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 Found this on Ashwini Santosh's photos on FB...and thanks to Uma for giving me the link!* ⊕

BBMP Press Release dated 22-8-2011Orders to develop Lakkasandra Quarry pitBBMP Chief Mr Siddiah visited the Lakkasandra Quarry Pit in Ward No 145 of Hombegowdanagar and ordered a report to be prepared for its developmentThe Swimming Pool constructed in this area to be handed over for operations and maintenance to a Contractor. A compound wall is to be built around this Pool .This Quarry Pit is around 8.7 acres.The plain field in this area is to be converted into a playground and the uphill area of about 5 acres to be developed into a park with pedestrian walking track.Report to be…

BBMP Press Release dtd 23-8-2011Guidelines for Ganesha idol immersionsBBMP Chief, Siddiah, has requested all Bangaloreans to celebrate Ganesha Festival meaningfully with a thought for lakes. The following points to be remembered at the time ofimmersing the idol to avoid polluting the lakes.1. Idol immersion to be done only in specially created ponds in Ulsoor Lake, Sankey Tank, Yediyur Lake, Saneguruvanahalli Lake and 26 other lakes in various limits of the Region.2. For the benenfit of citizens, this time also there are 63 Mobile Units for idol immersion where only idols of a small height can be immersed.3. Use the ‘Entry…

Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike   No: B12(5G)PR/84/11-12 Commissioner's Office BBMP Offices Bangalore, dtd 17-8-2011 Office Notification Subject: Appointment of ‘Overseeing Officials' to assess the damage caused by rain in BBMP jurisdiction. -------- Officials need to identify the danger spots and report the losses incurred to citizens (lives and property) due to heavy rain everyday by evening 5 pm in all the 8 regions pertaining to the Central Office. The following team is formed to inspect these reports. Chief Commissioner (Admin) Chief Accountant Asst Commissioner (Property) Asst Commissioner(Land acquisition) Asst Commissioner (Health) The above mentioned officials need to be present in…

 Lamps left out to dry at Pottery Town. Pottery town is the source of all the terracotta pots, lamps, statues etc you see on sale on Bangalores roads.Pic by Ravi Kaushik ⊕

Not everyone is capable of starting a revolution, but sometimes, when one person stands up for a cause, many others identify with him.One of the moving scenarios about the slave, Sparatacus,occurs  in the movie of the same name ....when  the Roman masters come looking for him and ask, "Who is Spartacus?" so that they may punish  him, each man in the hordes of slaves stands up, saying, "I am Spartacus!"..identifying with the rebel, and confusing the Romans utterly.The same sense of identifying with someone has occurred recently, all over India....  I hope we continue to identify with Anna Hazare in…

No public meeting organiser ever takes in to consideration waste management. Whether it is an exhibition or a hunger strike, it is rare to see dustbins. Food stalls all around Freedom Park. Not a bin in site. Pic: Meera K. Hawkers and vendors naturally gravitate to any large group, selling icecreams, tea-coffee, groundnuts, roasted corn and more. They too never provide a bin to collect the waste. The visitors eat and throw trash in corners, sometimes just anywhere. Litter at Freedom Park. Pic: Meera K. At Freedom Park last week, visitors enthusiastically stuck stickers of I am Anna and wore…

There seems to be a little confusion as to which day JanmAshtami (the eight day of the lunar calendar, which, in this month, marks the birthday of Krishna) falls. Yesterday at my friend's home, I was told it was yesterday. Today, when I visited my friends Hema and Ganu, she had just lit the lamp and made the little "foot marks" of the baby Krishna: So I offered geetAnjali...I sat and sang "sri krishNam bhaja mAnasa sathatham" in Todi, a majestic kriti, and then "maNi nUpura dhAri" by OotthukkAdu in nIlAmbari...and she lit the karpoora Arathi: Outside her front door,her maid had…

Not many can miss the multi-floor building with the glass facade on 9th Main, 5th Block, Jayanagar. The first and the second floor of this building houses Dakshin Foods’s specialty restaurants Athityam and Bon Aroma. While Athityam serves South Indian dishes from different states, Bon Aroma serves North Indian cuisine as well as cuisine from different parts of the world. Both the restaurants serve only vegetarian food. According to Arjun S Devatha, an ex-citizen of the corporate sector and the founder of Dakshin Foods, Athityam offers a variety of South Indian dishes which families and groups can enjoy in a…

Samosas and puffs are the favorites during Ramzan. Pic Uma Swamy During the month of Ramzan, the eateries around many mosques in Bangalore are busy selling savouries specially made for this occasion. The 30th Main at Tilak Nagar and neighbouring streets is one such area that people throng from 3.30 p.m. onwards. A stall at Tilak Nagar,near Swagath Garuda Mall in Jayanagar selling savouries during Ramzan. Pic: Uma Swamy The usual favourites are different types of non-vegetarian samosas, puffs and puddings. Sold mostly on the basis of weight, the savouries have a loyal customer base, as many purchase them all…