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The marathon of festivals is now peaking with Deepavali around the corner. There seems to be no festival fatigue in sight as shops court their customers in different ways. Armed with an opportunistic license given by the festival, corporates and clients felicitate each other with gift hampers of dry fruits, sweets of salted savouries and sweets. Deepavali sweets. Pic: Uma Swamy Adyar Anand Bhavan, next to BTM Petrol Pump, Maiyyas, G Pulla Reddy, Sri Venkateshwara Sweets, Dharwad Mishra Peda, Parimala Sweets (4th Block) are gearing up to meet the consumer rush.  Dr P Sadananda Maiyya,  Director of Maiyyas Beverages and…

There are a variety of lamps available at affordable prices across south Bangalore this Deepavali.   Brass lamps at Gudi, Gandhi Bazaar for Rs 65/- Available for Rs 400/- at Gudi, Gandhi Bazaar. Pic: Nagashree Gururaj Lamps made of clay for Rs 250 each at Jayanagar shopping complex. Pic: Nagashree Gururaj Rs 150/- each available in different sizes at Jayanagar shopping complex. Pic: Nagashree Gururaj Decorated by pallavi, earthen diya Rs 50 pair.Pic: Nagashree Gururaj Earthen lamps Rs 25 a pair at Jayanagar Complex. Pic: Nagashree Gururaj Brass based electric lamps for Rs 200/- a pair available at Jayanagar shopping…

Accommodations for night shelterless destitutes were inaugurated in Bommanahalli by M. Krishnappa, Vidhana Sabha leader.As per the directions of Supreme Court and Karnataka government, BBMP came forward and along with the help of some NGOs, created the first of its kind of night accommodations for the Homeless in the two Samudaya Bhavans of Kotanuru and Vasantapura areas of Bommanahalli. Around 108 homeless families and individuals can be accommodated and would also be provided dinner and blankets for the night.During this program, youth and students from backward communities (SC/ST, Minorities) were distributed vehicles and college fee money was given for higher education. BBMP…

Today, I was asked to judge a debate on the theme, "Are Women Truly LIberated?" for the Inner Wheel of one of the Rotary Clubs of Bangalore. I had a fellow-judge, a lady called Purnima Ranganath, and there were two teams of three speakers each. The moderator was my friend Raji Radhakrishna, who invited me. Since it was also "Spread Breast Cancer Awareness Day", every woman had a pink rosette pinned on as a corsage, including the District Governor, who came to attend: The debate waxed fast and furious, and the "for" team were very positive about women being liberated...however,…

Recently, new bus shelters have come upall over Bangalore. Extensive space has been given over to advertising, and some space has also been allocated, at the top of the bus shelter, to give the name of the bus stop. However, not a single bus shelter has any provision for some essential information...the bus routes stopping at the particular stop. I am not talking about timings as there may not be adhered to at all. But certainly, the route nos. and the series of stops could be displayed.  It surprises me that such an essential feature has been left out of…

  Diwali is coming and lamps are being churned out in large numbers and available on street   corners for sale.Pic by Ravi Kaushik.⊕

I received the following email from another member of the cycling egroup that I belong to: I'm Charles Hayward and I had a large stroke on Easter Sunday of this year. Luckily, I was able to recover with minimal residual impact which according to my doctors is attributable to being relatively fit.My fitness (at least recently) is because I cycle, so in recognition of World Stroke Day (which is 29th Oct actually) I wanted to ask people to join with me in lauding the benefits of cycling. My idea was for a group ride starting from Decathlon-Sarjapura- Chitratirupathi-Hope Farm-Varthur-Decathlon. It…

BBMP and PES College jointly co-ordinated a program to plant 300 different varieties of saplings on the roadside of Ganesha Temple in Ward No 165. PES College provided 300 tree guards.Extensive tree planting has been going on all over Bangalore with the help of public and private organizations. BBMP has provided 40 thousand tree guards. Several individuals and organizations have contributed nearly 50 thousand tree guards. The Commissioner commended the efforts and co-operation by the people to save the environment.About 6 water tankers are being bought by BBMP to provide water to the saplings and plants during summer. Several huge…

The rules for registration of Graduates in Vidhana Sabha constituency elections according to 1960 act (31)3 has been displayed from 1-10-2011 in all Registration Offices of BBMP. Citizens are requested to add, delete or rectify changes in their names in the BBMP offices before 31-10-2011. Before 31-10-2011, eligible graduates can enlist their names in Bangalore Graduates Constituency list as per Form No 18. Form No 18 is available in all BBMP offices. You may contact the Registration Office for any further information.BBMP Press Release dtd 20-10-2011. ⊕

  Here are some of the common butterflies that one can see around us, right now. One of the good places I look for them is the Reserve Forest in the MICO Arikere Layout; but quite often, I find these beauties in the gardens nearby, too!SNOW FLATLEMON PANSYCOMMON ROSEBARONETBARONET closed wingCOMMON CASTORTAWNY COSTERPALMFLYCOMMON PIERROTPLUM JUDY:CRIMSON ROSE mating:And, just to wind up, a beautiful beetle, too.JEWEL BUGI keep looking around me as I walk in the residential lanes of our city....these lovely creatures provide spots of colour and beauty to my day. ⊕