Civic | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Committee to review road widening: High Court

July 10, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The High Court has appointed a panel of experts to a committee to review infrastructure development in Bangalore, in response to a PIL asking for stay on the road widening project.

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MLA promises action at ST Bed layout

July 3, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The residents of ST Bed Layout adjacent to Koramangala recently organised a public meeting with civic officials in the presence of their MLA, Ramalinga Reddy. Citizens noted many promises.

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“No land acquisition for J P Nagar underpass”: BBMP

June 30, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The city’s road construction and widening projects appear to be stirring up one storm after another. This time, BBMP’s approach confuses J P Nagar residents.

Malleswaram march

June 25, 2008 Meenakshi Bharath

An initiative gets underway to get citizens of Malleswaram to become active in public matters like waste segregation, citizen policing and more.

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No talk, just clean and green

May 28, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Instead of cribbing about litter in picnic spots around Bangalore and apathy of the government bodies, a group of city-based volunteers have taken it on themselves to run clean and green drives.

Encroaching business shut at BDA complex

May 22, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The BDA’s new commissioner H Siddaiah met with citizens at the BDA complex in Koramangala on 17 May. An unexpected and dramatic scene unfolded.

150 words and no more

May 18, 2008 Sunil Tinani

The Karnataka government’s new rule on word-limiting RTI applications will increase paperwork, pending cases and appeals, argue activists.

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BIAL a ‘public authority’, rules KIC

May 14, 2008 M V K Anil Kumar

Because of the government’s equity stake and a range of tax, cess and other exemptions granted to BIAL, the Karnataka Information Commission has taken the view that BIAL must respond to RTI applications.

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RWAs organise candidate meetings

May 7, 2008 News Desk

Roundup from various localities on citizen groups organising meetings with candidates on the Citizens’ Charter

Savdhan – a pedestrian safety programme

April 16, 2008 Malini Misra Bhattacharya

Pedestrians face the most challenges in our roads. We are trying to tackle the issue rather than just complain. Our first programme will be on 20th April in Sanjaynagar.

Delay, backlog and deny

March 25, 2008 Sunil Tinani

Prominent Bangalore-based RTI activists list evidence to show that bureaucrats are systematically trying to push the sunshine law back into the bottle. Here’s how.

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Vote Bengaluru sounds the bell

March 9, 2008 Rajeev Yeshwanth

City and state officials have been engaged in yet another effort to clean up the error and horror-ridden voter rolls in the state. What’s in store? How do you get on the elusive list?

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Taking issues head-on

February 25, 2008 Charumathi Supraja

He’s the head of the Citizen Action Forum (CAF), an organisation of citizens and citizens associations who believe in offering solutions, not just pointing out the problem. Meet N S Mukunda.

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A citizens’ guide to using RTI

February 17, 2008 News Desk

How does one file an Right to Information application? How can it help? If the power of the sunshine law is anything to go by, it’s time for more widespread use, especially in Bangalore, has come.

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What’s TDR to you?

February 4, 2008 Zainab Bawa

How do you go about widening roads when there are private properties, trees, and urban clusters in the areas proposed for widening? Can these be demolished for the sake of ease of everyday travel? Enter TDR. Zainab Bawa walks you through.