Jayanagar

Is it African Tulip or Akasha Mallige? Here’s a guide to tree-spotting in Jayanagar

January 2, 2020 Nityananda S

Flaming orange, bright yellow, pale purple – flowers of all these hues appear on Jayanagar’s streets. Here’s a guide on spotting the native and exotic trees in the area

Am I paying taxes to get killed?

September 17, 2019 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Bengaluru is beset with rotting garbage, killer potholes and increasing dengue cases. Yet the BBMP is planning a steep hike in property taxes. So should we pay?

‘I have done more work than Jayanagar MLA,’ says Ravikrishna Reddy

April 18, 2018 Seema Prasad

Ravi Krishna Reddy wants to bring back decency into politics. He wants to run a clean campaign and live a corruption-free life if he wins.

Educated lead the way in littering Lalbagh

August 21, 2017 Hema Mahesh

People abuse the famous park at the heart of Bengaluru, by throwing litter. Why this negligence towards our own public assets?

These olde Bengaluru houses

July 1, 2017 Nikhil R Reddy

Cuddappah tiles, red oxide, limestone walls, huge verandas, skylights… these old houses of Bengaluru built in Art Deco style have a grace and charm rarely found in newer buildings.

Commute

Cycle Day comes to Jayanagar!

December 31, 2013 News Desk

The local edition of Cycle Day at Jayanagar was a roaring success!

Pay BWSSB contractor to reconnect sewage line, or live with stink

September 11, 2013 Bosky Khanna

Residents of Jayanagar 3rd block are forced to pay hefty sum to the BWSSB contractor to restore their connection to new sewage lines. Those who don’t want to pay are being threatened and left with the stink and sewage lines unconnected.

Cleansing the system should begin now

May 26, 2013 Sakuntala Narasimhan

We need to take the blame too, as residents. If exercising our franchise was a duty, so is the participation in decision-making. RWA meetings draw poor attendance, because they are not seen as “important.”

Theirs is not an empty nest

December 19, 2012 Reshmi Chakraborty

The Non Resident Indians Parents Association (NRIPA) in Bangalore serves as an extended family to its members. This is their story.

Health

Advanced surgeries place Bengaluru at the leading edge

October 15, 2012 Anisha Nair

It is not for nothing that Bengaluru is a leading medical tourism destination in the country. A pool of talented specalists doctors in the city’s major hospitals are lining up noteworthy accomplishments at the state and national levels.

Society

Ekalavya awardee speaks the truth about basketball

October 9, 2012 Abhishek Angad

Kruthika Lakshman has been playing Basketball since 2003, the recent Ekalavya award, is quite the morale booster for her. Here she shares her experiences and talks about what can be improved to produce better quality players.

Society

Teaching music, quiet and beautiful

August 12, 2012 Sankar C G

Music therapy cannot cure any disease. Its a myth that exists in the society. Those who have a passion for music will get some relief from music therapy, those who don’t, get nothing.

Governance