Call it what you will. The BBMP has proposed a massive 136% increase in outlay. It plans to finance this by outperforming itself on revenues by orders of magnitude from 2009-10..
In Focus | BBMP |

Even as the BBMP and state government are going back and forth on roadwidening, there is little that either can do. This mega project is stuck with other infrastructure projects in an ongoing case in the High Court. .
In Focus | BBMP | Roads and Transport |

A confrontation between Governor H R Bhardwaj and the Yeddyurappa state government may arise over the Sakrama Bill. The governor first declined to sign, citing a High Court stay. The government disagrees. .
In Focus | Government | Realty-Housing |

A disputed decision to award a contract and years of litigation have come in the way of decent housing for the low-income residents at Ejipura. The rainy season has made lives miserable here..
In Focus | Government | Infrastructure | Koramangala

Even as the city is getting prepared for the 2010-11 budget, last year’s documents show nearly half of the sanctioned teaching posts at the BBMP schools have remained vacant, thanks to red tape. .
In Focus | Education | BBMP |

Things are going to get better soon for people looking for homes with amenities under Rs.25 lakhs. A few major builders and a globally known innovator are pushing the envelope in Bengaluru. .
In Focus | Real Estate |

Citizens and vendors alike are going through expected teething troubles to meet the mandatory deadline. Some Bangaloreans are simply handing over their gate keys to plumbers without knowing what is going to be done!.
In Focus | Environment | Water |

Citizen Matters got a reader alert exposing sewage-led pollution at the DRDO lake. Some action is being taken, however an inquiry into the complaints system at KSPCB exposes a sarkari mess that can confuse citizens. .
In Focus | Lakes | Government | C V Raman Nagar

They are the ones who go out in a majority on election day and vote. But very little has been done for Bengaluru’s poor. Second in a series of two articles, Citizen Matters gets down to brass tracks. .
In Focus | Government | City Life |

Despite a difficult background, many youngsters from the city's low-income neighbourhoods are fighting their way out of poverty to get an education and make a life for themselves. Meet Gayathri, Chinnaya and Sangeetha..
In Focus | People |