Power

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…

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…

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…

Apartment associations in the city have got assurance from the state Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) that Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) norms for apartments will soon be re-defined. An informal group of residents from various apartments across Bangalore, have been in talks with the Board for over six months, many of them having faced issues with STP quality and adherence to regulations. Board Chairman A S Sadashivaiah said that the new processes will be finalised by March and will be implemented by June. Board will redefine aspects such as stringent checks before approving STPs, holding builders accountable for STP quality etc.…

An Act that entrusts commoners with the authority to question the government and its actions. The only legislation that stipulates a response time of 30 days (48 hours in the case of human rights violations). A fairly inclusive law that was created with the involvement of social workers, ordinary people, non-governmental, community based and grassroots organizations.We learnt this and more during an invigorating session on the "Introduction to Right to Information Act" that lasted three hours and a half (an hour longer than originally planned) and left us hungry for more. Organized by the Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) in…

5.04 am. Wake up full of energy. Go off for my morning walk. Resolve to get active again in  trying to solve my city's and my fellow-citizens' problems. 6. 04 am. I come back from my walk to find that the milk has not been delivered (or it's been taken away by monkeys, either of the simian or the human kind.) 6.06 am. I go off to get some milk sachets from the vendor at the corner. 6.18 am. I return with the milk to find that the newspaper guy has delivered the wrong papers to my doorstep.  6.19 am.…

Batti Bandh Bengaluru, scheduled for February 13th 2010, will call on Bangaloreans to switch off all their electrical appliances for one hour, from 7 to 8PM, and in doing so, 'unplug' not just for the day but also through their lifestyles in the fight against climate change.Batti Bandh Bengaluru is part of an annual nationwide series of events that was started in 2007 by Keith Menon in Mumbai. The build-up to Batti Bandh Bengaluru will include programs such as flash plays, flash performances of music and singing, flash performances of dance, hula hooping, djembe performances, posters in schools and colleges,…

For a long time, I had been wanting to participate in the campaign against street sexual harassment (aka eve teasing) by Blank Noise. Finally, last Sunday (Aug-5) afternoon I joined the fortnightly action - this time on Church Street and Brigade Road from 3 - 5 pm. 5 of us reached out to around 150 pedestrians from different age, occupational and socio-economic backgrounds while displaying wall and hand held posters in English and Kannada. Some roadside vendors helped us enthusiastically while 4-5 male/female police personnel, taxi drivers and building security guards agreed with the prevalence of the issue and the message…

  Women with courage, strength and patience. Supporting their children and each other. Speaking out against violence at home and outside. Despite the pain of abuse and the threat of ostracization and backlash. In India, Cameroon, China, Kyrgyzstan and elsewhere. Portrayed through the lens of sensitive and concerned artists. In the women's own voices and others'. This was Daughters of Fire, a festival of films and discussions on violence against women and women's resistance to it. Last weekend, Vimochana and the Asian Women and Human Rights Council in collaboration with the Bangalore Film Society and Alliance Francaise de Bangalore organized…