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  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this week: Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) which questioned the SEZ coming up on Bellandur lakebed through a PIL has withdrawn the case from High Court, with liberty to refile the case after the National Green Tribunal verdict.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…

  Bengaluru this week May 21st 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     Oorvani Foundation had called for funds earlier this year and we were truly overwhelmed by the support we received. Several folks made online transfers without sharing the details of the transfer on mail or on the form. We have sent out the 80G receipts to those folks for whom we had complete details. In case you are yet to receive an acknowledgement, drop us a mail on foundation@oorvani.in with your name, transaction amount and date and we will get…

  Bengaluru this week May 14th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     Before we get into our stories for this week, we need your help! Oorvani Foundation is looking for a lawyer to work with us pro-bono on reviewing investigative reporting stories. This is critical assistance and we are unable to afford commercial rates. Work may amount to an hour per week, and we are flexible about this. If any of you are able to chip in, please send an email to edit@citizenmatters.in with a brief intro about yourself and we…

  Bengaluru this week May 7th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     While this edition of our newsletter is much briefer than usual, it features several interesting stories. Read about how public land near Sankey tank is now in the hands of Mantri developers. Also check out what a reader has to say about the challenges faced by her apartment in waste segregation. We also have a new blog post that will take you back in time. Happy reading! Here’s a look at the latest news from Bengaluru, before we get…

Kathri. Scissors. That was the connection that first brought this man into my life. In my salad days, learning to ride a bicycle was not quite what it is today. One did not have access to bicycles to fit one’s age, no trainer wheels, no helmets, knee pads, nothing. One borrowed a bicycle from one’s siblings or other kinfolk. You started with simple strokes that were not written down in any DIY manual. It was community education. Peers, neighbor uncles, one’s own kin, or someone or the other would help you learn. You went out, took several spills, and got…

  Bengaluru this week May 4th 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     With the long weekend out of the way, we’re sure all of you are once again knee-deep in work. Well, so are we… Here’s a look at the latest news from Bengaluru, before we get into our stories: Namma Metro's Reach 3B that runs from Peenya Industrial Area to Nagasandra was inaugurated on May 1st​. A few activists who protested against the absence of toilet and drinking water facilities in the Metro stations were arrested. Bengaluru Urban district administration…

Even as the rescue operations are underway in the earthquake-hit Nepal, over 200 people from Karnataka, majority of whom are Bengalureans, are still stranded in the mountain nation. While 150 people from the State have safely reached their homeland in last two days thanks to the rescue operation, a large number of people are yet to fly back. Ritesh Kumar Singh, Disaster Management Secretary, told Citizen Matters that the State government has put all its efforts to get in touch with people from Karnataka who are stranded in Nepal and make their return hassle-free. “Evacuation measures have been taken up…

  Bengaluru this week April 23rd 2015     CITIZEN MATTERS Bangalore's own interactive newsmagazine Speak up, it's your city!     We have some excellent news for you. Every year the Knight fellowships program at Stanford University awards eight international fellowships for journalism innovation. This year, one of the eight is our own newsmagazine’s co-founder, Subramaniam Vincent. Read the report. Here is the latest news from Bengaluru, before we get into our stories: Amid the hue and cry of residents, BBMP and BDA carried out a demolition drive at Sarakki lake bed. As many as 78 illegal structures were demolished…