BBMP receives international honor in energy-efficient street lighting; residents call it a ‘pseudo achievement’

By Qamar ZJ The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has won the silver medal for its…

Anti-Corruption Bureau: How to nail the corrupt

By Aratrika Dey   Do you want to take action against the ever-persisting problem of corruption? Or…

Found a messy toilet or broken footpath? Report now for end-to-end solution!

By Chandrima Mazumdar To reduce public urination and fix the broken footpaths within the year, Janaagraha,…

BBMP promises compensation to victims of bad infrastructure; Twitterati responds 

By Aratrika Dey On December 1, the BBMP published a public notification in the papers, promising…

Shocking First Person Account: RTO giving permanent driving licences without proper testing!

By Ruchika S We have an expose by a 21-year-old communications student in Bengaluru about the…

RTI: How to make public sector banks answerable to you

By Aratrika Dey The right to information should be a fundamental right of every citizen. Given…

‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

By Qamar ZJ & Chandrima Mazumdar While the 2015 idea of ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ promised…

Blood donation camps: Should you donate during the pandemic?

By Aratrika Dey Hospitals are overburdened with patients and cannot admit more due to the lack…

Know your neighbour: Former top order batsman is now chairman of KSCA’s state selection committees

By Aratrika Dey Bengaluru boy, top-class batsman for Karnataka, your next-door neighbour (if you’re from HSR…

Citizens remove 383 nails and 2000 pins from one peepal tree

By Aratrika Dey The other day, Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) member Raghavendra Poojari tweeted that…

Draft electoral roll 2021 released, citizens can check their names now

By Chandrima Mazumdar The Election Commission of India has published the draft electoral roll 2021 for…

Don’t feed pigeons; their poop can cause more than 60 diseases

By Chandrima Mazumdar  Residents, unaware of the health hazards, are unwittingly feeding pigeons that frequent the…