By Chandrima Mazumdar The Karnataka State Legal Services Authority issued a notice dated January 18, 2021, asking people to share the status of the roads that need inspection. The concerned people can mail at: kar.hck9@gmail.com. According to the notice, the High Court of Karnataka had issued several directions addressing the Member Secretary, Karnataka State Legal … Read more
By Anuksha Dey An IT sector employee, KP Singh (54) is a grassroots activist turned politician. About 22 years ago, he left UP and came to Bengaluru to work for the technology industry. Soon, he found himself drawn to social causes. Since the pandemic, he has been in the frontlines, distributing food and medical requirements … Read more
By Qamar ZJ The controversy over the proposed Rs 140-crore sports stadium to be built in phases in the second sector of HSR Layout refuses to die down. On Monday, the residents met BBMP joint commissioner (Bommanahalli) M Ramakrishna and not only handed him a memorandum of their requests, but also spoke to him orally … Read more
By Anuksha Dey Laly Randolf calls herself an accidental social activist. She represented Kerala at national cricket championships, has a postgraduate degree in English, and held a stable LIC job till the early 2000s. Besides, life kept presenting her with opportunities to make a difference. Today, Randolf is an active member of Kasa Mukta Bellandur (KMB) … Read more
By Anuksha Dey Criminal Lawyer turned environmental activist from Gujarat, Rupal Ralph has dedicated the last five years of her life to improving the lives of people in Bellandur. Rupal moved to Bengaluru from Gujarat in 2007 and was appalled by the condition of the roads, the garbage black spots and the polluted Bellandur lake. … Read more
By Kavitha Reddy Even as the Government of Karnataka (GoK) misused its authority to postpone the civic polls, it is unaware that the BBMP is in a legal quagmire. As per the New BBMP Act, all Grama Panchayats (GP) that are in some of the constituencies of Bengaluru will become part of the Greater Bengaluru … Read more
By Aratrika Dey This pandemic saw the championing of the Stop India Spitting campaign, a national movement led by the citizens of Beautiful Bengaluru (also known as Beautiful Bharat nationwide). Established in 2015 and spearheaded by Bellandur resident Odette Katrak, a behaviour change professional, writer and changemaker, Beautiful Bengaluru is a voluntary citizens’ initiative working … Read more
By Chandrima Mazumdar 2021 starts on a positive note for Whitefield as the potholes on the ECC Road are filled. The bad stretches of Swami Vivekananda Road and from Dean’s school to Whitefield Main Road are asphalted. However, a comprehensive plan to completely re-lay the ECC Road is still under discussion. The pothole problem Bangalore … Read more
By Aratrika Dey Across India, citizens are frustrated when the promised delivery of a particular service from the government is either received after the due date or not at all. That is when you should turn to Sakala, a public service scheme under the Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act, 2011. If your application … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Kishori Mudaliar is a changemaker wearing many hats. She is the founder of Bellandur Jothege Foundation, a civil society organisation focussed on developing Bellandur, particularly pedestrianization. A communications and PR consultant by profession, Kishori is an electronics engineer by qualification, besides being a summertime Bharatanatyam dance teacher. Born in Mumbai, she … Read more
By Chandrima Mazumdar The citizens of BTM Layout have turned to social media to voice their protest against the construction of an indoor stadium in 1st Stage, BTM Layout. According to the residents, the neighbourhood lacks any open space for children, and the space allotted for the stadium was reserved for a playground as per … Read more
By Anuksha Dey The roads are finally being repaired and drains are being cleaned in some parts of Bellandur. However, just months before the civic polls, a video of large scale garbage burning in Kasavanahalli has gone viral on Twitter. The video shows smoke from a pile of trash being burnt behind Bren Imperia, near … Read more