January | 2011 | Citizen Matters, Blogs

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Two years of Citizen Matters print news

January 31, 2011 Subramaniam Vincent

The January 30th print issue of Citizen Matters hit the stands and homes in south Bengaluru exactly two years after our first issue of January 30th 2009! That maiden issue we had covered the HSR

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The debate on citizens helping traffic police

January 31, 2011 Meera K

Praveen Sood, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) talked recently about effective traffic management. Given that only about 1% of the total traffic violations are actually ever fined and the traffic police department is just 2500

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The Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity

January 26, 2011 Pushpa Achanta

3 years ago, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Population First launched the Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity. Their objective is to annually recognize and reward gender just perspectives, stories and analyses by various

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Lots of birds at Kaikondrahalli Lake

January 25, 2011 Satheesh A

So many stories are being captured by our enthusiastic residents after Kaikondrahalli Lake was rejuvenated. One such success story is ‘increase of bio-diversity’. Manjunath Prabhu, a resident of the nearby Sobha Apartments is an enthusiastic

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The bandh…what does it mean?

January 21, 2011 Deepa Mohan

We had gone to Bannerghatta early in the morning, but on the way back, the bandh caught up with us…..it seemed to be nothing but traders downing their establishments in fear, and miscreants

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Team Black Stork at the Bangalore Bird Race, 160111

January 19, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Of the 47 teams that took part in the HSBC Bangalore Bird Race, I am only talking about Team Black Stork…. comprised (in alphabetical order) Gayathri, Mani, Saandip, Uma…and me. We certainly had a wonderful

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Webs of Light…

January 19, 2011 Deepa Mohan

When I go for my morning walk around the Mini Forest, it’s often dark, and so it’s easy to see the magic of the cobwebs that the spiders spin, to catch the insects

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Former lawyer now creates glassy art

January 17, 2011 Reshmi Chakraborty

Saarus Nirhali wanted to take a break from being a criminal lawyer and stumbled on to stained glass art. Today she’s creating Tiffany lamps and murals out of stained glass for a living.

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Happy Pongal/Makara Sankranti!

January 14, 2011 Deepa Mohan

At our front door, my kolam greets you with good wishes: and when you enter, Surya Narayana is there to bless you with happiness, health, and prosperity: And if you are not

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What are the police doing?

January 14, 2011 Subramaniam Vincent

Mugging incidents along the Outer Ring Road-Sarjapur Road are back. The modus operandi is similar to earlier: Commuters driving alone in a car are stopped by con men on bikes. The men claim money on

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Pongal….at Magic Puddles, J P Nagar

January 13, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Magic Puddles, a learning centre for younger children in J P Nagar, had a 3-day stint of telling the children all about the Harvest Festival. Nandini talked about how Sankranti is celebrated

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What to do if you are mugged

January 12, 2011 Satheesh A

In response to the mugging incidents on the Outer ring road, the police have sent this information to the Outer Ring Road Companies Association (ORRCA). Excerpts from the mail. With reference to recent mugging incidents

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Strides of Hope…a 48-hour Relay Event

January 11, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Here’s the email I got from Santosh: Dear Friends, Running, cycling and exercising has many benefits for a healthy lifestyle and anyone can develop a passion for it. The first step to exercising

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Mugging incidents back on ORR-Sarjapur Road

January 11, 2011 Satheesh A

The Outer Ring Road-Sarjapur Road saw mugging incidents in mid 2010. Later the HSR Police nabbed some culprits. These incidents have again started in the area. Here are some incidents that happened. Note: some have

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Bangalore Club: Lighting up the New Year

January 11, 2011 Deepa Mohan

It was lovely to see the decorations at Bangalore Club for the New Year. Here’s the main building, and the majestic 100-year-old conifers: Brigadier Hill Annexe was also lit up:

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