Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has no plans to remove the cycle ban around lakes. It was 2008. Venkateshwara Rao was working in an Information and Technology (IT) company. Hours and hours in front of the computer started to take a toll on his health. “I have to do something,” he thought. That something turned […]
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Kalaripayattu has the potential like that of Yoga to not just spread in India but also in the whole world say Kalari Gurus. Swords and daggers, weapons to cut, slash and stab, sticks, spears and axes, arrows, discuses, boomerangs and so on are stacked up against the wall of the academy of Kalaripayattu. Manoj Kumar, […]
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Days after the Karnataka High Court set a new timeframe to auction or demolish the abandoned vehicles, the footpaths and roadsides in Bangalore are still full of such vehicles. Be extra careful while driving on Pipeline Road during the night as you might not see the vehicles coming from the other side. This is because […]
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Florists in Bangalore face losses as citizens prefer online stores to get flowers and bouquets over road side stalls. Roses are red, violets are blue, a choice so difficult to chose between the two. Preetham wandered about in confusion not knowing where to buy a single stem flower. No florist at sight. Preetham, a photographer, […]
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BMTC officials say that more electric and diesel buses will be inducted soon to reduce overcrowding. Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to introduce more diesel and electric buses. The officials from BMTC say that the tender has been floated. Sunitha Jain, Public Relations Officer (PRO) at BMTC said that they have issued […]
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Proximity and affordability attract viewers to single screen theatres. It was 10:15 in the morning. Movie posters gave life to the old building walls. A cut out poster—taller than the theatre building—stood at the entrance. The title of the movie, “Mr. Natwarlal” was written in Kannada. A handful of people lounged outside. The middle-aged booking […]
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Due to a lack of digital literacy and the changing nature of crime, the elderly have increasingly fallen victim to cyber crimes in 2024. Ramesh turned his attention towards his screen as the familiar ding of a notification resonated through his device. His eye caught the culprit amidst the row of notifications on his glowing […]
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Internet banking users of almost every nationalized and private banks are reducing. Banks are burdened with maintenance costs due to fewer users using internet banking facilities. Good effort, but not sure this is anything new. Rohit, is an internet banking or net banking user since 2013. He has a savings bank (SB) account in a […]
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Studies show that Bangalore is the third light-polluted city in India after Delhi and Hyderabad. Krithika, a middle-aged graphic designer in Bangalore, vividly remembers her childhood days, when she used to enjoy her way back home from tuition class marvelling at the star-filled night sky. It has been years since she witnessed something similar. She […]
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Experts suggest that the government ought to plan measures for maintaining toilets before building them. Public toilets built in slum areas lack proper maintenance and water supply. Moreover, no government department is ready to claim the responsibility for maintaining the slum toilets in the city. Public toilets built in Anjanappa Garden slum lack proper maintenance, […]
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