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september 2022

Grassroots movement is key to freedom for our cities

september 2022

Bengaluru: Commuter groups help make BMTC buses attractive

august 2022

ಕಿಡಿನುಡಿ

august 2022

Grassroots movement is key to freedom for our cities

august 2022

Bengaluru: Commuter groups help make BMTC buses attractive

july 2022

Opinion: For participatory city governance, Bengaluru needs to evolve an urban philosophy and politics

june 2022

Call for bolstering ward committees in Karnataka cities gets louder

may 2022

Top news developments in Karnataka today

may 2022

Citizens suggest reforms to strengthen ward committees

may 2022

Members brainstorm ideas to empower ward committees

may 2022

Bengaluru: Citizens’ panels say sourcing data from BBMP an uphill task

may 2022

ವಾರ್ಡ್ ಅಭಿರುದ್ದಿಗೆ ವಾರ್ಡ್ ಸಮ್ಮಿತಿ ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಸಿ

april 2022

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik : Take the lead to make your city No. 1

april 2022

‘Bengaluru corporation should further reduce dependence on state grants’

april 2022

BBMP’s dependence on State grants not sustainable: Janaagraha

march 2022

ಹಳ್ಳ ಹಿಡಿಯದಿರಲಿ ವಾರ್ಡ್ ಸಮಿತಿ ಸಭೆ

june 2022

Call for bolstering ward committees in Karnataka cities gets louder

june 2022

ಬಳಗ ರಚನೆಗೆ ನಿರ್ಣಯ

june 2022

Call for bolstering ward committees in Karnataka cities gets louder

june 2022

Mangaluru: Bala Janaagraha Civic Fest witnesses online participation of over 450 students

june 2022

Bala Janaagraha Civic Fest Saw Online participation of 450+ Students

june 2022

Bala Janaagraha Civic Festeval: Over 450 students take part in online fiesta

january 2022

6-6-6 new mantra to ease mobility woes in Bengaluru

january 2022

Webinar: How ward committees are utilising funds for potholes, footpaths, borewells

january 2022

Bengaluru: Citizens welcome BBMP’s decision to allocate funds to ward committees

january 2022

ವಾರ್ಡ್‌ ಸಮಿತಿ ಬಲಪಡಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಅನುದಾನ

january 2022

Citizen take charge

january 2022

Bengaluru: Citizens welcome BBMP’s decision to allocate funds to ward committees

january 2022

Ward committees make a start towards walkability, but a long way to go: study

january 2022

Citizen-led surveys show poor state of footpaths across Bengaluru

january 2022

Bengaluru: Some panels draw up plans as deadline to spend Rs 60 lakh nears

january 2022

Weekend curfew speeds up road infra work

january 2022

Coordination crucial for Bengaluru’s development

january 2022

Time ripe for Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority

march 2022

How Sanjay Nagar residents are using a 20 lakh ward grant to improve their footpaths

march 2022

Bengaluru BBMP Budget 2022-23 put off, no clarity on new date

march 2022

BBMP budget delayed as ministers, officials differ on ward funds

march 2022

Bengaluru: At the last minute, BBMP postpones Budget announcement

march 2022

Aaditya Thackeray Calls Attention To The Achievements Of Local Women Leaders In Fostering A Culture Of Inclusivity, Excellence And Solution-Oriented Thinking

march 2022

Bengaluru citizens seek more greenery, toilets

march 2022

BBMP budget 2022-23 put off; new date to be finalised

march 2022

Bengaluru: Bollards on bus priority lane along ORR to be removed; DULT says 120-Km lane planned along other major roads

march 2022

Making leadership great

march 2022

Bengaluru leads charts in cases against civic bodies over deaths due to negligence

march 2022

Need to study pedestrian facilities, usability comes to the fore

march 2022

HDMC commissioner heeds citizens’ demand, to constitute ward committees

march 2022

Karnataka government brings BBMP into fiscal responsibility ambit

march 2022

Polls on horizon, Bengaluru gets plump purse

march 2022

What the citizen wants

february 2022

Parking on Footpaths: Cops Scoff at Rules

february 2022

BBMP can remove flex banners, but can’t slap penalty

february 2022

ನನ್ನ ನಗರ ನನ್ನ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಅಭಿಯಾನ

february 2022

ನನ್ನ ಬಜೆಟ್ ನನ್ನ ನಗರ ಅಭಿಯಾನ

february 2022

ನನ್ನ ನಗರ-ನನ್ನ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಅಭಿಯಾನ ಆರಂಭ

february 2022

Resistance to traffic rule enforcement cuts across party lines

february 2022

DH Clean Bengaluru Webinar | Addressing the triad in solid waste management

february 2022

Chennai Corporation elections: What can citizens expect from the elected council?

february 2022

Managing Bengaluru’s waste: What next?

february 2022

Lesson in public transport for tier-2 cities from Bengaluru’s mistakes

february 2022

Have your say in MyCityMyBudget

february 2022

MyCityMyBudget: Focus on parks, footpaths and public toilets

february 2022

Ahead of budget, BBMP launches campaign seeking citizens’ inputs

february 2022

Bengaluru: BBMP launches campaign seeking citizens’ inputs ahead of budget

january 2022

Best foot for WARD

january 2022

Wanted: An elected body for Bengaluru’s civic agency

july 2021

Varta | 18 July 2021

july

The Samaja | Odia | July

Andra Jyothi | Janaagraha Featured

september 2021

Ward committees get power to decide spending

june 2021

Citizen engagement approaches on decentralisation

april 2021

Lockdown can be ‘golden opportunity’ to finish infra works

april 2021

CM distributes uniforms, equipment to sanitation workers

april 2021

India’s 1st: Ghaziabad Green Bond lists on BSE

may 2021

Status of new COVID emergency committees

may 2021

Withdraw proposal to divest public health from BBMP: Janaagraha

may 2021

Proposal to divest BBMP of public health functions opposed

may 2021

Bengaluru citizens oppose govt public health plan

may 2021

Covid-19: Finally, a grassroots fight back

may 2021

Divesting public health from BBMP ill-conceived

may 2021

Poor left out as Covid deepens digital divide

may 2021

Ward-level DETER planning will help better fight the pandemic

may 2021

Decentralise, localise Covid-19 battle in Bengaluru

june 2021

102 ಬಾರಿ ರಕ್ತದಾನ ಮಾಡಿದ ಎಂಜಿನಿಯರ್‌

june 2021

Citizen engagement to help reform our Bengaluru

june 2021

Dormant Ward DETER Committees to be reactivated

july 2021

Empower local bodies to improve public health

july 2021

How employers can foster an all-inclusive workplace

july 2021

Public health a key function for devolution to municipalities

august 2021

Ward panels want measures on Covid studied

august 2021

Need to strengthen ward DETER committees

august 2021

Citizens bat for more ward action committees

august 2021

Delayed Smart City road upgrades leave the city in a mess

august 2021

Chief Minister keeps Bengaluru Development with himself

august 2021

DULT finalises bus priority lanes

august 2021

Bengaluru’s flyovers resemble giant garbage bin

august 2021

Our City Our Challenge sees 1600 participations

august 2021

Ad size doesn’t matter to BBMP

august 2021

Civic experts slam new authority to oversee road maintenance

august 2021

Ministers want to divest BBMP from its functions

september 2021

Protest against property tax notices

september 2021

Citizens have a say in 60-lakh civic budget

september 2021

City corporation not holding polls for corporators

september 2021

Draft bill gives civil society voting rights

september 2021

Funding Bengaluru’s ward committees

september 2021

A year without elected body, welfare measures neglected, people’s voices crushed

september 2021

Dial 1533 for all BBMP plaints; press 1 for Covid

september 2021

Hold BBMP polls at the earliest, say citizens & activists

september 2021

Ad policy not Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s cup of tea

september 2021

Former councillors, citizens call for civic elections

september 2021

How ward committees failed Bengalureans

september 2021

Ex-corporators, citizens demand early civic polls

september 2021

Using civic engagement to improve public toilet infrastructure

september 2021

Tambaram has a new Corporation, but some unhappy

december 2021

Pedestrians, cyclists may soon have safe space

october 2021

Smart Cities Mission an assault on cooperative federalism

october 2021

Before the BBMP election is announced, three political outfits surface

october 2021

BBMP identifies 404 buildings with structural flaws

october 2021

Municipal Premier League to boost tax revenue

october 2021

BMLTA Bill: Activists concerned over limited role to public

october

Corpn. organises competition for revenue wing officials

october 2021

Bill collectors warm up for Municipal Premier League

november 2021

Citizens have turned to social media with a campaign #WeWantCorporator

october 2021

Learn to solve civic issues in your neighbourhood

november 2021

4,219 ward committee meetings held in one year despite COVID

november 2021

ಬಿಬಿಎಂಪಿ: ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ 4,219 ವಾರ್ಡ್ ಸಮಿತಿ ಸಭೆ

november 2021

Bengaluru saw more than 4,000 ward committee meetings in one year

november 2021

Janaagraha carries out a first-person survey to understand the performance of wards

november 2021

The urban revamp design challenge is interested in your vision for the city

december 2021

BBMP relaying footpaths in good shape

december 2021

PM’s meet with mayors raises hope of city chief’s bigger role

december 2021

Missing platforms for citizens in local governance

october 2020

Corpn. organises ‘Municipal Premier League’ (MPL) for revenue wing officials – Coimbatore

november 2021

The Bangalore Mirror | Urban Revamp Design Challenge | Nov 14, 2021

december 2021

TOI | National Conference Of Mayors | Dec 11, 2021

september

DH | Funding WC SA | Sep 18

october 2021

TOI | MPL Pre-Event | Oct 18

october 2021

TOI | MPL Pre event | Oct 25, 2021

october 2021

The Hindu | MPL Pre-event | Oct 27

november 2020

The Hindu | MPL Launch | Nov 2, 2021

november 2021

The Hindu (Tamil) | MPL Coimbatore | Nov 2, 2021

november 2021

Dinathanthi | MPL Coimbatore | Nov 2, 2021

november 2021

Dinamalar | MPL Coimbatore | Nov 2, 2021

november 2021

Dinakaran | MPL Coimbatore | Nov 2, 2021

november 2021

The Hindu | MPL Coimbatore | Nov 2, 2021

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The need of the hour is to strengthen ward committees

June 3, 2022 Icon

Nesar Kanachur

The need of the hour is to strengthen ward committees Citizens across Bengaluru come together to strengthen ward committees …

ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾರ್ಡ್ ಸಮಿತಿ ರಚನೆಗೆ ಶ್ರಮಿಸಲು ನಾಗರಿಕ ವೇದಿಕೆ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ

March 28, 2022 Icon

Bala Janaagraha

ದಿ. 12/3/2022 ರಂದು ಕಲಬುರಗಿಯ ಶಕ್ತಿನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ, ಕಲಬುರಗಿ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಸಿಟಿ ಕ್ಲಬ್ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ್ದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾರ್ಡ್ ಸಮಿತಿಗಳ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಜನರಿಗೆ ಅವುಗಳ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ನಗರದ…

Ward Committees in Bengaluru come to life with budget allocation as part of MyCityMyBudget Phase 2

March 28, 2022 Icon

Bala Janaagraha

Citizens present progress report on walkability improvements undertaken with funds allocated to ward committees. Citizens from different wards of Bengaluru…

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