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  Bengaluru this week April 16th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     When it gets really hot, rains invariably come to redeem Bengaluru’s reputation. Our weather may be something to boast about, but not our local government. This week we start a new series that analyses all that went wrong in the city’s garbage mess. There are lessons to learn as a new BBMP council is due to be elected. Even as the Election Commission readies for BBMP election as per the High Court’s orders, and citizen groups ask the state…

  Bengaluru this week April 9th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!   We're ecstatic to inform you that our March fundraiser was a grand success - we reached our target. A big thank you to all of you who contributed and spread the word. Here’s where you can have a look at our list of donors. Here's a round-up of the latest news from Bengaluru, before we get into our stories: In continuation to unearthing irregularities in the BBMP, the Lokayukta raided the BBMP on April 7th, and unearthed irregularities in clearing…

  Bengaluru this week April 2nd 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!   Our March fundraiser has come to a close. Please do not miss our note at the end of this newsletter! Before we get into our stories, here’s a round-up of the latest news from Bengaluru. A teenage girl student from a Whitefield college was killed, and her friend injured, at a shooting at the college hostel on March 31st. The police have arrested Mahesh, an office staff member of the college, on charges of murder. BBMP Council passed a resolution…

  Bengaluru this week March 26th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!   Before we give you the news updates, a quick pitch... Our fundraiser is on for five more days, until March 31st. We have so far raised 53.17% of our target of Rs 5,00,000. A big thank you to all those of you who have extended your support! We will be sending the receipt for your donation by March 30th. If you find the stories that we publish on Citizen Matters useful, please consider making a contribution. Your support will help…

  Bengaluru this week March 20th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!   We are into the last leg of our March fundraiser. We have so far raised 43.71% of our target of Rs 5,00,000 from 83 donors. A big shout out to all of you who have contributed so far. To the rest of you, if you have found Citizen Matters’ articles to be useful, please donate to Oorvani Foundation and support our journalism. Your aid will ensure that we continue to bring you the stories that matter. Click here to make…

  Bengaluru this week February 26th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!   Before we get into our stories, here is a short summary of what happened in the city: Six months after shifting to the Peenya bus stand, KSRTC has shifted its operations back to the Majestic bus stand, citing losses. Even beeda and pan shops maintain better records than BBMP, said Justice Subhash Adi, Upa Lokayukta, in a hearing on illegal hoardings. 2700 files related to hoardings are said to be missing from BBMP records. Did you know that rear view…

  Bengaluru this week February 19th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!   Before we get into our stories, here is a short summary of what happened in the city: Aero India, Bengaluru’s premier air show opened yesterday with Prime Minister Modi inaugurating it. The show is on until Feb 22nd. Look out for Citizen Matters’ picture feature on the air show. Prime Minister Modi gave a call to overcome stigma and blind beliefs, and offer medical treatment to those who have mental disorders, at the convocation function at Nimhans While Modi was…

  Bengaluru this week February 12th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!   Before we get into our stories, here is a short summary of what happened in the city: 25 slums in Bengaluru will get water at Rs 5 for 25 litres, as BBMP teams up with USAID and Water Health India as summer approaches. Aero India 2015 to be held at Yelahanka Airforce Station, between February 18th and 22nd.  Bengaluru Urban and Rural District Commissioners have warned of strict action if trash is thrown indiscriminately in Yelahanka, in the backdrop of…

On January 14th in Bengaluru, Hebbal dipped to the minimum temperature of the day at 6.04 am, Electronic City felt the minimum temperature at 6.18 am. Vidyaranyapura recorded the lowest temperature at 6.24 am, and Jayanagar as late as 7.10 am. Despite Hebbal being located only 16 km from Jayanagar, there was a significant difference of 1 hour 6 minutes when both areas recorded minimum temperature. The same is true for rain too. It doesn't rain in Whitefield, when it does in Jayanagar. So the preparedness is different for Whitefield and Jayanagar for a rainy day predicted by Meteorological Department.…

  Bengaluru this week February 5th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!   Before we get into our stories, here is a short summary of what happened in the city: Oil marketing companies have revised the prices of petrol and diesel prices. Bangaloreans now have to pay only Rs 62.01 for petrol and Rs 50.06 for diesel. A curious case of file change in BBMP has taken place, where a file with bills worth 35 crores was supposed to be cleared, but another file that had bills worth Rs 147 crores got cleared.…