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Citizen Journalist: Facing any kind of street harassment? Tweet us

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:48:46 +0530

On May 14 and 15, we sent the following tweet: What hassles do you face during your commute? Bad roads, overcharging autos, lewd remarks? Tell us here and let us be your voice.

Citizen Journalist Show: We ask if you have ever paid a bribe

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:10:31 +0530

The citizens of Bangalore tell us if they have ever paid a bribe to get things done.

GoAir refused boarding, refund to Leh-bound passengers in 2012: CJ

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:35:41 +0530

GoAir officials misbehaved and refused boarding to passengers booked for a Delhi to Leh flight, despite valid tickets and bookings. The on-ground staff did not even offer an explanation as to why they were being denied boarding. The passengers were later promised a refund but they are still to receive any money for their cancelled tickets. They were even eluded basic facilities like lodging and travel, which are generally offered after these situations.

Chitrangada Singh turns Citizen Journalist

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:46:13 +0530

Actor Chitrangada Singh turns Citizen Journalist to urge women to speak out against sexual harassment at the work place.

Delhi: 6-year-old raped in Sep 2012 struggles to overcome trauma

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:02:47 +0530

A six-year-old rape survivor in Delhi has been facing trauma during test identification parades that require the victim to come face-to-face with the accused. Her father has turned Citizen Journalist demanding sensitive investigation.

Capt Saurabh Kalia's brother battles for his honour

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:40:06 +0530

Capt Saurabh Kalia's brother CJ Vaibhav Kalia and their father fight to get his killing declared a war crime

Editor's Response: Post queries on www.ibncj.com

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:49:16 +0530

IBN18 Editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai responds to your questions about content aired on CNN-IBN

Share CJ Videos & Pictures on www.ibncj.com

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:34:52 +0530

This week's pick from the CJ videos and pictures we received on www.ibcj.com

School to give Rs 15 lakh to punishment victim

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:27:11 +0530

A school will give Rs 15 Lakh to corporal punishment victim Piya Choudhry. Piya had lost her eyes to corporal punishment in 2010. The school has also tendered an apology to Piya and her parents.

Watch the CJ Show Sat 9:30pm, Sun 5:30 & 10:30pm

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:09:04 +0530

A young girl in Dausa turns CJ, refusing to be a child bride. Parents of a victim of corporal punishment battle for justice.

Here's what's on The Citizen Journalist Show

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:50:08 +0530

A Romanian woman who was molested in Goa turns CJ against indifferent cops. CJ Aishwariya battles Kerala's bandh culture.

The best of this week's CJ Pictures and Videos

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:03:52 +0530

CJs from Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai flooded the CJ site with their videos and pictures. Here's the pick of this week.

CJs want FM to raise medical reimbursement limit

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:21:42 +0530

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the Budget on March 16. Citizen journalists Mariam Nasreen and Thomas Geevarghese want the finance minister to increase medical reimbursement limit. Health services have become more expensive since the medical reimbursement limit of Rs 15,000 was set back in 2001. Nisreen and Geevarghese want the finance minister to increase the limit to Rs 50,000.

CJ awards nominee who took on illicit liquor sale

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:05:31 +0530

Pradeep Bhatia, one of the nominees for the CNN-IBN's Citizen Journalist Awards, exposed how a tea stall was selling illicit liquor on the Independence day right next to a police station at Mira road in Mumbai.

Justice for Kapali: Death by Med Negligence?

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:01:04 +0530

Kapali died during child birth. The hospital claims it was due to a reaction. Her husband Parikshit suspects foul play.

CJ: no action in K'taka medical negligence case

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:27:26 +0530

A year after a case of alleged medical negligence in Karnataka's Santosh Hospital where a woman died in the operation theatre, there has still been no action. The Karnataka Medical Council has refused to suspend the doctors even though the CID has chargesheeted the medical staff.

Videos and pictures sent in by Citizen Journalists

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:59:42 +0530

Videos and pictures sent by Citizen Journalists across the country.

CJ Narender battles to get treatment at AIIMS

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:38:02 +0530

CJ Narender exposes how the AIIMS reportedly refused to allot the money given by the Government to the hospital for his operation.

CJ: Child labourers voice their plight

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 09:28:11 +0530

Its been 20 years since India signed the Child Rights Convention that bans child labour and still 13 million Indian children below the age of 14 are engaged in child labour.

CJ: Man fights for justice against hospital

Sat, 28 May 2011 10:15:14 +0530

CJ Narendra Kumar fights for justice against a Hospital in Jodhpur, where his wife was one of the women who died after child-birth.

CJ Jagdish Sahu appeals for his missing son

Tue, 03 May 2011 08:01:21 +0530

Jagdish Sahu has turned citizen journalist to find his son Nitish Kumar who has been missing since April 7, 2011.

CJ: reaching out on Facebook for missing child

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 06:59:51 +0530

Devang Mehta is searching for his nephew Karnit Shah. His five-year-old child has been missing for the past 10 days from our residential complex.

Thousands join Anna Hazare's anti-graft fight

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:18:02 +0530

Social activist Anna Hazare's hunger strike in New Delhi demanding changes in the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill entered the second day on Wednesday. The anti-corruption champion began his fast on Tuesday and has been joined by thousands of people.

Anna Hazare continues fast for anti-graft law

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:06:03 +0530

Ignoring the prime minister's appeal, veteran social activist Anna Hazare began an indefinite fast on Tuesday pressing for a more stringent anti-corruption Lokpal bill.

Citizen Journalist exposes pilot test flaws

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:59:20 +0530

Captain Nitin Shukla turns Citizen Journalist to show how the DGCA tests are outdated.

CJ appeals to rescue brother stuck in Libya

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:47:57 +0530

CJ Manoj Nayyar shares the plight his brother is in, stuck in a remote area in Libya.

Hike medical reimbursement to Rs 50K: CJ

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:29:48 +0530

The medical reimbursement limit of Rs 15,000 was decided in 2001.

Citizen Journalist: escape from Egypt

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:59:56 +0530

Citizen Journalist Desh Ratna's video camera describes his ordeal at the Cairo airport while returning to India.

Foot overbridge sought over killer expressway

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:39:23 +0530

The Gurgaon-Delhi expressway has claimed lives of several pedestrians while trying to cross it. Citizen journalist Ratan Lal demands a foot overbridge for the villagers living along the expressway.

CJ impact: Orissa hospital gets new ICU

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:44:51 +0530

Citizen journalist Lipsita Mohanty highlighted the lack of emergency medical services in Bhubhaneshwar's only government hospital.

Delhi HC stops school from expelling child

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:34:44 +0530

Citizen Journalist Naresh Bhati was given justice by the Delhi High Court, which allowed his daughter to attend school from where she was expelled for failing her exams.

We all must become citizen journalists: Bachchan

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:46:33 +0530

Actor Amitabh Bachchan, the chief guest at CNN-IBN's Citizen Awards function on Monday, believes "one citizen's duty is another's right; another citizen's right is the other's duty." "To be a citizen journalist is to be the spirit, letter and action of a citizen in a democracy," he said.

Freedom fighter, 90, fights for pension

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:38:51 +0530

A 90-year-old freedom fighter from Bihar has been on dharna in New Delhi for the past four years demanding her pension. Gayatri Devi has been forced to live on the streets of Delhi because the government has withdrawn her freedom fighter's pension. "I have been on dharna for four years, without little food or water. I have no one. I have been suffering for four years here on the street," the 90-year-old says crying with her hands folded.

CJ pics: Paying homage to Kargil War heroes

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:56:39 +0530

The Indian Army fought a bloody battle in 1999 to free the icy and treacherous heights of Kargil and Drass from Pakistani intruders. It has been 10 years since the war but the memories are still fresh.

Mumbai CJ: Kurla | Kalina | Mahim Junction | Video

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:43:48 +0530

Torrential overnight rains threw life out of gear in Maharashtra. Citizen Journalists have send pictures and videos showing how the roads are waterlogged in Mumbai's low-lying areas.

The wrong spirit: Liquor shop adjacent to girl's school

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:18:47 +0530

A Government-approved liquor shop in Delhi shares its wall with a girl's school. It was the perfect setting for Citizen Journalist Shalu to take matters into her own hands.

CJ Impact: Help pours in for burns victim

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:14:19 +0530

Minutes after CNN-IBN broadcast Aarti's plight who has suffered severe burns, viewers and readers rushed in with offers for financial and medical help for the girl. While a doctor is still assessing her condition, we request you to continue your support to Aarti.

CJ interview: Aus attack victim demands security

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:31:49 +0530

Robbed and stabbed almost a week back in Australia, 25-year-old Baljinder Singh is recovering fast. He is now advising those looking to study in Australia to demand their right to security. He spoke to CNN-IBN Citizen Journalist Arshdeep.

First on IBNLive: CJ video of students protesting in Oz

Sun, 31 May 2009 01:31:30 +0530

Thousands of Indian students gathered outside the Victorian parliament in Melbourne on Sunday to protest the spate of attacks on them in Australia.

CJ vents anger on politicians | Chembur candle light vigil

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:17:02 +0530

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CJ speaks to NSG Commando | Candle light vigil in London

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:03:57 +0530

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CJ images: Vile Parle blast | Highway jam | Be a CJ

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:11:10 +0530

Terror struck the country's financial capital late on Wednesday night as coordinated serial explosions and indiscriminate firing were reported from at least eight locations across Mumbai. CJ sends picture of the chaotic situation on the roads of Mumbai.

Mumbai terror attack: CJ sends pic | Be a CJ

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:57:02 +0530

CJ: Are you on Mumbai's streets? Send pics, videos

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:18:47 +0530

If you are out there amidst terror in Mumbai , be a CJ, send in pictures and videos.

CJ pics: Delhi Metro bridge collapses

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:17:53 +0530

A 15-feet-long cross section of a flyover under construction in Shakarpur for the Delhi Metro Rail Project gave way early on October 19.

CJ show: Meet the nominees for the CJ awards

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:35:24 +0530

The bravehearts who battled tough situations to come out as winners.

CJ gives first-hand account of Delhi Metro bridge accident

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:43:19 +0530

CJ Sanjay Sharma was gives a first-hand account of the Delhi Metro bridge accident which took place on Sunday morning. Sharma was present at the site when the metro bridge collapsed on a Blueline bus. He helped take the injured to a nursing home.

CJ Awards: Saluting the spirit of being the change

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:21:23 +0530

Over the last year many citizens picked up that microphone and cameras to highlight issues plaguing society. Several issues such as government inaction, corruption and administrative insensitivity were brought to light.

CJ Awards: Honouring you in your right to fight

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:11:26 +0530

It was an emotional Thursday evening at the CNN-IBN Citizen Journalist Awards which honoured men women who have highlighted serious issues from civic woes to government inaction.

CJ awards: Meet the nominees

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:59:26 +0530

The big countdown has begun. From the campus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi, we bring you a special Citizen Journalist episode and introduce the nominees of the first-ever Citizen Journalist awards.

How Gandhism made CJs be the change

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:48:07 +0530

''We must be the change we wish to see,'' was one of the cornerstones of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy. That's the credo that has inspired many citizens to take up challenges with the aim of bringing about changes and solutions to their daily problems.

Saluting those who brought about a change

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:36:12 +0530

Three-years-ago Network 18 encouraged citizens to do 'Whatever it Takes', to 'Be the Change' they want to see. Following that CJs launched the social renaissance of the 21st century. Now, CNN-IBN and Idea present the Citizen Journalist Awards, saluting the spirit of CJs.

CJ alerts Mumbai about worsening road conditions

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:40:36 +0530

Citizen Journalist (CJ) Harpreet Kaur shows the worsening road conditions of Mumbai and appeals to the residents to raise their voice against it. Dr Sandeep Rane and Rebecca also help her in bringing out the reality of the Mumbai roads.

Be a CJ: Send VHP protest pics, video

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:21:30 +0530

Be a part of the change and send in in your videos and photographs of the VHP protests.

CJs probe building safety standards

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:36:46 +0530

Shekhar and Neelam Krishnamoorthy lost both their children in the Uphaar cinema fire in 1997. Since then it has been their mission to make sure that the public buildings are safe. They have become CNN-IBN CJs to probe the fire safety standards in Delhi.

CJ: Delhi Metro shuts shops, provides no rehab

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:03:33 +0530

The Delhi Metro has been a boon for most citizens of the city, but some shopkeepers are at the receiving end of the city's development. Citizen Journalist Paamil Bhutani and CNN-IBN correspondent Harmanpreet Kaur bring you more.

CJ Impact: Doc to treat ailing child free of cost

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:18:01 +0530

Tushar's plight, and Citizen Journalist Ishita's plea for help were telecast on CNN-IBN on July 14. Within 72 hours, CNN-IBN received a mail from the Medical Superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital Dr Jagadish Prasad, who has offered to treat Tushar free of cost.

CJ: A freedom fighter fights for his honour, rights

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:05:51 +0530

Suresh Prakash Agarwal was sanctioned a Freedom Fighter's pension in 1977, but 34 years later his pension has still not been released. In 1956, Agarwal, like other freedom fighters, applied for state and central pension.

CJ report on Mumbai rains: Torrential Tuesday | Thane rained in

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:11:48 +0530

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and various parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday morning throwing normal life out of gear, disrupting rail, road and air traffic and forcing schools to announce a holiday.

CJs on fuel fallout:Sena up in arms | Strike in Hyd

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:50:09 +0530

AK Dhuri sends a video from Mumbai of Shiv Sainiks protesting against the fuel price hike while Anil sends a picture of the Hyderabad bandh.

Citizen Journalist: Tibetans protest in Sikkim Pics | Video

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:28:41 +0530

The marcher's who took the long trek from Siliguri arrived at the Sikkim border on March 23, protesting lackadaisical attitude of the Sikkimese Government. A CJ report.

Wheels India responds, denies polluting Chennai

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:02:52 +0530

A recent citizen journalist report revealed how a residential colony in Chennai battles disease and water pollution everyday. After seeing the CJ report on CNN-IBN, Wheels India Limited’s Vice President (HR) V K Subramanian wrote to us explaining that no effluent or sewage is being pumped out of the TVS Group Companies.

Impact: CJ Hajabba gets the fruit of his labour

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:53:26 +0530

Forty-seven-year-old fruit seller Hajabba, who built a school to educate over a 100 children in his village, was honoured by Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur after he saw the story on CNN-IBN. Not just that, a leading Kannada newspaper also named him the man of the year.

Metro Rail Project pushes this CJ to live in a box

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:11:18 +0530

The Metro Rail is being projected as a boon for Delhiites, but there are some who are at the receiving end too. Here's a report from a CNN-IBN Citizen Journalist whose life has literally shrunk, thanks to the Metro.

Your issue or mine? Goa man takes on govt

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:33:35 +0530

Ramesh Gauns, a citizen in Goa is fighting all odds to stop mining in the state. For 13 years he has been trying to mobilise people into raising a voice against the devastation and asking the government to stop clearing mining licenses in Goa.

CJ blog: The pleasures of cycling to work

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 06:17:27 +0530

Citizen Journalist Rohan Kini cycles to work and has got many corporates in Bangalore hooked on to the eco-friendly way of travelling to office. He writes on the pleasure of cycling to work. Be the Change. Join him.

Cleaning Yamuna: Boys pick coins with magnets

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:17:39 +0530

Young boys pick up coins and plastic from the riverbed of Yamuna for a living and unknowingly they are actually cleaning up the river.

Maha govt won't help poor champ, but you can

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:23:36 +0530

A woman Powerlifter with two gold medals under her belt looks for donations to fund her trip to an international competition. You can help Pooja realise her dream. Help fund her ticket to New Zealand.

Right to Information to fight for education

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:41:50 +0530

It's been two years since the Right to Information Act came into effect. Here's a heartwarming story of Kusum Devi, who used the Act to ensure her children got admission to a public school. Her basis: The Delhi High Court order that all public schools built on government subsidised land are required to reserve 15 per cent seats for poor kids under a freeship program.

Kolkata green citizens for CNG to combat pollution

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:15:04 +0530

On the day, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to climate change activists, Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior docked in Kolkata. CNN-IBN Environment Editor, Bahar Dutt is on the ship along with two CNN-IBN Green CJs to bring the viewers stories on how global warming has become a real threat to us.

Cit Journo Pics: Chaos, panic at Ajmer Sharif

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:56:53 +0530

Citizen Journalist Fayaz sends us images from Rajasthan's famous shrine Ajmer Sharif, the dargah of Moin-ud-din Chishti, where a blast killed two worshippers on Thursday and injured 20 others. Send us more CJ pictures

Have you been a victim of ragging? Write to us

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:04:34 +0530

Two incidents of ragging being reported today. Four students of St Stephens College, Delhi, have been suspended after they allegedly sprayed a first year student with cologne and threw a matchstick on him. In Bhopal two girls at the Indian Institute of Hotel Management in Bhopal reportedly fainted during ragging. Have you been a victim of ragging? Share your stories, write in and we will help you fight back.

Cit Journo pics of Team India's homecoming | Be a CJ

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:13:39 +0530

When the Indian Twenty20 team landed in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, the entire city came to a standstill as people poured out into the streets to welcome their heroes. Ajit Wadekar and his boys were the last Indian team to receive such a reception in 1971. But what was witnessed on the streets of Mumbai on Wednesday was unbelievable. Send us pics, videos of Team India's homecoming.

CJ reports on strike | Your story

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:35:26 +0530

Citizen Journalist Neha Marru speaks to CNN-IBN on her experience at the Delhi airport on Thursday.

Spotted: UFO in Bangalore airspace!

Wed, 30 May 2007 11:16:54 +0530

IBNLive reader Afzal Khan sent us pictures and and a first-hand account of unusual sightings in Bangalore sky.

The cost of cancer treatment

Wed, 09 May 2007 03:16:37 +0530

Most cancer patients in India reel under the pressure of expensive treatment. Sometimes as high as Rs 1,30,000 per dose.

When demolitions plague Delhi

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:04:59 +0530

Ahead of the municipal elections in the Capital, CNN-IBN citizen journalists report the issues that plague Delhi.

CJ: Freak weather, fuming farmers

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:44:58 +0530

Citizen Journalist Razi Hashmy's photos show farmers blocking the Delhi-Agra highway to demand compensation.

Cit Journo: What's inflation?

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:33:44 +0530

The talk among Indians is the rising price of food items. But what’s causing it? CNN-IBN Citizen Journalists find out.

Cit Journo Mumbai: Save greenery

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:38:36 +0530

Environmentalist Prashant Mahajan talks about how unplanned development is affecting Mumbai's environment.

CJ: Coporators face people power

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:57:03 +0530

Mumbaikars form a team of people from various corporator wards to monitor the activities of the corporators.

Mumbai Cit Journos: Pics | Video

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:46:49 +0530

Citizen journalist Rina Singh sent us pictures of a fire that broke out in Mumbai’s Hiranandani Gardens on Tuesday.

Mumbai takes the road to nowhere

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:55:09 +0530

Mumbai's Veera Desai Road is an example of civic mismanagement, and for 30 years it’s been the road to nowhere.

QOTD: Grounded by the fog?

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:09:51 +0530

Around this time every year, flights are delayed, passengers get stuck and no one has any clear answers to give.

Sanjay Dutt a hero? Grow up

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:04:36 +0530

It's time Bollywood and its largely illiterate workforce stopped this drama.

Impact: Nine Hyd docs suspended

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 02:33:58 +0530

CNN-IBN Citizen Journalist S, Sridhar’s video clips - on how a pregnant woman, after being denied admission to Hyderabad Gandhi Government Hospital, delivered by the roadside – have created an impact.