal announcement in the media, BBMP outsources property survey project to an NGO for parts of North Bangalore including Yelahanka, Vidyaranyapura; residents asked to cooperate.

Sarakki and BTM residents want a safer neighbourhood

January 29, 2010 Anuradha Prasad and Sangeetha Ramakrishnan

All eyes are on BBMP elections scheduled to take place and citizens are keeping their fingers crossed. They are hoping that this time the officials will walk their talk.

Commute

Elevated highway not complete yet

January 28, 2010 Thejesh G N

The elevated highway to and from Electronic City opened to public on January 22nd, and has some shortcomings which need to be fixed soon, says a regular commuter.

Governance

BBMP ward reservation list quashed, SC upholds HC order

January 28, 2010 Subramaniam Vincent

City council elections may get deferred yet again, as the state government is now forced to redo ward reservations, after issuing fresh guidelines.

Tannery Road businesses strike out at TDR

January 28, 2010 Karunya Keshav

Yet another road-widening project in Bengaluru has hit a roadblock as residents and shop owners raise the flag against BBMP’s TDR scheme.

Environment

Getting close to flowers

January 27, 2010 Srikanth Parthasarathy

Srikanth A P captures some beautiful images at the flower show held at Lalbagh Botanical garden this January.

Infrastructure

Pavements that maim

January 24, 2010 Sakuntala Narasimhan

How many more pedestrians have to suffer injuries, before our civic authorities take action against unauthorised appropriation of public spaces by advertisement boards?

Water supply stoppages hurting residents citywide

January 24, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Despite receiving water, northern parts of the city are parched due to inadequacies in BWSSB’s pipeline network. Southern areas have their own share of woes. Will the next stage of the Cauvery water project help?

I represent not the poor, I represent not others either

January 21, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Whether it is treating the poor with dignity or reforms that arguably interest the better-off, political hypocrisy exists. So who do our politicians really represent?

Environment

Into the world of butterflies

January 21, 2010 Poornima Sivanandam

With more than 20 species of butterflies, the Butterfly Park on the outskirts of Bengaluru is a visual treat for visitors.

Destroying trees and roads

January 20, 2010 S Nityananda

On the initial stretch from the Ananda Rao Flyover towards Cubbon Park for about a kilometer, the left side of the road has been dug up and heaps of road building materials have been piled up since four to five months.

Society

When the sun played hide-and-seek

January 20, 2010 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Brigade Millennium residents viewed the solar eclipse through solar goggles and simple pin-hole cameras.

Scheming of an underpass at Tagore Circle

January 20, 2010 Sumathy Nagendra

Near the Basavanagudi police station, there are two major bus stops used by about 7000 persons daily. With the underpass, these stops will vanish, putting the public to enormous discomfort.

Governance

Register to vote in BBMP polls, last date Jan 29

January 20, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Want to vote in the Bengaluru council polls? Enrol your name in the voters list before January 29th, if you haven’t already.