Consumers

Bangalore will get introduced to Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for LPG in the month of December. Before that, the consumers of Indane, HP Gas and Bharat Gas need to link their Aadhaar cards to bank accounts and LPG consumer numbers, if they need subsidy.

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.

What irks the vendors of Gandhi Bazaar, Malleshwaram and Jayanagar is not old giving way for the new. It’s being treated as if they don’t exist.

City deals from over 17 categories ranging from health care and dance classes to dining and education are available for nearly 24 localities, now on Citizen Matters.

Bengaluru is one of India’s more vibrant hubs for startups. But this startup near Whitefield is a firm few people would have expected.

With new options for online grocery shopping, does the net-savvy Bangalorean prefer this to waiting in queues? What are the new offerings and how are they affecting your corner kirana store?

From the being the fabric of the royalty to going contemporary Hakoba has remained relevant. With affordable pricing it has a wider appeal too.

Festival spending, for many people, has been affected due to the increase in costs of flowers, sweets, gold and clothes. From lower income citizens cutting back on buying clothes and postponing college to well-heeled folks holding off on buying gold or leisure traveling, its a different story everywhere.

Petrol price hike and ease of use without being hassled about licenses has pushed more people to buy electric bikes. Low maintenance costs are also the reason for this spike in interest.

Well I have been ‘Bangalored’ by my Broadband service provider in the so called silicon valley of India.

What can you do to prevent mobile phone thefts? How can you recover it if you’ve lost it? Does the police really help? The options.

The Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department’s web process for submission of LPG, BESCOM and Ration card information is now working. Use this guide to meet your deadline of Feb 19th (extended from Feb 9th).