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Are you bored of those confusing menu cards and long waiting period after ordering your food in restaurants? Opt for the buffets then! These are the restaurants you can hit without apprehensions and enjoy the best buffets in South Bangalore. Isys, one of the well known hotels in Jayanagar offers buffet lunch and dinner. It is a multi cuisine restaurant which includes Chinese, Indian, Continental and Thai cuisines. Buffet lunch on weekdays is priced at Rs 375 (inclusive of all taxes) without drinks and on weekends it is Rs 417 (inc of all taxes) without drinks. Dinner buffet is available…

Are you bored of those confusing menu cards and long waiting period after ordering your food in restaurants? Opt for the buffets then! These are the restaurants you can hit without apprehensions and enjoy the best buffets in Koramangala.  Little Italy is one of the most sought after restaurants in Koramangala. Italian and Mexican cuisines are offered here. It is a vegetarian restaurant. The lunch buffet from Monday to Friday is priced at Rs 460 (inc of all taxes) without drinks and for children it is priced at Rs 275 (exclusive of all taxes). Little italy The buffet includes welcome…

"Sir, what sir, you are so well-dressed and handsome, and all you give me is 60 rupees for getting your job done?" At first I was amazed how fast BBMP granted my simple request of obtaining a permission, but little did it occur to me that it came with a price tag! Why? I had gone neatly dressed. Hence they concluded that I would be their lucky draw of the week. No exaggerations here.January 12th: It was a Thursday, and the time would have been between 12 and 1 pm. Visiting time at BBMP office for the general public is…

On Republic day, Kuvempu Nagar RWA (KRWA) organized a flag hoisting ceremony at Flag Post, 13th Cross, BTM 2nd Stage. A M Nadaf of BMTC presided over the function and addressed the gathering.As part of our annual day, cultural programmes were organised the same evening at IWWA hall, 7th Main. Chief Guest for this occasion was Prof. Bhuvaneshwar Babu of RV College of Engineering. Children in the age group 3-8 years enacted a play about Panchabhootas (the five elements). This was followed by dance and skit programmes. All children were given participation prizes. Children presenting cultural programmes on KRWA Annual…

Mantri Tranquil apartment off Kanakpura road held an e-waste workshop in January for children in classes 5-10. The event included a short movie, presentation and quiz. Over 50 children attended. Pic: Usha Prakash

There will be no power supply from 10 am to 2 pm on February 14th, Tuesday, in areas under 66/11KV NGEF MUSS, 66/11KV ITI, 66/11KV Kadubisanahalli MUSS, 66/11KV WTC, Brigade Metro Polis, ISRO EHT and 66/11KV Soladevanahally MUSS, to carry out maintenance works.1) Affected areas under 66/11KV NGEF MUSS: OM Road, Jyothipura, KR Industrial Area, Durga Mohalla, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, 1st and 2nd Stage Indiranagar, BDA Complex area, Binnamangala Slum, CMH Road, Micheal Palya, part of Defence Colony, part of HAL 3rd stage, Millenia Towers, Kensington Road, MG Road, 7th, 11th, 12th, 12th A, 13th, 13th A Main HAL 2nd Stage,…

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…

 I do not often indulge in nostalgia, being a person who enjoys the vibrancy of the present as much as the glow of the past. But once in a while.... It was saddening to read of the closure of Hotel Brindavan, on M G Road.The value of everything seems to be reckoned only in money terms, in Bangalore, at least....there seems to be no value for heritage, history or culture...except if they can be marketed as "heritage", "history", and "culture". Otherwise, it is all "real estate". Sad at the inverted-commaization of our inheritance...we are now camera-toting tourists, treading over our own…