Z-Blogs

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…

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…

All the daily newspapers covered the death of a child at an apartment on Bannerghata Road yesterday.   The mother was feeding the restless child near the open passage window. With the child cranky and kicking, she tries to hold on to the plate and the kid. In the melee, the child slips and falls down 9 floors.  Many highrises these days do not have grills installed by the builder. The first reaction of many readers may have been, how can the mother be so careless? It is easy to tut tut while reading the report. But how many of us are…

Every area in Bengaluru has two faces. Koramangala is known to be a posh locality. But turn into a side road off 80 feet road and you will hit Koramangala village, or what's left of it. Small plots built to the brim, assorted coloured blocks upon blocks. A rare old single storied house every once in a while.Christina Daniels, a communications professional and our movie reviewer, talks about a part of Kammanahalli she hadn't seen in a while.Yes, there was the Kammanhalli of bright shining lights, beautiful houses and nice things in abundance. But on the edge of this nouveau…

The laptop bag's zipper fails under the weight of the not so light machine you carry everyday. Or the soft luggage has a small tear from the last airline trip. Or the floater's beginning to lose its sole - no pun intended - to the abuse that our myriad surfaces throw at it. What do you do? Usually, head to out to the nearest store to look for a good, nay, better, replacement. And chuck the current one out, or donate it, or whatever. There's a plethora of stores, brands and choices after all. And its not that expensive, given…

I got this email from R. Sheshadri: We cordially invite you for our project presentation at ATREE, tomorrow, 22nd July,2011. It has been a very interesting study and we like to share our thoughts with you all. We have combed most forests, all around Bengalur to study interdepandance of flora and fauna, and for selection of biologically important native trees and shrubs for planting projects. Introduction to our native trees will be followed by interdependance and then selection of candidate species for planting spaces(and reasons why). All data has been classified into several tables like e.g - Native Trees for…

National Games Village has taken a lead in creating a sustainable zero waste community. Tungabhadra block in the games village have been actively involved in managing the waste their homes generate within their complex for the past three months. It all started with inspiration from Vellore Srinivasan, who has 16 years of experience in implementing Zero Waste Management (ZWM) Projects and the non-profit group AID India coming forward to fund the initial cost of implementing ZWM in NGV. Segregating waste With tremendous support from residents, volunteers and the association, they kickstarted something that today can proudly be a shining example…

Karnataka is fielding the second largest contingent after hosts Tamil Nadu, of girls and boys totaling 23 in the Billiards & Snooker Nationals at Chennai. The team, name "Jubiliant Juniors" will represent the State in the tournamen which started on July 18th and will go on till Augus 9th. The Juniors including defending champions Mundir Sherazi (Billiards), Varsha Sanjeev (Billiards) who have trained hard at Karnataka State Billiards Association (KSBA) for the last one year are being fine tuned by Dronocharya Arvind Savur and Coach M K Sharma.Along with the Juniors, Chitra Magimairaj and Uma Devi in women's section with…

 It's amazing that at our railway stations we announce arrivals and departures in Kannada, English and Hindi. This picture shot at Cantonment Station. Pic by Ravi Kaushik ⊕