July, 2011 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Gas connections: further pitfalls for consumers

July 30, 2011 Deepa Mohan

A few months ago, all cooking gas agencies made their customers submit documents asking for the RR no. (the consumer no for the electricity connection). This was a bid to weed out the bogus customers.

How do you drive this bus?

July 28, 2011 Deepa Mohan

If your bus is a Titanic Jet, will it go at supersonic speed to the bottom of the ocean? I enjoy looking at the variety of names given to these buses! ⊕

Gas cylinder connections: further pitfalls

July 27, 2011 Deepa Mohan

All cooking gas consumers had to go through the process of submitting documentation for cooking gas cylinder connections, and recently, they were told to check the status of their connections online. This can be done

‘Food’ for thought…

July 27, 2011 Pushpa Achanta

Among the many times that I wonder about how the extremely marginalized cope with an empty stomach is when I hear the words "Mummy, I am hungry" on television. It is the ad jingle for

The Great Outdoors’ – A Photo Exhibition on Adventure Sports & Outdoor Activities

July 27, 2011 Deepa Mohan

The Great Outdoors’ – A Photo Exhibition on Adventure Sports & Outdoor Activities Essen Communications is organizing ‘The Great Outdoors,’ a Photo Exhibition on the thrills and spills of adventure sports and outdoor activities on

Bar bar Rafi: Karaoke Night

July 27, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Baar Baar Rafi, a city-based Mohammed Rafi fan club, is organising a Rafi tribute concert on July 31 to mark the 31{+s}{+t}death anniversary of the legendary singer. The tribute, Remembering the Unforgotten, a karaoke night,

A R Khaleel re-elected as President of KSFA

July 26, 2011 Yogaraj S Mudalgi

The Annual Generel Meeting (AGM) of Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) was held on 24th July. A R Khaleel was re-elected as President of the Association for another term of two years. Before the President

Kudige Government Sports School on top at KSHA ‘B’ Division Championship

July 26, 2011 Yogaraj S Mudalgi

The Karnataka State Hockey Association, ‘B’ Division Hockey League Championship began on the 22nd of July and will go on till the 21st of August. The championship follows the recently concluded ‘C’ Division League which

Environment

We are forming a new Trust for Kaikondrahalli Lake!

July 25, 2011 Satheesh A

Update from Priya Ramasubban, one of our active residents, working on improving Kaikondrahalli Lake. As most of you who frequent the lake would have noticed, we now have security guards in place and lots of

Child’s safety is no child’s play

July 25, 2011 Meera K

All the daily newspapers covered the death of a child at an apartment on Bannerghata Road yesterday. The mother was feeding the restless child near the open passage window. With the child cranky and kicking,

Two faces of every neighbourhood

July 24, 2011 Meera K

Every area in Bengaluru has two faces. Koramangala is known to be a posh locality. But turn into a side road off 80 feet road and you will hit Koramangala village, or what’s left of

Repair works – make those shoes last a little longer

July 22, 2011 Sameer Shisodia

The laptop bag’s zipper fails under the weight of the not so light machine you carry everyday. Or the soft luggage has a small tear from the last airline trip. Or the floater’s beginning to

A bit of gardening, a bit of fun

July 21, 2011 Usha Rajagopalan

Here’s an invitation to you to join us with your children at Puttenahalli Lake Near MLR Convention Hall, Brigade Millennium from 9 am to 11 am tomorrow and on Sunday for gardening. Mix a little

Presentation on urban trees at ATREE

July 20, 2011 Deepa Mohan

I got this email from R. Sheshadri: We cordially invite you for our project presentation at ATREE, tomorrow, 22nd July,2011. It has been a very interesting study and we like to share our thoughts with

A treasure of waste

NGV waste mgt project, a shining example

July 20, 2011 Vani Murthy

National Games Village has taken a lead in creating a sustainable zero waste community. Tungabhadra block in the games village have been actively involved in managing the waste their homes generate within their complex for