November | 2012 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Don’t be afraid of Bangalore Literary Fest

November 29, 2012 Siri Srinivas

Like a young debutante in the midst of a congregation of greying beauty queens, the Bangalore Literature Festival has to appease both its enthusiastic audience and those bemoaning the tamasha-fication of the treasured refuge of introverts.

Governance

IT city Bengaluru struggling with online voter registration

November 29, 2012 Meera K

In a city that prides itself on information technology, the Election Commission’s buggy voter registration tool online is frustrating citizens to no end.

Society

They sang for India’s war heroes

November 28, 2012 Trigam Mukherjee

The Flags of Honour Foundation honoured heroes of the 1962 war with a ‘Cry Freedom concert’ at Whitefield

Getting a new cooking gas connection

November 27, 2012 Anisha Nair

One of the first thing to be done when you move into a new house is getting an LPG connection. What are the options for getting cooking gas and how to apply.

Society

N Ramani honoured at Nadasurabhi festival

November 27, 2012 KSS Raghavan

The November concerts saw well known musicians including Mysore brothers, Maharajapuram Ramachandran, Priya sisters, Sanjay Subrahmanyam as well as the veteran N Ramani, who was felicitated at the event.

FAQ on online voter registration

November 23, 2012 News Desk

Frequently asked question related to new voter registration, bulk voter registration, existing voters and more.

Karnataka political parties raise 1000s of crores, somehow

November 22, 2012 Samuel Jacob

INC, BJP, JDS and other parties receive huge sums of money as donations from corporates and individuals – who has given how much?

Little ones walk and say “No to plastic”

November 22, 2012 Naresh Trivedi

Local preschool children celebrate Children’s Day, with a walkathon for the environment.

Why women stick to kambas in BMTC buses

November 21, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

When you design buses for women, you do include a larger section of people – children, older men and the disabled, and not just for able-bodied men.

Civic

500 walk to save Vibhutipura lake

November 20, 2012 Naresh Vedagiri

Vibhutipura lake is another of the city’s diminishing water bodies. Area residents recently launched a campaign to restore it.

Time to fight for Bengaluru – choose your weapon

November 18, 2012 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Reclaim our city, the same way that the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters managed to catch global attention last year?

Garbage should be an election issue

November 18, 2012 N Mukund

Basic considerations to tackle the trash problem should include ward-level efforts, and making it an issue for upcoming assembly election.

Large scale changes in voter list: Is the CEO concerned?

November 18, 2012 PG Bhat

The CEO of Karnataka disagreed with allegations that 30% of voter names were removed from the rolls in Basavanagudi. He is right – the deletions were close to 36.36%. He said “over 53,000 names” were added to the rolls – right again! 3,99,299 voters were added.

Science or common sense?

November 15, 2012 Sudha Narasimhachar

Garbage accumulation is Bangalore’s big challenge right now. Also, packaging and plastic items are increasing BBMP’s waste disposal woes.

Economy

How to choose a washing machine?

November 15, 2012 Abhishek Angad

There are different types of washing machines, which differ on power and water consumption, capacity and maintenance costs. Here’s how to choose what you need.

Should you panic if a dengue patient needs platelets?

November 15, 2012 Abhishek Angad

Is platelet availability for Dengue patients, a problem in Bangalore? When should transfusion be done really?

Governance

Brijesh Kumar case: It’s State vs City

November 14, 2012 Navya P K

The state government’s urban development department has cancelled BBMP’s transfer of its top forest officer. The officer had initiated steps to protect lakes in the city and more.

Infrastructure

Why permit large housing complexes?

November 13, 2012 Sudha Narasimhachar

Why should permission be granted to builders to come up with huge apartment clusters, when the city civic authorities are not able to provide the infrastructural support required for the residents?

Infrastructure

How your apartment complex can be a waste-free zone

November 11, 2012 Savita Hiremath

How to start? What are the non-negotiables? What is negotiable? What about training? Citizen Matters presents a step-by-step guide and more.

Diwali cleaning: All for a cause

November 11, 2012 Samridh Saluja

Mum had been asking me to dispose of my huge collections of comics and story books, my old school books, clean up my room and get rid of what she calls ‘all the junk’. So what did I do?