May | 2013 | Citizen Matters, Blogs

Deepa's Jottings

How electricity reaches our homes

May 29, 2013 Deepa Mohan

The Managing Director of BESCOM, Mr Manivannan, has been spearheading a movement on FaceBook, to bring various facets of this hitherto opaque Government organization to the public. Various initiatives have been launched, and the latest

Forward Bellandur

Upstream work messes up Kaikondrahalli lake, fishes dying

May 27, 2013 Priya Ramasubban

BBMP has taken up the rejuvenation of upstream lakes in the chain of seven lakes, of which Kaikondrahalli Lake is located just before Soulkere. A few months ago, the contractors had started to dewater the

Eat right

7 right foods for the summer

May 23, 2013 Sweta Uchil-Purohit

With hot days and rainy nights, check what’s on your plate. And there is a place for leftover rice too!

Our lake of dreams coming true

May 22, 2013 Usha Rajagopalan

Based on a total station survey done by Enzen Global in Aug. 2011, PNLIT got the BBMP to install a new diversion channel (DC) to harvest surface run off from the Brigade Millennium road into

What the chief minister can do

May 10, 2013 Ashwin Mahesh

There are a number of things that the CM can do, to clearly signal a break with the failures of the past. As the new Chief Minister takes office, many Bangaloreans must be wondering what

Hired supporters ‘volunteer’ for candidates

May 8, 2013 News Desk

Election reporting is an interesting area. One gets to see the real faces of candidates and their followers, besides coming across a bunch of funny experiences. Here’s a collection of such experiences from the Citizen

We have to shut down private tankers for water

May 7, 2013 Ashwin Mahesh

As long as we allow two systems of sale of water – one through pipes and another through tankers – we can never have affordability, equity, reliability, or any of the other things we associate

Did YOU vote?

May 5, 2013 Deepa Mohan

My friend Sravana Dasary posted this: That’s a great way to document the fact that her family’s voted! Each of us needs to vote, to take an active part in our own governance…to ensure that

Volunteer Diary

Manifestos from the young electorate

May 2, 2013 Pushpa Achanta

It is election season in the city and the rest of the state. Most of the local news is about the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates and various political parties, campaign activities, problems existing