December, 2011 Citizen Matters, Blogs

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There are too many amateur photographers in Bangalore.

December 28, 2011 City Shutterbug

Amateur photographers can be seen cicking around Bangalore’s parks and markets on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Pic by Ravi Kaushik. Ravi photblogs at noisypilgrims.com ⊕

BBMP identifies 20 quarry pits identified for disposal of waste

December 25, 2011 News Desk

About 20 areas around Bangalore have been earmarked by BBMP for waste disposal.

Why this Kolaveri for trees di?

December 24, 2011 Subramaniam Vincent

The Kolaveri phenomenon still rages. Literally translated, the word means ‘murderous rage’, as is widely known by now. The video spawned off Kolaveri derivatives in several languages, some comical, some serious. On December 5th, BBMP

Illegal construction continues at Kaikondrahalli lake

December 24, 2011 Meera K

Citizen Matters had earlier covered Kaikondrahalli lake being threatened by road widening plans and illegal building encroachment. The temple is only a few metres from the lake, which violates the rule that a buffer zone

PuRa forever?

December 23, 2011 Pushpa Achanta

We wanted a home mate But could not confine dogs, birds or fish to the indoors So we consoled ourselves Observing neigbours’ pets Watching stray creatures And recalling childhood companions Until Ms. Columbidae came visiting

Big Deal

Time for jingle bells

December 21, 2011 Nagashree Gururaj

With Christmas just round the corner, one can’t help but spot those numerous items lined up in the stores of the city. Pic: Deepthi M S Pic: Deepthi M S Pic: Deepthi M S Pic:

I want/NEED… funding for my company… Part 1

December 20, 2011 Anjana Vivek

SZE, the company founded by Sheena and Zeena, was 2 years old. SZE provided special technical inputs and services to colleges. The founders now wanted to expand and bring more colleges into their client base.

Social Media, Networking and other High School Hazards

December 19, 2011 Malini Srikrishna

There is a constant battle in my house about whether I should be allowed to be on Facebook or not. "Everyone in my school is on Facebook except me! I miss out on so much

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Vintage Scooter Rally Bangalore

December 17, 2011 City Shutterbug

A Small group of Vintage Scooter enthusiasts and a larger group of photographers converged on Cubbon Park, Bangalore. The retro colors on these bikes rock! Pic by Ravi Kaushik ⊕

Scholarship for the differently abled

December 12, 2011 Deepa Mohan

A fully-sponsored course: Christ University, aleading college in Bangalore, is launching a fully sponsored 3 Year B.Com program for persons with disabilities. The program will be supported by a leading financial institution, which will also

Post-birding drama, Lalbagh, 111211

December 10, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Here’s what I just wrote to the egroup (bngbirds) of the Bird Watchers’ Field Club of Bangalore just now: Hi everyone, I’ll be writing about the very enjoyable 2nd Sunday birding outing,

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Caju at City Market

December 9, 2011 City Shutterbug

A walk in City Market on a Sunday evening is very challenging. It involves dodging shoppers, beggars, garbage dumped on the road and the occasional hungry aggressive cow. Pic by Ravi Kaushik ⊕

Bruhat Buzz

Sankey road project details

December 8, 2011 News Desk

Road is to be widened for 3.3 kms between Yeshwanthpur circle (NH4) and Cauvery junction in Bellary road (NH7), via CNR Rao circle, Maramma Temple circle, Sankey tank road and Bhashyam circle. The entire stretch

Grabbing opportunities: help us with your vote!

December 7, 2011 Usha Rajagopalan

One doesn’t always get an opportunity to do something extraordinary. When you do, you’ve got to grab it! This is what we did when we saw the Puttenahalli Lake dying. We campaigned and lobbied for

Big Deal

Shine with silver or gold covering

December 5, 2011 Nagashree Gururaj

With the soaring gold prices one would want to find a substitute which looks as elegant as the yellow metal. So here it is… the substitute can be Kundan jewellery, silver jewellery, antique and imitation