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"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…

"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…

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 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,…

Coconut Grove offers consistently good classics of Kerala cuisine. One of the branches of this restaurant is on Sarjapur road. Classical Carnatic music and waiters clad in traditional dhotis gives the restaurant country look.The starters in demand are kozhi porichathu (chicken fry) and erachi ularthiyathu (chicken fry). Coconut Grove is mainly for non vegetarians, though there are some vegetarian items on the menu like the kadala curry. The restaurant is famous for its appams, idiappams and nadan chemmeen curry (prawn curry). Fish thali at Coconut Grove The thali is priced at Rs 199. Alcohol is served. Average cost for two…

Coconut Grove offers consistently good classics of Kerala cuisine. One of the branches of this restaurant is on Sarjapur road. Classical Carnatic music and waiters clad in traditional dhotis gives the restaurant country look.The starters in demand are kozhi porichathu (chicken fry) and erachi ularthiyathu (chicken fry). Coconut Grove is mainly for non vegetarians, though there are some vegetarian items on the menu like the kadala curry. The restaurant is famous for its appams, idiappams and nadan chemmeen curry (prawn curry). Fish thali at Coconut Grove The thali is priced at Rs 199. Alcohol is served. Average cost for two…

Panduranga, an autorickshaw driver has displayed exemplary honesty by handing over an amount of five lakh rupees, which one of his passengers had left behind in his autorickshaw. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Sonia Narang gave this JP Nagar resident a letter of appreciation and Mayor Sharadamma gave him a cash reward of `25,000. Pic: BBMP Panduranga, 33, says, "I believe in working hard and living a happy life". The only earning member in his poor family, the SSLC educated father of two, says driving autos does not fetch him enough to support his joint family of 10, He is…

Up South at Jayanagar is an exclusive South Indian restaurant which offers combination meals at affordable prices. "We do not have the concept of thalis but we have combo meals", says Vinay Kumar, manager, 23. "There are totally six types of combos, there is lunch combo priced at Rs 85 which has white rice, sambhar, rasam, flavoured rice and a sweet", he explains. There is a wide range of dishes; each dish is accompanied with different types of chutneys and spicy sambhars and also they do not use soda. Up South is easy on the pocket and a fun place…

Power shut down on 11 KV Mathikere MUSS F6 Feeder on 2nd February between 10 am and 4 pm for doing distribution automation system work in the following areas:• Mathikere MUSS F6 Feeder: KM Extn, Yeshwanthpura 1st main road, Gokula, Mathikere, HMT main road.Power shut down on 66/11 KV Mathikere MUSS of F7 and F2 Feeder on 4th February between 10 am and 3 pm for distribution auto mation system work in these areas:• Mathikere MUSS F7 Feeder areas: SBM Colony, M.R.K.Colony, AK Colony, Brundavan nagar.• Mathikere MUSS F2 Feeder areas: RK Garden, Sanjeevappa layout, LG Halli, Gowri apartment and…

Karnataka lost bronze medal to Uttar Pradesh in the 38th Junior National Volleyball Championship for Boys, which ended on January 29th in West Bengal. Karnataka ranked fourth in the Boys Championship.UP beat Karnataka by 79-59 (28-26, 25-09, 26-24). Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh won gold and silver medals respectively.In the Girls Championship, Karnataka ranked fifth. The state team was defeated in the quarter final itself by Uttar Pradesh by 96-81 (21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-16). West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu won gold, silver and bronze respectively.⊕