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1) There will be no power supply from 7 am to 9 pm on April 20th, Friday, and from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm on April 21st, Saturday, in the following areas of 66/11KV Austin Town MUSS and 66/11KV NGV Koramangala MUSS.Affected areas under 66/11KV Austin Town MUSS: Victoria Layout Palm Grove Road, Linden Street, Austin Town, Vannarpet, Sonnenahally, Vivek Nagar, Maya Bazaar, Ayappa Temple Block, Xavier Layout, Rudrappa Garden, Ukada Palya, Jairaj Nagar, Neelasandra, Grape Garden, Richmond Town, Philimina Hospital, KSRP Quarters, Anjeneya Temple Street, BWSSB Water Supply Camel Road, Cement Line, Neelasandra Parrpa Garden, Munegowda Garden, Aneplaya Area,…

Dear Friends,We are often remembered by some people. In fact, we are called ‘the real labourers’. Sometimes you invite us to the podiums, praise and even felicitate us. Time and again we have heard people say ‘pourakarmikas are the true doctors of this city, they keep the city clean and prevent diseases, that there should be a salary raise for pourakarmikas. That would be the just thing to do’. We don’t know whether to laugh or cry at the repeated statements. We are appealing to you through this letter, as sympathetic and conscious citizens, for your help.Hence, we have a…

This Sunday’s Second to None flea market event, will have a bit of everything from used books, electronic items, furniture and home decor knick knacks. You can also pick up handmade and homemade items from paper jewellery to jams, cakes and more.Let us recycle and re-use, replenish, restore and rethink, why throw away used things you no longer want when you can sell them? This is the buzz in town this weekend, 22nd April, 2012, 11 am-5 pm at ‘Jaaga’, Double Road, Opposite Corporation Bank, Behind KH Road Bus Stand. File pic: Second To None. Anupama Gummaraju, along with her…

This information was shared by the members of the newly-formed Sarakki Lake Area Improvement Trust. We are pleased to announce a new voluntary, non-profit trust - Sarakki Lake Area Improvement Trust (Regd). The Trust will help restore and rejuvenate the once pristine Sarakki Lake (also known as Jaraganahalli Lake) which has fallen prey to unprecedented encroachment, pollution by entry of untreated sewage from surrounding layouts, uncontrolled growth of water hyacinth and the consequent disappearance of birds and fishes. We want to spread awareness of the consequences if Sarakki Lake were to disappear, work with the agencies responsible for restoration and…

BBMP has started property tax payment collection for 2012-13. Application forms for tax payment are available at all offices for a fee of Rs 5. Garbage cess should be calculated and paid along with property tax.TAX RATES & REBATESNo revision in rates. No change in self-declared tax and building depreciation.Pay by 30th May 2012. After that, additional interest of 2% for every month of delay.Get a rebate of 5% by paying the full amount by 30th April. WHERE TO PAYAll BBMP offices and Bangalore One centers on all working days. Payment hours are from 9 am to 12.30 pm, and…

The 74th celebration of the month-long carnatic music festival in Fort High School in Chamrajpet on the occasion of Ramanavami is back. The festival will be on from April 1, 2012 to May 6, 2012 organised by Shri Rama Seva Mandali. Many well-known performers like Kadri Gopalnath on (Saxophone), HS Bhavya (Veena) and Archana Marathe(Violin) will be performing at these concerts.Here is the schedule for the month. April 65.15 pm - Vandana B D & Group6.30 pm - Aruna Sairam & GroupApril 75.15 pm - Mandolin Aravind Bhargav & Group6.30 pm - Sanjay Subrahmanyan/ S Varadhrajan/ B Harikumar/ S VenkatramanApril…

Chairman of BBMP Accounts Committee, A L Shivakumar, has pointed out discrepancies in the Accounts department in a press release dated March 26th. The Accounts Committee held an inspection in the Accounts office on 26th. They found that many letters and documents had been lying pending in the office's Receiving Section for 6-7 months; some had been pending for over a year.More serious matters were found. A letter from the Chief Secretary of Urban Development Department termed ‘very urgent’ has been lying pending for more than three months. In cases where employees had paid off loan amounts, installments were still…

Here are details on property tax payment for 2012-13, as per BBMP's press release: • Financial year for 2012-13 begins on April 1st.• As there has been no revision in taxes, tax can be paid as per last year. There is no change in self-declared tax and building depreciation.• Property tax can be paid at all BBMP offices and Bangalore One centers on all working days. Payment hours are from 9 am to 12.30 pm, and from 3 pm to 7 pm.• If the entire year's property tax is paid by 30th April, you can get a rebate of 5%.…

There will be intermittent power supply (about 43%) from 10 am to 5 pm on March 31st, Saturday, in the following areas of 220/66/11KV Somanahalli MUSS, 220/66/11KV Subramanyapura MUSS, 220/66/11KV Naganathapura MUSS, 220/66/11KV Vrushabhavathi MUSS, 220/66/11KV HSR Layout MUSS and 220/66/11KV Yerandanahalli MUSS, to carry out maintenance works.Areas affected:1) Kumbalgodu: Ramohalli, Malligondanahalli, Maragandanhalli, BGS, Kengeri Satellite Town.2) Kengeri Satellite Town: New KHB Suncity, Komghatta, Apporva Layout.3) Sir MV Layout: Bhuvaneshwari Nagara, Maruthinagar.4) RBI: Arekere, Sarvabouma Nagar, MICO Layout, Kothanur.5) South City: Hulimavu, Ramanasri Nagar, Tejaswi Nagar, L&T South City, MS Ramaiah City.6) Elita Promanade: Puttenahalli, KR Layout, JP Nagar 6th…

Last month, Kaikondrahalli lake on Sarjapur road had a distinguished visitor, Nobel Prize winner for Economics, 2009, Elinor Ostrom. She was here to see the results of collective action in Bangalore lakes. Dr. Ostrom planting at KK Lake. Pic: Priya Ramasubban. Elinor along with Harini Nagendra, an urban ecology coordinator, ATREE, Bengaluru, has been working to understand when exactly communities step in to conserve. Having heard of citizens initiative at Kaikondrahalli lake, Elinor who was in Bangalore for the Khoshoo Memorial Lecture at ATREE, decided to visit the lake and plant a tree.Citizen Matters caught up with the Nobel prize…