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Mantri Tranquil apartment off Kanakpura road held an e-waste workshop in January for children in classes 5-10. The event included a short movie, presentation and quiz. Over 50 children attended. Pic: Usha Prakash

If kite flying has ever caught your fancy, ‘Gaalipata Time' maybe a good place to start. Namma Bengaluru Foundation and Citizen Matters are organising this community event on Sunday, February 12th.  Time: 9 am - 3 pm, February 12thVenue: Koramangala 3rd block playground, next to Post Office, 12th main, 3rd block. Kite expert and former state award winner Sabir Hussian will guide those participating in kite flying. "There will be some 50 varieties of kites for sale and exhibition at the event. In additional to traditional kites, there will be designer kites with bird and animal patterns. Kites will be…

There will be no power supply from 10 am to 2 pm on February 14th, Tuesday, in areas under 66/11KV NGEF MUSS, 66/11KV ITI, 66/11KV Kadubisanahalli MUSS, 66/11KV WTC, Brigade Metro Polis, ISRO EHT and 66/11KV Soladevanahally MUSS, to carry out maintenance works.1) Affected areas under 66/11KV NGEF MUSS: OM Road, Jyothipura, KR Industrial Area, Durga Mohalla, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, 1st and 2nd Stage Indiranagar, BDA Complex area, Binnamangala Slum, CMH Road, Micheal Palya, part of Defence Colony, part of HAL 3rd stage, Millenia Towers, Kensington Road, MG Road, 7th, 11th, 12th, 12th A, 13th, 13th A Main HAL 2nd Stage,…

There will be no power supply from 10 am to 2 pm on February 11th, Saturday, in areas under 66/11KV Jayadeva MUSS, as works have to be carried out.Affected areas are: BTM 1st and 2nd stage, Mico Layout, Silk Board, NS Palya, Shoppers Stop, KAS and IAS Colony, Jayadeva Hospital, Runka Colony, Manthri Residential Apartment, MORE Shop, Surabhi Appartment, Bannerghatta Main Road, New Gurappana Palya, part of Bismilla Nagar, Jaibeema Nagar, Maddorramma Colony, Maruthi Housing Society Layout, Jayanagar 9th Block, Jayanagar 4th T Block, Jayanagar 11th Main 5th Block, Tilak Nagar, SRK Garden, 8th Main Byrasandra, Jayanagar 3rd Block East,…

There will be no power supply from 10 am to 5 pm on February 13th, Monday, in the areas under 66/11KV Byadarahalli MUSS, to carry out quarterly maintenance and other works.Affected areas are: Kempegowda Nagar, Hosahally, Police Quarters, Pillapa Estate, Anjana Nagar, Laxmanan Nagar, Gajanana Nagar, SG Kaval, Sunkadakatte, D Group Layout, Health Layout, Sir M Vishveshwaraiah Layout, Rajaji Nagar, HSCS 1st and 2nd stage, Annapurneshwari Nagar, Chandrashekar Layout, Erranna Palya, ITI Layout, MPM Layout, Papareddy Palya, Kengunte, Balaji Layout, Gollarahatti, Chikka Gallarahatti, Kodigehally, Chikka Kodigehally, Kannahalli, Seegehally, Gongadipura, BEL 1st Stage, Byadarahalli, Gidadakonehalli, Muddina Palya, Upkar Layout, Herohally, Mahadeswara…

High Court issued a notice to Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on a PIL about his plot in HSR Layout, on January 10th. The case filed by journalist and activist K G Nagalakshmi Bai last August had pointed out that Gowda's usage of the plot was illegal. The plot Sadananda Gowda owns in HSR Layout. Pic: Vijayalakshmi P Gowda was allotted site No. 2B, a 50x80 ft plot in Sector 3 of HSR layout, for residential use in 2006. Another 50x80 ft site adjacent at the back (site no. 13B) is owned by Sringeri MLA D N Jeevaraj. The…

1) There will be no power supply from 10 am to 2 pm on February 4th, Saturday, in areas under 66/11KV Hoody MUSS, as works of quartely maintenance, oil leakage fixing and commisioning of fire protection system have to be carried out.Affected areas under 66/11KV Hoody MUSS (Power Transformer No-2): Graphite Road, Vishweshwaraih Industrial Area, Hemkund Road, ITI Ancillary, Devasandra Industrial Area, Dooravani Cable Road, Kaveri Nagar, GC Palya, RHB Colony, Lakshmi Sagara, Saraswathi Nagar, Mahaeswari Nagar, MD Pura Bande, TESCO Company, EPIP Layout, SAP LAB Company EPIP Layout, Hoody, Graphite Road Left Side, Oballa Reddy Compound, L&T Company EPIP…

On Day 7 of the B Division football league Bangalore Blues Cup 2011-12, Young Muslims beat Goans by 6-3. In the match on January 31st, Vishwajeeth, Abilash and Akilesh scored two goals each for Young Muslims.Vishwajeeth scored at the 6th and 12 minute; Abilash at the 33rd and 42nd minute, and Akilesh at the 35th and 50th minute. For Goans, Dinesh scored at the 49th minute; John Gilbert scored two goals at the 46th and 61st minute.In the second match, Royals beat Bangalore Kickers by 2-1. Akash and Shin scored for Royals at 31st and 34th minute respectively. Dayananda scored…

Panduranga, an autorickshaw driver has displayed exemplary honesty by handing over an amount of five lakh rupees, which one of his passengers had left behind in his autorickshaw. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Sonia Narang gave this JP Nagar resident a letter of appreciation and Mayor Sharadamma gave him a cash reward of `25,000. Pic: BBMP Panduranga, 33, says, "I believe in working hard and living a happy life". The only earning member in his poor family, the SSLC educated father of two, says driving autos does not fetch him enough to support his joint family of 10, He is…

Power shut down on 11 KV Mathikere MUSS F6 Feeder on 2nd February between 10 am and 4 pm for doing distribution automation system work in the following areas:• Mathikere MUSS F6 Feeder: KM Extn, Yeshwanthpura 1st main road, Gokula, Mathikere, HMT main road.Power shut down on 66/11 KV Mathikere MUSS of F7 and F2 Feeder on 4th February between 10 am and 3 pm for distribution auto mation system work in these areas:• Mathikere MUSS F7 Feeder areas: SBM Colony, M.R.K.Colony, AK Colony, Brundavan nagar.• Mathikere MUSS F2 Feeder areas: RK Garden, Sanjeevappa layout, LG Halli, Gowri apartment and…