GENRE: Local News

The 100-day-old BJP-government has still not answered key questions for Bangaloreans: notably, the Sakrama and property tax issues. A citizens’ meet was the reminder.

Ashwini Layout, a micro-locality in the Koramangala area has long been missing roads. A citizen asked for a copy of the work orders, and things started moving.

Independence day turns dependence day for a doting mother who wants her daughter to be up there on stage in that little white skirt, doing the drill.

The best of corporate brains from Bangalore battled it out for top honours at the immensely popular Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz in the city.

The play, currently on under the ‘Other Voices’ initiative at Ranga Shankara, effectively highlights the fall out of mindless urbanisation.

This week’s scan of Bangalore’s Kannada dailies includes a number of reports from rain playing havoc to prisoners repairing wheelchairs as community service.

Learn about a Bangalore-based organisation led by a 30-year-old that teaches shootfighting, and spreads awareness on the growing need for self defence.

This week’s scan of Bangalore’s Kannada dailies includes a number of reports a retired lady teacher being robbed of 2.2 acres of her land to the BDA confiscating assets worth Rs.300 crores in last six months.

Sanjuktha Mukund sent in this prize winning entry for Citizen Matters’ Independence Day citizen journalism contest.

Corporates, government bodies and the public came together for the Clean and Green Nandi Hills Campaign on 24th August 2008.

Citizen Matters is following the High Court proceedings on a PIL regarding the Metro Rail project. A ruling is due on 1 September.

Music lovers of Bangalore may miss their monthly dose of original music in earnest, unless the Sunday Jammers get back their ‘Music Strip’ in Cubbon park and are allowed to tune in again, uninterrupted.