Governance

NGOs and corporate foundations in the city have adopted government schools to help improve their quality of education. Children at these schools are benefiting.

A green belt in the prime area of Koramangala was set aside in the 90s through litigation which citizens helped the government win. Today, that protection is under threat.

Did I have to pay the fine? Could the police have seized my bike?

The reality: broken registration processes have not made voting easy for citizens. Still, here are some steps to register and how to find your name in the voter rolls.

Generally, it’s people of my age group who bother with civic issues. But that’s beginning to change, because of the likes of Sarfy. Here’s how.

On March 28, Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph admitted a PIL against the Metro on grounds of absence of a comprehensive legislation for its implementation. The CMH Road traders’ association filed the PIL.

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.

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?

The corrupt have everywhere to run, but what does the Karnataka Lokayukta need to ensure that they have no place to hide? See what Justice Santosh Hegde has to say in this interview to Citizen Matters.

There are about 900-odd Kalyana Mantapas in Bangalore today, with
10 new wedding halls coming up every year. Yet, plenty of consumer-unfriendly practices prevail, adding avoidable stress to wedding planning, finds Deepa Mohan.

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.

At a public meeting on 24 January, around 175
associations and groups dissented against Sakrama. Their resolutions will go to the Governor, High Court and political parties. Samuel Jacob reports.