June | 2011 | | Citizen Matters, Blogs

5 COCO Team Members Completed 200k in Bangalore Brevets

June 30, 2011 Satheesh A

FORward150 initiated Cycling group about 6 months back to promote cycling in commuting and fun riding. It was named as FORward150_on_cycle. Our group was recently branded as COCO [Cycle On Cycle Onwards] to make it

T S Sathyan’s Photos at Tasveer

June 30, 2011 Deepa Mohan

TASVEER (supported by RBS Private Banking) cordially invites you to Recorder of Life, Beauty and Truth By Late. T.S. Satyan Details of the Exhibition Date: 15th July to 5th August, 2011Time: 10:00 am to

Glimpses of Richards Town

Our kind of woman cop!

June 27, 2011 Snehalatha Naidu

This cop is always available to lend a patient ear or land up at the scene of the mishap or crime. Meet C R Geetha.

Are you ready for AADHAAR?

June 26, 2011 Satheesh A

Collecting details for issuing UID number started in Bangalore Process: 1. Collect form from the Security. 2. Fill it up and return to Security. You will get a token and you are asked to wait

Internet Surveillance: Talk by Caspar Bowden

June 22, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Internet Surveillance Policy: "…the second time as farce?" – A Public Lecture by Caspar Bowden The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, invites you to a public lecture by Caspar Bowden*, the Chief Privacy

Key Tumi: musical soliloquy on Tagore

June 22, 2011 Deepa Mohan

It is rather a sad fact of life that though we all pay tribute to one of our great Nobel Laureates, the multi-faceted Rabindranath Tagore, most of us do not know too much about him,

When the day is over…

June 22, 2011 Deepa Mohan

When the festival is over, Ganesha does not always merge with the elements and reach Kailasa as he is supposed to. He is often abandoned in public places: Similarly, when the patriotic frenzy of “Pandrah

Volunteer Diary

PDS often means Private (Re)Distribution Scheme!

June 21, 2011 Pushpa Achanta

The Bangalore District Chapter of the Right to Food (RTF) Campaign – Karnataka organized a public hearing on the Public Distribution System (PDS) on 23rd April 2011 from 2.30 – 6.30 PM in Bangalore (at

Who says Journalism can’t be a lucrative career?

June 20, 2011 Yogaraj S Mudalgi

When I first took up journalism, everyone i knew advised me against it, especially my family. "But the pay is not that great!," they tried to reason with me. They were partially correct. True, it

Sultanpet and Nandi Hills Parichay by INTACH

June 15, 2011 Deepa Mohan

INTACH Bangalore invites you to our next Parichay, which will take place on 26 June 2011, at Nandi and Sultanpet, near Nandi Hills. A heritage walk here gives you the chance to walk

BBMP canvasses for waste segregation at source

June 14, 2011 Yogaraj S Mudalgi

For the last two months, young recruits from BBMP (Bommanahalli Zone) have been actively canvassing for waste segregation at source in large apartment complexes along Bannerghatta Road and parts of JP Nagar. The recruits in

Bangalore South Local

BWSSB pipeline work still a bother for JP Nagarites

June 14, 2011 Yogaraj S Mudalgi

Residents of 8th phase JP Nagar still have no respite from the deep trenches dug by the BWSSB to lay water pipelines. Kapil Raizada, a resident of nearby H M World City had earlier written

Captured

sis and bro

June 14, 2011 City Shutterbug

A sister and brother at pottery town. The sister saw my camera, flashed an absolutely charming smile, caught her brother and forced him to pose. Pic by Ravi Kaushik ⊕

Check outs

Learn wood and stone carving from master trainer

June 14, 2011 Uma Swamy

Growing up in a town of traditional sandalwood and ivory carvers can influence the aesthetic sensibility of its residents. It was no different for Ganesh Laxminarayan Bhat. G L Bhat with the sculpture of St

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The seasonal guests are here again!

June 13, 2011 Uma Swamy

Yes, we are talking about the jamuns, the ooty apples and the lychees who made a colourful entry on fruit carts recently. Pause on your way back home to pick them up else you may