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The Supreme Court recently barred criminals from contesting elections, and also ruled that convicted MLAs and MPs would lose their seats. Our politicians immediately tried to overturn this through an Ordinance, approved by the entire cabinet. The other parties, which are supposed to provide opposition to such dubious steps, also kept quiet because such moves benefit them too. But there is no doubt that this retrograde step will infinitely harm democracy in India.  Speaking to the media at Bangalore Press Club, JD(U) State President M P Nadagouda said:  “On September 14 we held a conference on Electoral Reforms. After the…

Members belonging to Loksatta political party on Saturday, 6 July 2013, protested against the hike in BMTC and KSRTC bus fares. They gathered at Shanthinagar bus stand and distributed pamphlets to bus commuters and the public. They raised slogans against the government for not reducing the burden on public. Loksatta members protesting in Shantinagar bus stand against BMTC bus fare hike Party working committee member Ravi Krishnareddy who spoke at the protest site, said that reducing the BMTC fare by Re. 1/- is just an eye wash. Very few people who commute within the first stage might get the benefit,…

Note: This website will soon be migrated to a new system.  If you face any issues, do mail us. You can also reach us through Twitter or Facebook! Bengaluru This Week Get our free weekly newsletter. Name Email Bengaluru This Week archives. It's 7.30pm on a Sunday, when Dr Meenakshi Bharat reaches home - obviously she is busy campaigning. Among others, her campaign team includes this 80-year-old man who has travelled on a cycle, all the way from J P Nagar to Malleshwaram, just for the sake of campaigning for Meenakshi. That explains the kind of circle she is in and…

The Delhi gangrape and many more rapes that were never reported hitherto but are at least getting some attention now have been able to evoke noticeable public response regarding violence against women. Finally, more and more people have started understanding that millions of women all over the globe who hide their tears silently have the right to be treated equally, gently and with respect. The Women's Day celebrated at this point carries more meaning than ever before.'Promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women,' the theme given by the United Nations Organisation for the Women's Day…

The stage is set.December 2009: A 100 people ask to Empower Lokayukta and remove Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act.March 2010: Bangalore records <40% voting in the BBMP elections. None of the citizen candidates win.December 2010: 900 people join the Corruption Saaku! rally on UN Anti Corruption Day. Saaku! was the top trending topic on Twitter.Jan 2011: 300 people gather on MG Road in a nation wide protest seeking People's Lokpal, later rechristened Jan LokpalApril 2011: India Against Corruption's first fast at Freedom Park. There were more police than people. On day 2, there were only 7 people on…

Karnataka Unit of Loksatta party organised a voters' registration campaign for the Bangalore Graduates' Constituency Elections (BGCE) on 12 April, 2012. Ashwin Mahesh is the Lok Satta candidate for the MLC seat.The event was called "Follow the Justice, Justice will follow" and was to help the citizens to register as a graduate voter. Activists and citizens along with Ashwin Mahesh and Justice Hegde. Pic: Abhishek Angad Around 100 citizens turned up for this event at the Shanti Nagar Bus-stand premises including Retired Justice Santosh Hegde and Ashwin Mahesh for the BGCE 2012. Both of them registered themselves with the Regional…

Dr Shankara Prasad is one of the leaders of the Sachidananda Nagara Nyayapara Andolana. This group of 120 residents of Sachidananda Nagar layout in Rajarajeshwari Nagar won a hard - fought battle this week to get their khatas without paying bribes. The protests, which went on for several months, resulted in an order by BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah on November 8th to issue khatas to all residents. Pic: Navya P K. 58-year-old Prasad, though from Bangalore has spent nearly three decades traveling around the world, working as a consultant in the chip manufacturing industry. He completed his M Tech from IIT,…