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Governance

Take part in “If I were the Bengaluru Mayor” writing contest, win cash prize!

September 19, 2017 Deepa Vaishnavi V M

What would you do if you were the Mayor? Research. Think. Write. And win prize!

Governance

Reimagining Bengaluru’s Mayors

September 19, 2017 Manasi Paresh Kumar

While Bengaluru’s Mayor is seen as a powerless figurehead, it is time to change the narrative. We need to believe in the idea of an empowered and visionary mayor who can lead, like in the rest of the world.

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Environment

Big challenge for Bengaluru’s Mayor

January 31, 2017 Nikhil R Reddy

Every Mayor comes with an agenda to clean-up KR Market, yet it remains dirty.

Infrastructure

Big challenge for Bengaluru’s Mayor at KR Market

December 27, 2016 Nikhil R Reddy

Every mayor wants to clean-up KR Market. G Padmavathi’s challenge is no mean task as this photo essay shows.

Civic

City administration looks away as Anjanapura residents gasp amid garbage fires

December 19, 2016 V K Srivatsa

Continuous garbage dumping and fires on BDA land create grave health hazard for residents of Ward 198 in Anjanapura, but who’s listening?

Governance

G Padmavathi is Bengaluru’s new Mayor

September 29, 2016 Akshatha M

JD(S) corporator M Anand from Radhakrishna Temple ward was elected as the Deputy Mayor in the polls marked by controversy over the suspension of voting rights of Independent MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar and BJP’s PC Mohan.

Governance

Mayor asks Bangaloreans to wait till January for better garbage management

December 2, 2013 Bosky Khanna

Mayor B S Satyanarayana says his aim is to reduce the garbage in the city by end of his term.

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Civic

BBMP should be split: D Venkatesh Murthy

May 2, 2013 Navya P K

Ex-Mayor and BJP candidate from Shanthinagar, Murthy blames the lack of cooperation from the previous MLA and councillors for the woes of the constituency; says, his experience as mayor and corporator will help him solve problems.

Governance

Tough cop Rajvir P Sharma transferred

August 14, 2012 Sankar C G

The fate of 132 cases against BBMP engineers is in question with the transfer of BMTF head Rajvir P Sharma. BBMP has decided to transfer the cases against the engineers, related to the building violations, to the concerned police stations.

Governance

Mayor met Citizens through Abhyudaya

June 20, 2012 Sankar C G

Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy met the residents of Padmanabha Nagar, listened to their grievances and assured them a solution.

Governance

Did the new Mayor encroach CA site?

May 7, 2012 Sakuntala Narasimhan

The residents discovered that out of 11 CA sites sanctioned by BDA, meant for common use, seven had been illegally appropriated and encroached upon.

Governance

New Mayor, old promises

April 26, 2012 Navya P K

Water supply and waste management is the priority says the New Mayor. Will he follow through or will it be yet another scam ridden, bankrupt year for BBMP?

Governance

Swalpa action, swalpa commotion, namma council ready

April 25, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Since the formation of Bruhat Bengaluru, the city witnessed its first council session as the newly elected 198 corporators took oath. S K Nataraj and N Dayanand were elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor.

Economy

The year of big plans: A rewind of 2009

December 31, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

As we enter a new calendar year, Citizen Matters takes you through 2009 – a recap of what happened in namma Bengaluru.


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