Deepa's Jottings

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A touch of imagination, to match the hat!   I saw this traffic police shelter at the island near Windsor Manor, and was tickled to find that the roof was a "folded hat" to match the hats that the traffic constables wear! Nice touch by whoever has designed the shelter!   Bangalore, 16 November 2013  

Tucked away in the rushed, hurried environment of the City Railway Station is a most unexpected oasis...an art gallery. Indian Railways have, indeed, been promoting art of late. The underground passage that connects up the various platforms in the City Station have been embellished with photographs and art, themed on the railways, and travel. The art gallery is one more praiseworthy initiative in this connection. So folks, if you find yourself with time to spare, do visit the Rail Art Gallery ...it's between Platforms 5 and 6...and enjoy a little art while you travel! The art gallery at City Railway…

November First is the date on which Karnataka was formed in 1956.

Sumeet Moghe writes: Bangalore City Police needs to answer - How long is the lunch break at a police station?I'm just back from a thoroughly unprofessional experience at MICO layout police. This is with regard to my passport verification. The constable had arrived at my home on Saturday and after taking my neighbour's signatures, asked me to visit the police station with a list of documents and 3 passport size photos between 10AM and 6PM. I visited the police station at 1420 today. There was no one in Room #1 when I arrived and there was one more person waiting to get…

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Ideal Insurance is conducting a Blood Donation Camp on Saturday, September 14, at Hotel Woodlands, 5, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, near Richmond Circle, from 10 am to 8pm.   For more details, contact Bhaskar Malani 98866 69494 or Sunil 92434 50000   Please go through    <a href="http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/articles/blood-donation-faq-guide"> guidelines for donating blood </a>   and check if you are a suitable donor.  

It’s a given that you should be drinking lots of water a day. Especially given air-conditioned offices, it becomes even more important to remember to drink – and have a bottle handy that’s easy to refill and keep sipping from. And from what we’ve seen, everyone uses plastic bottles! We don’t like those at all. Why? Read this. Or take a look at this. Clearly, even recycling is NOT a solution. It has to be stopped at the source of the demand – consumption! So we decided to do something about it. You’ve already seen we’ve been using these at our properties. They’re pretty popular…

Bohidar Subankar writes: KA 57 F 1099 Volvo (500c) on 1st aug 2013My wife was trying cross the road amid traffic to catch the bus, the driver saw her screaming to wait for few seconds but he left the bus stop.I followed the bus, overtook and waived my hand and stopped at the next bus stop and by the time my wife can come out of the car he left the bus stop without stopping.I followed it again and the same was repeated.I was sure now that he is doing it intentionally.I overtook and stopped the bus but he didn't…

If you find pigeons that have been injured or otherwise in distress,  please call Harsha on 9844396701 He lives in Basavanagudi. He is unable to come and pick up the birds himself, but if contacted, he will be able to give advice on what can be done.