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I went to the Southern Railways site to book a ticket and got this message: " E-ticketing facility has been temporarily stopped. Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.". Why are we at the mercy of a monopolistic service who are so customer-unfriendly? Not a word of explanation....or any information about when the service will be restored. Why do we get such shoddy service from our Government departments?⊕

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. Recently, consumers were asked to check the status of our cooking gas connections online. Presumably, if the online status was "OK", there would be no problem in ordering a gas cylinder. But this is not always so. Unless a person from the gas agency had come over home and verified the consumer's gas connection physically after s/he submitted the documents, her/his consumer no. will be…

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! ⊕

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 land, water and sky by adventure organisations and enthusiasts. Other highlights include a display of adventure gear and rushes of adventure destinations and activities. Venue: Alliance Francaise de Bangalore from August 4th to 7th 2011 Timings – 10 am to 8 pm. For details contact: Tel: 94483 63336 or essencom@yahoo.co.in⊕

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, will feature 31 of Rafi's hit songs sung by several talented artistes including Chandan from Tamil Nadu and Nagachandrika from Karnataka among others. A host of singers from the fan club will also perform during the concert. . The concert begins at 6 p.m. in the Bangalore Gayana Samaj, K R Road, Opposite KIMS Hospital, Basavangudi. Tickets are priced at Rs. 500, Rs. 300 and…

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 by by entering the details on this page and clicking 'Go'. click here for the link In case there is any problem, the consumer needs to attend to it in a day or two. But there can be a further problem even if your status says "OK". If the people from the gas agency have not visited your home for verification after you submitted the…

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 a snack popular with children and youth since it entered India over twenty five years back. And it reminds me of the umpteen choices of 'fast' foods (usually unhealthy), available in urban areas. But, unlike the mum in the commercial, mothers of many children in this unenviable position cannot conjure up anything filling or tasty in two minutes! Take the case of Vimala and her…

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 could be elected, Life members of KSFA elected the Governing Board members from among them. The following people were elected as Governing Board members.1. Abdul Jabbar2. Govindraj K3.Jayarajan N K4.Kantharaj(former ITI India footballer)5.Muniraj B K(former AGes and State footballer) 6.Puttaswamy T (Ground Curator and former footballer)7.Dr Rahmanj S A  (former Ref. Chairman)8. Rasheed S A 9. Sadat Ali Khan( Ex-MLA )10. Sampangiramaiah11. Sreedhar S R…

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 saw Bellary Hockey Club beat Ideal Sports Club from KGF, 1-0 at the finals which was held on 15th July earlier this month.Twenty six teams from across the State will battle it out on the turf in 62 matches for the 'B' Division Championship. Some of the teams include Kodava Samaj, Coorg Hockey Association, S B M Jain College, HMT, State Bank of India, 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 deweeding and maintanence work going on.  Phase II of BBMP’s work – i.e. leveling the pathways, creating a separate cycling path, putting up the new fence and gates; creating play spaces and exercise spaces; etc. – has started last week and we are hoping the contractors will finish the work by the end of the year. The lake post-rejuvenation shows vast expanse of water. Pic: Sohel…