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With the Election Commission announcing the poll schedules, the D-Day you’ve been waiting for is just 40 days away. Chief Election Officer for Karnataka, Anil Kumar Jha said in a press conference in Bengaluru on March 5 that the model code of conduct is already in place as the elections have been notified. This means there can be no public function, rallies or road show by any political party without obtaining proper permission from police. There can be no new programmes announced by the governments though the existing programmes can continue to work. There can be no hoardings of politicians…

Over 750 Resident Welfare Associations representing more than ten lakh Bangalore citizens under the platform of Namma Bengaluru Foundation and Bengaluru Residents Association Confederation Ensemble (BRACE) launched a protest against government’s failure to address citizens' concerns about massive corruption in Bangalore and the nexus of corrupt builders and some politicians that is destroying Bengaluru. The campaign that’s a result of the lackadaisical approach by the government despite the repeated pleas over a year now by the forum of BRACE will see a city wide signature campaign demanding the government for a Corruption free city that does not cater to mafias and…

A press release fromWater Literacy Foundation states the following: Summer is arriving soon and cries for water are inevitable due to lack of awareness as well as awareness translating into action among General Public. Awareness is the first step towards change. The public is the revolutionary change maker. Towards this cause, United Nations has declared 22nd March as "World Day for Water" to spread the message of water conservation. This initiative becomes worthwhile and successful only if the general public supports the cause.  This is where organizations like ours play a game changing role. Water Literacy Foundation (WLF) is a…

Appendix-3.7 (Reference: Paragraph 3.16, Page-116) Details of donations made by BDA during 2009-12 Sl. No. Recipient of the donation Amount donated (` in lakh) Date of payment Purpose for which donation given 2009-10 1. Mahabodhi Society, Bangalore 5.00 25 April 2009 Celebrating 2553rd Buddha Jayanthi 2. Karnataka Olympic Association 1.50 12 May 2009 Awareness to donate human organs in an accident 3. Vidyarthi Shikshana Seva Trust 2.00 15 May 2009 Sponsorship of Techno fair 4. Bangalore Nagara Zilla Kannada Sahitya Parishath 2.00 14 July 2009 Contribution for 5th Bangalore Nagara Zilla Kannada Sahitya Parishath 5. VHD Central Institute of Home…

The Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report, has indicted the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) of not clearing the encroachment of Doddabidarakallu lake, before taking up restoration works, and not being able to complete the work as per the specifications. The CAG report on General and Social Sector for Karnataka for the year ending at March 2013, says that the BDA had accorded administrative approval for the work of restoration and development of the Doddabidarakallu lake at a cost of Rs 8.25 crore, in May 2010. The Lake Development Authority (LDA) approved the technical sanction to the work…

Before clean-upStudents marching with postersStudents painting Students interacting with shopkeepersStudents marching with postersAfter clean-upThe little champions! ‹ › $(document).ready(function(){ $('.carousel .carousel-inner .item').first().attr('class', 'active item');}); On February 20th 2014, members of Civic Rangers and Star Revolutionaries of the CMCA and Civic Clubs of JSS Public School, HSR Layout in Bengaluru, conducted a campaign at the HSR layout BDA Complex on Solid Waste Management. The aim was to make the complex a litter-free zone and spread awareness among the shopkeepers on the importance of segregation at source. Students call for action The seed for the campaign was sown during one of the…

  The Bangalore Chapter of AID is organising a photography contest, based on the theme 'Soul, Space, Society'.  The competition is meant to give photographers the opportunity to take pictures of the Bangalore that they love with, fight with and are in love with. If their picture captures the essence of Bangalore in a unique way, then AID Bangalore will to showcase it.  Photographers are invited to submit their entries on AID's Facebook page. The last date to submit photographs is 1st March 2014.  The best photographs will be selected by AID Bangalore's judges panel and will be put on display at Thalam…

The High Court on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014, disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (WP 3676/2008) filed by Citizen Action Forum (CAF) and a few other civic groups in Bengaluru, that challenged the Draft Revised Master Plan (RMP) - 2015, prepared by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), that allowed commercial use of residential areas, through a land use category called "mixed residential." A division bench comprising Chief Justice DH Waghela and Justice BV Nagarathna issued a direction to the State government to amend the land use change rules of the BDA's Revised Master Plan to allow only the ancillary use…

Bangalore Political Action Committeee (BPAC) conducted a Google Hangout panel discussion on the budget, on February 14th, 2013. The panelists included BPAC President Kiran M Shaw, Vice-president TV Mohandas Pai, social entrepreneur Ashwin Mahesh and urbanist V Ravichandar. The debate was moderated by Revathy Ashok of BPAC. Mohandas Pai said though in terms of growth the average of the state is better than the national average, he wants to see a large vision in the budget to develop the entire region and industries in terms of infrastructure. He said he wasn't happy with the 7.2 % growth in service economy,…