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Home2017October

Month: October 2017

Civic

Citizens’ fair to express their needs sees wide participation

October 28, 2017 News Desk

Citizens for Bengaluru organised the Beku Beda Santhe on 15 October to commemorate the first year anniversary of the Human Chain that kick started the Steel Flyover Beda movement in 2016. The idea of the

Infrastructure

Dear Rail Minister, railway infra in Bengaluru needs upgradation, not elevation

October 26, 2017 Khader B Syed

Continuous neglect by successive Railway Ministers has led to colossal inefficiencies in the railway operations. Saturation of tracks, trains running late and ultimately decreased revenues on daily basis have been the result.

Governance

Civic workers protest against abusive contractor

October 26, 2017 Vinay Sreenivasa

Civic workers who gathered at the protest venue posed a few tough questions to the authorities, some of which went unanswered.

Education

This NGO creates spaces where learning is fun and hope is high

October 25, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

In fourteen years, this Bengaluru-based NGO has transformed the lives of children from underprivileged sections learning in government schools, to help them pursue a better life with better education and jobs.

Infrastructure

Provide double tracks and new stops for Express trains: Hosur-Bengaluru rail commuters

October 25, 2017 Jayaprakash Chinnamuttu

Passenger trains from Hosur to Bengaluru get delayed due to preference given to Express Trains. The solutions to the problem are a win-win, and not very difficult to implement!

Commute

Who is responsible for cyclist Vijay’s accident?

October 25, 2017 Manasi Paresh Kumar

In a city where eight people on two-wheelers lost their lives in a month to potholes, cyclists are even more vulnerable – they face multiple threats in Bengaluru streets, as Vijay Kundaji’s accident shows.

Governance

Janagraha releases BBMP Budget 2017-18 performance report

October 24, 2017 Mahalakshmi Balasubramanian

BBMP has been able to collect Rs 1723 crore as property tax in first two quarters of the financial year. Road improvements top the chart among the works undertaken.

Governance

Pourakarmikas to protest against abuse and sexual harassment by contractors

October 24, 2017 Vinay Sreenivasa

A contractor emboldened by lax attitude of BBMP abused and harassed 37 women pourakarmikas. Poura Karmikas will protest against this in Bengaluru, asking to remove the contract system and justice for abused women.

Infrastructure

Seven BBMP Corporators pledge for segregation and composting

October 23, 2017 Preethi Ravi

The vertical garden installed by Green Peace as part of Waste to Food campaign has taught so many lessons. And there are takers for those lessons.

Environment

This Deepavali, let’s do away with whataboutery on crackers

October 18, 2017 Shree D N

Sale of crackers has declined this year in Bengaluru. What could be the reason? How do crackers affect people and environment, and why people advocate against crackers?

Society

Sixth edition of Blr Lit Fest on Oct 28, 29

October 17, 2017 Sridevi Rao

Rajdeep Sardesai, Nidhi Razdan, Indira Lankesh, Bagchi Karkaria, Manu Joseph, R Jagannathan, Sagarika Ghosh are just some names that will be seen in the Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF) today.

Environment

Mitigating rain and floods in Bengaluru needs holistic approach

October 17, 2017 Vishwanath Srikantaiah

Bengaluru needs to pay attention to the design of the land – the topography, groundwater recharging capacity, design of the raja kaluves.. and find a way to store water or recharge groundwater, to help mitigate floods.

Civic

The story of a layout in Bengaluru becoming Swachh Ooru

October 16, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

It’s not an easy achievement to get people to segregate their waste, but relentless efforts by volunteers and penalising by BBMP have helped achieve it in HSR Layout in Bengaluru.

Civic

Children to imagine Bengaluru via art at the #BekuBedaSanthe

October 14, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Children are future citizens of Bengaluru. They have a great stake in the city. Organisers hope to give them a happy platform to express themselves creatively.

Governance

Fear of an epidemic looms at Shamanna Gowda Layout

October 13, 2017 N R Satish

With the retainer wall near storm water drain demolished by BBMP, people are left in lurch as water from the drain wreaks havoc in this layout.

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