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Photo-Courtesy : Bhagya Prakash K (The Hindu) Ambalipura Lake, a 2.9-hectare water body which was earlier under the Forest Department, almost died at one point of time as the urban sprawl ate into its inlet and outlet streams. Moreover, sewage was being let into it. The rise in water logging and contamination killed nearly 250 [...] Continue Reading »
On August 12, the women of Sarjapur celebrated ‘Teej’, the festivals of Hindus in a very traditional way. Teej is the festival of swings dedicated to the Goddess Parvati, commemorating her union with Lord Shiva. Goddess Parvati is worshipped by seekers of conjugal bliss and happiness. On Teej, married women pray to Goddess Parvati for [...] Continue Reading »
It is not uncommon to hear BBMP officials demanding various sums of money to ‘get the work done’. But there is also a success story amidst them, which has inspired many others in the city to follow suit.People can apply for khatas in their apartments without paying any bribe. Basically there are two ways of [...] Continue Reading »
Forest department of BBMP had granted permission to cut two branches of a 70-year-old tree in Basaveshwaranagar but workers planned to cut more branches and make a few extra bucks by selling the wood. The residents of Basaveshwara nagar objected and an argument followed. Finally, the workers returned. Vivek Bhatt, who was among the residents [...] Continue Reading »
If you are one of them who want to fight against the road widening project, here is a chance to raise your objection to the BBMP’s proposed road-widening project. An online petition has been launched to fight against the road widening project, where the citizens are demanding that all road widening activities be stopped. An [...] Continue Reading »
The Save Bangalore group organized the rally in protest agaist BBMP road-widening plans.The rally started from Mysore Bank Circle and culminated at Banappa Park. Veteran freedom fighter H S Doreswamy, Saldanha and people whose properties are threatened by the roadwidening plans participated in the rally. Saldanha said Transparency International has rated the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara [...] Continue Reading »
CommonFloor brings an exclusive offer to CommonFloor (CF) members. First 10 CF members will get Free Tickets for “Freedom Concert 2010″- Click here to apply for Free Tickets now.. Limited seats available. The Rang De “Freedom Concert 2010″ a carnatic classical music concert that is being organized by the Rang De Bangalore Chapter. Rang De [...] Continue Reading »
The “Meter Jam” campaign launched by three advertising professionals to Say ‘NO’ to auto and taxis on August 12, 2010. Tired with auto-rickshaw and Taxi drivers’ dadagiri or monopoly, showing their unwillingness to take passengers for a small distance and meter cheating, a movement “Meter Jam” has been started by three advertising professionals. The site [...] Continue Reading »
Public transport has been a trouble for a long time in Noida for commuters. Although the Noida Authority has constructed many bus stops at various places, these stops are useless for commuters as they are located at wrong places. Therefore the Federation of Noida Residents’ Welfare Association (FONRWA) seeks bus stops at proper places in [...] Continue Reading »
The residents in Jayanagar have launched a signature campaign demanding the BBMP Bangalore to revise the property tax once in five years. Currently, the 2nd Block Residents’ Welfare Association is leading the campaign, but soon more and more residents’ groups are likely to take part in the days ahead. The protesters say that under the [...] Continue Reading »
