citizen matters

  Bengaluru this week November 16th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     As you may be aware, Oorvani Foundation has rolled out its second fundraiser campaign for Citizen Matters. You know that we depend on your support to continue doing the in-depth, unbiased reporting that we do. Your contribution will go a long way in ensuring that we continue to cover the stories that really matter to Bengaluru and the community at large. Do consider making a donation. Any amount, big or small, will help catalyse change in the city. To…

  Bengaluru this week November 6th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     By this time, you will have received a mail announcing Oorvani Foundation’s second fundraiser campaign for Citizen Matters. If you are a regular reader, you know the kind of stories that we publish. To help us continue in the same vein, we hope that you will support our work by making a contribution. For more information on our #EnableChange campaign, click here. In this edition, read about Bengaluru’s many illegal coaching centres, the scams that have plagued BBMP in…

  Bengaluru this week October 29th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     As a local community media, Citizen Matters makes a small, but significant difference to the lives of Bangaloreans - by reporting about the news that really matters, by featuring the change makers in the city, by giving you a forum to communicate with other like-minded people. We will be launching our biannual fundraiser in a few days and we hope that you will continue to support Oorvani Foundation to enable change. With you by our side, we can continue…

  Bengaluru this week October 21st 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     Happy Dasara to all of you! Whether you are celebrating with your family and friends in Bengaluru, or heading out of town for the long break, here’s wishing each one of you a lovely weekend! In this edition, we have a wonderful community initiative that is feeding the hungry and homeless in Bengaluru. In only eight days, the Feed Your Neighbor campaign has distributed a whopping 84,646 packs of food. Do check out the transport arrangements that have been…

  Bengaluru this week October 15th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     In this edition, read the second story in our new series, Insights into Bengaluru: Why bank loans aren't meant for the poor. Following the two sexual assault cases last week we have a feature on what companies need to do to keep their night-shift employees safe, and an open letter to working women in the city from the CEO of ELCITA. We also have several guides: how you can retrieve stolen items from the police after a theft, how…

  Bengaluru this week October 8th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     In this edition, we start a new series that provides Insights into Bengaluru. We start with an indepth story on the financial issues of Bengaluru’s poor and the vicious cycle of debt. Also read about the newly elected women corporators to the BBMP council and the latest happening on the Agara-Bellandur SEZ front. Check out our features on the Feed Your Neighbour initiative, and about one of Bengaluru's forgotten architects, Otto Koenigsberger. Are you following us on social media?…

  Bengaluru this week October 1st 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     This week’s highlight: Reality behind dengue numbers in Bengaluru Almost every Bangalorean either knows of somebody who has had dengue or has suffered from the disease themselves. However, the official figure is pegged at 1,249 cases in 2015 until now. So what is the reality? Here’s an in-depth analysis on the incidence of dengue in Bengaluru. Read: Just 1249 dengue cases in Bengaluru since January. Really? Looking after elders Not always a walk in the park. Pic: Gopal MS…

  Bengaluru this week September 24th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     In this edition of Bengaluru This Week, find out about the various documents you need to check before buying a property in the city. Also understand why a bandh has been declared on September 26th, and why you have been at the receiving end of power cuts. We also have a survey for you: if you or anyone you know has had dengue, please take the survey. All this and more... Happy reading! Survey: How many cases of Dengue?…

  Bengaluru this week September 18th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     We hope you had a very happy Ganesha Habba. In this edition of Bengaluru This Week, we feature a story on upcoming shuttle bus services from mobile-based app service, Ola and ZipGo; this signals the entry of private players into public transport. Read about why residents of HSR Layout are excited, yet wary about having a vehicle-free day in their area. We also have an analysis of the BDA’s 2,200 crore mutual fund scam. All this and more… This…

  Bengaluru this week September 10th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     In this week’s edition of Bengaluru This Week, we feature a story on the condition of Supreme Court mandated night shelters for the homeless in the city. Read about the multiple skywalks purportedly coming up in Bengaluru and who they will benefit. We also have guides on using trains for your daily commute, getting the name changed on your electricity bill and applying for birth and death certificates. Also check out a lovely photo feature on the Arkavathy and…