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Governance

City administration, infrastructure, urban resilience, citizen participation and urban planning. We track the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, suburban municipalities and parastatal agencies like Water Supply and Sewerage Board, ESCOMs etc.

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Governance

Breather for property tax payers

February 4, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

The recent declaration of BBMP to retain SAS values for tax calculation and not increasing the rate has come has a sigh of relief to the tax payers.

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Governance

What you need to know about the Lokayukta

December 16, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

With all the reporting about nabs, traps, scams, and raids going on, haven’t you wondered where the Lokayukta office in Bangalore is, and more so, how the process could work for you?

Governance

Jayanagar MLA asks for details on government land

December 11, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

Jayanagar MLA, B N Vijay Kumar, seeks information from public on Government/BBMP properties in Jayanagar.

Civic

BBMP set to notify tax rates, but citizens confused

December 4, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The BBMP will announce valuation rates for property in Bengaluru shortly, a senior official says. But, “I would like to get a property tax law that can be easily understood by the people,” says the head of a citizens’ forum.

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Governance

Voter registration drive at office campuses

November 26, 2008 Chakri P

VoteDeIndia has been conducting voter registration drives at MNC campuses in Bangalore, most recently at Cognizant and Sasken.

Civic

Citizens walk for a green Bangalore

November 11, 2008 Deepa Mohan

In a heartening response for the call to press for retaining the city’s avenues, scores of Bangaloreans showed up for the Sunday walk and petitioned the Chief Minister.

Civic

High Court gives booster dose to RTI

October 23, 2008 Samuel Jacob

A strict penalty imposed by a state Information Commission against an official was upheld by the judiciary. This might well act as a shot in the arm for the RTI movement.

Commute

Rs.12.8 cr traffic control centre for city

October 9, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The state government and city traffic police have taken the first steps towards an upgraded traffic control room for Bangalore. Read more about the pronouncements.

Environment

Desperately seeking revival

October 2, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The Bellandur lake, which has provided drinking water and nurtured the city’s farming and fishing activities for over a century, is now a polluted and dying water body.

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Governance

EPIC now a must for all voters

September 28, 2008 Ravi Vattipalli

From now, Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) is a must to vote in any election.

Governance

Bengaluru, Bangalore’s name change and it’s history: Citizen Matters

September 23, 2008 Divya Sharma

Bengaluru the new name fo Bangalore City is yet to be confirmed by the central government. Here’s the story on how Bangalore got its name and its evolution to Bengaluru.

Commute

RTO: Licensed to drive you crazy

September 22, 2008 Siri Srinivas

Inefficiency and creaky official machinery, it seems, are the only paradigms of work ethos in RTOs. Everybody knows it, but little is acknowledged and fewer still are the questions asked.

Civic

Muddy roads, murky dealings

September 22, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

Despite a clear warning from its own Chief Auditor on tendering, the BBMP appointed violated due process in appointing consultants to monitor a project to upgrade 26 roads.

Governance

Beggars can be choosers

September 17, 2008 Narasimha Vedala

Security worries are only increasing and in the meantime, it isn’t clear what the Karnataka government is doing about expanding capacities of the anti-terror force.

Civic

Bangalore’s deadly speed breakers

September 14, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

As if negotiating our dangerous road humps is not bad enough, hundreds of them are unauthorised, to boot. An RTI activist is on the war path to get the BBMP to streamline them.

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