Weekly News Roundup

  Bengaluru this week August 7th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     As political parties in Bengaluru prepare for the upcoming polls, so are we at Citizen Matters! For each zone we have mapped ward details, past council details, number of voters, etc. In each ward page, we will be adding details about the state of the ward -- the demographics, infrastructure details, the tenders and development works executed, issues raised by citizens and more. We are also adding details of contesting candidates as we get info. We hope this will…

  Bengaluru this week July 30th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     Are you interested in contributing your bit to civic journalism for Bengaluru? Oorvani Foundation is looking for a volunteer to proofread material published in Citizen Matters every day. You need to be proficient in English, and be able to spend 30 minutes to an hour every day. If you are interested, drop us a mail to edit@citizenmatters.in and we will get back to you. Thanks! Also, in case you are yet to take the BBMP pre-poll survey, please do…

  Bengaluru this week July 23rd 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     If you are yet to take our pre-BBMP poll survey and share feedback about your local corporator, please do so. If you prefer to give your responses in Kannada, you can do so here. In other news, one of our past interns, Maitreyi Ananth had written about the India Under-23 team’s journey to London for the World Under-23 Ultimate Championships. We’re delighted to inform you that the team won the 'Spirit of the Game' award at the championships! Kudos!…

  Bengaluru this week July 16th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     In this edition of Bengaluru This Week, look out for our BBMP Elections Special - there’s a survey you can take, and for corporators, a way of reaching out to voters. Also check out our report on the BBMP Restructuring Committee’s suggestions for splitting Bengaluru. In addition, you can also read about the Mestripalya Lake in Koramangala which after decades is still awaiting water, why doctors ask for a commission while referring patients, and much more. Happy reading! Here…

  Bengaluru this week July 2nd 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     It is game time in Bengaluru with the State Election Commission declaring BBMP elections. If all goes according to plan, the city may just have a new BBMP council by this time, next month. For the next couple of weeks, Citizen Matters will be presenting an in depth coverage of the elections - the latest news and updates, who is contesting from where, and much more. Keep a track of our special BBMP Elections coverage. Here are the top…

  Bengaluru this week June 25th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     Here are the top stories from Bengaluru for this week: All-India Sub-group of Chief Ministers on Swacch Bharath headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met in Vidhana Soudha earlier today. Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT) showcased citizens’ efforts to make the city garbage-free to the sub-group. Law Minister TB Jayachandra confirmed that the approvals for tenders for the proposed signal-free corridors between Mysuru Road junction to Central Silk Board junction on Outer Ring Road (Rs 153.42 crore), and between…

  Bengaluru this week June 18th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     Last week, we had featured the Under-23 Ultimate team and how for the first ever time, India was set to send a team to London for the Under-23 Ultimate Frisbee World Championships, provided they raised sufficient funds… And here’s the good news. The team has raised enough funds and will be making it to London! We wish them the very best. You can follow the team and their journey here: Team India U23’s long and hard road to London.…

  Bengaluru this week June 11th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     Here are the top stories from Bengaluru for this week: Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) which questioned the SEZ coming up on Bellandur lakebed through a PIL has withdrawn the case from High Court, with liberty to refile the case after the National Green Tribunal verdict. The High Court earlier dismissed the PIL filed by Environment Support Group (ESG) on road widening. Following a Supreme Court directive, the Transport Commissioner has a sent a proposal to the State government calling…

  Bengaluru this week June 4th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     Oorvani Foundation has received contributions from several folks through online transfer. However, some of you haven't shared all the details, as a result of which we have not been able to send you the acknowledgement. In case you are yet to receive the 80G receipt for your contribution, drop us a mail on foundation@oorvani.in with your name, transaction amount and date and we will get back to you. Here are the top stories from Bangalore for this week: Solid…

  Bengaluru this week May 28th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     As you may be aware, Oorvani Foundation has launched its reader-funding campaign for Citizen Matters’ sister publication, India Together. If you are a reader, do consider making a contribution to support our developmental journalism. If you are not familiar with our work on India Together, do have a look. The campaign will run until May 31st. Click here to make a donation. Here are the top stories from Bangalore for this week: Alok Kumar, was suspended as additional commissioner…