Media Mentions
Here is a compiled list of articles from the media related to Bengaluru city, particularly related to Indiranagar neighbourhood and a few general city problems and much else.
Compiled News articles on commercial activities in residential areas:
Zonal Violations in Indiranagar: A debate on Magic Bricks:
In which Aruna Newton debates the deteriorating quality of life due to zonal violations in Indiranagar, on Magic Bricks.
Action on commercial establishments an eyewash: residents
Offices, pubs in neighbourhood test residents’ tolerance
Indiranagar residents fight to reclaim neighbourhood
Bengaluru: Indiranagar residents fight to save their neighbourhood
Protest against Indiranagar commercialisation
Protest against HAL 2nd Stage commercialisation today
ವಸತಿ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯೀಕರಣದ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಇಂದಿರಾನಗರ ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳಿಂದ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ
Bengaluru: Indiranagar residents set to take out protest march over deteriorating neighbourhood
‘Homes vs shops’ goes to court
Notices to 2500 commercial establishments in residential areas, no action on ground yet
RWAs launch petition against zoning violations in residential areas
BBMP notices to commercial outlets on roads under 40ft
COMMERCIAL SWEEP
‘ZONE BUDDHISM’ FINDS A NEW TAKER IN CONG MLA
‘No trade licence renewal if zonal regulations violated’
Resident welfare associations oppose panel on commercial activities
Focus now on offices operating out of residential areas
Trade licence: BBMP decision leaves RWAs worried
BBMP to form committee to regulate trade licences
Will smoothen trade licensing process in a week: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike chief
BBMP -Bengaluru’s civic body- has issued notices to several pre-schools in ‘residential areas’ of the city, asking them to relocate to commercial areas.BBMP tells pre-schools to close in a week
CRACKDOWN ON COMMERCIALISATION – Preschools in Residential Areas Must Vacate: BBMP
RTI ACTIVIST SEEKS ACTION ON EX-BBMP HONCHOS
BBMP notice to 300 property owners for violating zoning rules
Citizens seek action against commercial centres in residential areas
Namma Bengaluru Foundation calls for implement zoning regulations
5,000 notices to unauthorised commercial establishments
BBMP goes after commercial spaces in residential areas
No Akrama-Sakrama for shops on residential sites
No business in residential areas, please
RWAS JOIN HANDS TO CURB COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
BBMP knows many have no trade licence, but no list to act
BBMP warns against misuse of residential buildings
BBMP issues notice to voluntarily close commercial activities out of residential buildings
Stop commercial activities in residential areas within a week: BBMP
Indiranagar, lands encroached from defence personnel
A News 9 report.
Park encroachment: Indiranagar residents demand punishment for landgrabbers
Playground encroached upon, say residents
INDIRANAGAR UP AGAINST FACELESS LAND-GRABBER
Bengaluru: Residents of Defence Colony fight encroachment as cops keep mum
Liquor shop near a residential area on 13th G Main
Indiranagar 13th G Main residents protest over a liquor shop situated in residential area.
Peace wanted In Indiranagar
A television debate on how commercial activity in residential areas is being a burden on the existing infrastructure in Indiranagar and other neighbourhoods in the city.
New Push Carts for Ward 80 Pourakarmikas
Residents push to reclaim footpaths
HC DISPOSES OF CASE ON SERVICE ROAD SHOPS
Parked vehicles, hawkers clog up roads around Metro stations
‘Pourakarmikas continue to collect mixed waste’
New, improved push carts for pourakarmikas launched
Can Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike pull it off, ask residents
Citizens count city’s green denizens, while BBMP lumbers on tree census
Domlur biogas plant shut down owing to non-payment of bills
BDA’s Revised Master Plan for Bengaluru: Citizens bat for limiting the growth
Bengaluru doesn’t need master plan
HC restrains ‘open street festival’
Karnataka HC spikes open street festival in Indiranagar
HC says no to Open Street fest in Bengaluru
HC ‘no’ to Indiranagar open street fest
Open Street closed down? Faced with resistance from residents, Indiranagar festival postponed
INDIRANAGAR CLOSED TO OPEN STREET
ಇಂದಿರಾನಗರದ ಓಪನ್ ಸ್ಟ್ರೀಟ್ ಉತ್ಸವಕ್ಕೆ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ನಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧ
Protests over Open Street continue
Indiranagar may give ‘Open Streets’ a miss as residents oppose it
Opposition to ‘open street’ event intensifies
Former State police chief moves HC against ‘open street festival’
Ex-DGP opposes street fest at HAL II Stage, says it will ruin area
BBMP, tourism dept, MLA served notice for festival in indiranagar
PIL seeks to cancel open street festival
Open Street fest a slap in our faces, say residents
Commercial Spaces Disturb Residential Peace in Bengaluru
[A video package from NDTV profit]
NDTV Profit speaks to the residents of Indiranagar regarding the commercialization of residential areas.
Bengaluru: Why Is Indira Nagar Losing Its Charm?
Once a much sought after destination in Bengaluru, Indira Nagar is now facing the brunt of unplanned urbanization. What has led to this situation and what can be done to set things right in this bustling property market? Stacy Linera Pereira tells you more.
Indiranagar, trees cut to make way for hoardings.
At Indiranagar 1st Stage.
Indiranagar gets a hangover without the ‘Party’
Residents will act as force multipliers for traffic police
PLAINTS GALORE – Indiranagar residents not convinced about open-street day
Indiranagar RWAs oppose Open Street festival
Indiranagar says No to Open Street, Threatens Protest
Indiranagar residents say no to open-street fest, fear traffic mess
Indiranagar vexed over open street
Bringing Bengaluru’s past to the present through an app
Whitefield-Byappanahalli suburban rail link okayed
Kids take to street to save playground
BBMP halts work on illegal cricket academy on its playground
Residents oppose bid to encroach on Palike ground for cricket academy
Open-air bar: Relief for Indiranagar residents
WhatsApp governance works wonders for Bengaluru
#whatsyourissue: ‘I even put up double-glazed windows in my house to cut out the noise, but…’
In Bengaluru, a fight between garbage warriors and garbage goons
Two Nigerians arrested for drug peddling, 50 g cocaine seized
Trash outside activist’s house: no FIR yet
Politician dumps garbage in Bengaluru resident’s house
Goons dump trash in activist’s yard
CIVIC VOLUNTEER GETS TRASHED ON HER BIRTHDAY
Garbage dumped at waste mgmt campaigner’s house
Indiranagar residents see garbage dumping as a retaliatory act
RWA president was disrespectful, allege pourakarmikas
Separation of commercial, residential garbage still a distant dream
Citizen volunteers livid over increasing ‘intimidating tactics’
Waste dumped at house in ‘revenge’ for owner’s garbage activism
Is this how BBMP treats a citizen fighting to streamline garbage mafia?
Irked sanitary workers dump garbage outside B’luru resident’s home, outrage ensues online
In Indiranagar, Young Indians lead no-honking campaign
Indiranagar sans noise: Young Indians run ‘no-honking’ campaign
Old Sewage pipes choke Indiranagar
Indiranagar Chaos: Too many shops
Shops in basements force customers to park vehicles on roads
Neighbours fret over vehicles parked near metro stations
Bengaluru residents air grievances before police
From the diary of a party animal: Explore Bengaluru’s drug and party scene
Trash burns, corporators muck about
Don’t take away our islands of greenery
What it means to reduce planning norms for urban amenities
Indiranagar tops in garbage burning, digital campaign shows
China to develop Baiyappanahalli railway stations
Mela to make people keep city ‘clean and green’
Where click-tivists take on civic woes
Bengaluru gears up for longer nightlife; residents grow wary
Residents oppose 1 a.m. deadline
NGO REGISTERS 40 GARBAGE-BURNING CASES IN INDIRANAGAR
BMP Shines with Good Q1 Results, Nagarotthana Casts a Long Shadow
Why Indiranagar residents don’t want an indoor stadium
Angry residents cause bbmp to pause on ground
BBMP Likely to Drop Indoor Stadium Plan on Citizens’ Protests
Indiranagar kids up in arms against stadium proposed on playground
Residents up in arms over stadium plan for playground
RESIDENTS AGAINST INDOOR STADIUM AT INDIRANAGAR
Protest for free space: Bengaluru Indiranagar residents want playground over stadium
Students protest conversion of playground into indoor stadium
News 9 Video Story on the protests against the indoor stadium
Residents oppose plan to ‘develop’ ground into indoor stadium
Garbage Mafia interfering?
A News 9 discussion.
Goons dump Garbage at Sneha Nandihal’s residence
A Times Now Report
Truckloads of waste dumped at Activist’s doorstep
A CNN News 18 Report
Sanitary workers irked by woman’s intervention, dumped garbage in front of her residence
A New X Report
#B’lurugarbagewar: Sanitary workers irked by woman’s ‘Intervention’
A New X Report
Garbage mafia dump trash in activist’s residence in Bangalore
A Magic Bricks Report
Indiranagar rises against indoor stadium proposal
Minister wants to convert Indiranagar playground into indoor stadium
14 RWAs join hands to fight against commercialisation of residential areas
Mosquito-borne diseases on the rise in city
‘You’re here’ boards to help navigate Bengaluru
Reviving Bengaluru’s green cover
BEYOND THE COORDINATES – Indiranagar to Get Multi-Layered Map
BBMP PLANS ACTION AGAINST ARCHITECT FOR HIDING INFORMATION
A day after #KillBills campaign, illegal posters are back
ADVERTISERS SCUTTLE THE ‘KILL BILL’ INITIATIVE
Hoardings reappear, but citizens unsparing
Indiranagar residents take down over a hundred flexes only to see new ones the next day
#KillBills campaign brings down ‘visual’ pollution
These pics show some Bengaluru hospitals are simply dumping medical waste
When a tree falls, a community bands together
INDIRANAGAR RESIDENTS ARE ‘THREATENED’ OVER TREE-FELLING COMPLAINT
Saving even one tree matters, these Bengalureans showed us just that
Indiranagar 13th G Main residents protest over a liquor shop situated in residential area
RWAs vow to free Indiranagar of plastic by April 16
Indiranagar to be the first to get smart grid
Noisy scenes near Indiranagar pubs have become a nuisance for senior citizens
STOP COMMERCIALISATION OF INDIRANAGAR, SAY RWAS
CUSTOMERS MADE TO PAY FOR BWSSB SOFTWARE BUG
Indiranagar residents not thankful for the music
Indiranagar residents post victory, reclaim playground
Ex-cricketers’ club on BBMP ground cleared
ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಕ್ಲಬ್ ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಿಸಿದ್ದ ಮೈದಾನ ತೆರವು
INDIRANAGAR LOCALS TO PROTEST TODAY TO RECLAIM PLAYGROUND
Public playground in Indira Nagar converted to private cricket camp?
‘ILLEGAL’ COACHING CAMP JUST NOT CRICKET, SAY RESIDENTS
An idle plot is the devil’s dump yard!
Why Indira Nagar 2nd stage has become dangerous for pedestrians
End of biz activities in housing zones begins in Koramangala
‘Don’t allow illegal use of residential buildings for commercial activities’
BBMP RESTRICTS HIGH-RISES IN CITY THROUGH FAR REGULATION
Better Bengaluru: Commercialisation of residential areas, A chat with urban crusader, Nitin Seshadri.
SELF SERVICE – Citizens Rising to Fix City Civic Issues on Spot
CCTV cameras to be installed at entry and exit points of Defence Colony
Waiting for civic leaders to deliver
Residents ask aspirant corporators not to neglect good old Indiranagar
Residents moot ‘breakfast with babus’ programme
Bengalurean Sneha Nandihal turns inspiration, shuts commercial establishments near her house.
No commercial activity on small roads, says BDA
Notice to govt, civic agencies over café in residential area
Is Koramangala a residential area, asks HC
BBMP chief defends eatery license decision as ‘legal
Permit for eatery in residential zone provokes protests, citizens cry harassment by BBMP
Civic activists, Beware! BBMP is on a witch-hunt
You want our documents, go find them_ Residents to BBMP
Online petition against BBMP’s witch-hunt
BM Kaval residents oppose dhaba in residential area
Indiranagar residents protest pub culture
Proposed pub has residents fuming
Harassed woman calls cops for help; redirected to BBMP
Citizens win PIL on reckless commercialisation in Bengaluru
City will be one bigger mess, as BDA amends land rules
Citizens win PIL on reckless commercialisation in Bengaluru
In rare victory, Bangalore residents force authorities to alter commercialisation plans
Commercialisation of residential areas goes unchecked
Verdict barring shops in residential areas stuns, creates flutter
No more shops in residential areas, says Bangalore HC
SC directives against commercialisation of residential areas
The changing face of Namma Bengaluru
The commercialisation and dehumanisation of the city
Supreme Court’s order on illegal shops welcomed
Defence RWA to crack whip on violation of zoning norms
Techie beaten with bricks, rods over parking in South Delhi
DEFENCE COLONY RESIDENTS UP THE ANTE AGAINST
SCHOOL
BDA violates its own master plan
BDA’s public meet on master plan: Chaos, protests, boycotts rule
BBMP cancels its own violating building plan sanctions
Builders’ association dictated Masterplan 2015 to the govt?
Citizen Matters: A local news outlet for Bengaluru
Citizens and State to lock horns in court on Akrama Sakrama once again
Will Akrama Sakrama scheme create yet another mess?
Once again, govt to allow commercial activities only in roads 40 ft or wider
Legacy is to blame, so are our officials, admits BBMP
How citizen activism brought city’s big builders to knees
Loksatta Sees Red in BDA’s Plan
Commercialization kills tranquillity here: Sadashivanagar
Citizens move court over BDA’s change of stance in the amended master plan
High Court nixes BDA’s ‘Disasterplan 2015’
4 down but 21 shops spared the BBMP axe
4,000 establishments to shut as BBMP set to enforce law
BBMP closes 6 eateries in Indiranagar
BBMP HEALTH OFFICERS INSPECT RESTAURANTS AND
BAKERIES
After activists, authorities too jump on crusade bandwagon
3-floor house? Plan stilt parking for cars
After tribunal diktat boost, may the tribe increase
Analysis of two CAG reports reveals Bengaluru’s historical waste insensitiveness
City traffic cop becomes darling of Twitterati
Bangalore: At Indiranagar, a sweeping statement
A competition for ‘Swach’ Indiranagar
BBMP certified its own projects ‘substandard’
What is the BDA Maser Plan?
Bescom mulls transfer of common area meter ownership to RWAs
Bescom prunes trees for monsoon; Defence Colony residents suffer now
City Limits: How Localizing Is the Key to Our Urban Future by Michael Sorkin
Cops send stern message to pavement encroachers
Dear Bangaloreans, here’s a board game about your city’s smelly problem
Disposing of waste or playing with fire?
Elcita’s civic blueprint worthy of emulating
Fast-track suburban rail service
Gearing up for a smooth run on 100-Feet Road
How citizen entrepreneurs can make a difference – National Entrepreneurship Network
Polls without restructuring BBMP is injustice to citizens
Private hands to shape BDA’s multiplex dream
Ragpickers reach for tech to help residents get rid of their garbage
Solve civic problems with online Sahaaya
Thanks to top city cop, complaining against civic amenities just got easier
Want a clean neighbourhood? Answer lies in you, and not the BBMP