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The Bangalore District Chapter of the Right to Food (RTF) Campaign - Karnataka organized a public hearing on the Public Distribution System (PDS) on 23rd April 2011 from 2.30 - 6.30 PM in Bangalore (at the United Theological College on Millers Road). The meeting focussed on the functioning of fair price (ration) shops, vigilance committees, grievance redressal mechanisms, Ahara Adalats and distribution of ration cards. Participants included Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR), Stree Jagruti Samiti (SJS), Citizens Voluntary Initiative for the City (CIVIC), Domestic Workers Rights Union (DWRU), South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring (SICHREM), Association for…

The Bangalore District Chapter of the Right to Food (RTF) Campaign - Karnataka organized a public hearing on the Public Distribution System (PDS) on 23rd April 2011 from 2.30 - 6.30 PM in Bangalore (at the United Theological College on Millers Road). The meeting focussed on the functioning of fair price (ration) shops, vigilance committees, grievance redressal mechanisms, Ahara Adalats and distribution of ration cards. Participants included Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR), Stree Jagruti Samiti (SJS), Citizens Voluntary Initiative for the City (CIVIC), Domestic Workers Rights Union (DWRU), South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring (SICHREM), Association for…

When I first took up journalism, everyone i knew advised me against it, especially my family. "But the pay is not that great!," they tried to reason with me. They were partially correct. True, it can never match what the IT sector pays but how many sectors can? The pay is not as bad as some people imagine it to be. However, it was when I did my first internship in a reputed newspaper that I realised journalism could be a lucrative career depending on how flexible you are willing to be with your principles. While covering an art and…

When I first took up journalism, everyone i knew advised me against it, especially my family. "But the pay is not that great!," they tried to reason with me. They were partially correct. True, it can never match what the IT sector pays but how many sectors can? The pay is not as bad as some people imagine it to be. However, it was when I did my first internship in a reputed newspaper that I realised journalism could be a lucrative career depending on how flexible you are willing to be with your principles. While covering an art and…

Yes, we are talking about the jamuns, the ooty apples and the lychees who made a colourful entry on fruit carts recently. Pause on your way back home to pick them up else you may miss out this season! ⊕

Yes, we are talking about the jamuns, the ooty apples and the lychees who made a colourful entry on fruit carts recently. Pause on your way back home to pick them up else you may miss out this season! ⊕

The Karnataka Athletics Association has announced the list of athletes selected to represent Karnataka at 51st National Senior Athletic Championship – 2011. The athletics meet will be held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore from 11th to 14th June 2011. Men: V.Sanjay, Stephen, Bopanna G N, Sonith Mendon ,G Jagadish, Joseph Basappa, Rijo K George, D  Raghu, Ranjan Kariyappa, Anoop T K P Gopinathan, M K Sumanth, Chandrashekar, K Girish, Harshith S, Suprith, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sanjaya Yadav, Balakrishna, M Harikrishnan, Rateesh Kumar, Anish Kumar, Carl Britto, Deepak Choudary, Kasinath, Surendra Kumar, Ajay Yadav, K M Aiyappa Women:Rebecca Jose, Shalini Naik, K…

The Karnataka Athletics Association has announced the list of athletes selected to represent Karnataka at 51st National Senior Athletic Championship – 2011. The athletics meet will be held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore from 11th to 14th June 2011. Men: V.Sanjay, Stephen, Bopanna G N, Sonith Mendon ,G Jagadish, Joseph Basappa, Rijo K George, D  Raghu, Ranjan Kariyappa, Anoop T K P Gopinathan, M K Sumanth, Chandrashekar, K Girish, Harshith S, Suprith, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sanjaya Yadav, Balakrishna, M Harikrishnan, Rateesh Kumar, Anish Kumar, Carl Britto, Deepak Choudary, Kasinath, Surendra Kumar, Ajay Yadav, K M Aiyappa Women:Rebecca Jose, Shalini Naik, K…

Once upon a time, not so long ago, our city with its salubrious climate, smooth roads and countless trees made it a pensioners’ paradise. Indeed, Bengaluru had at least two other names as well – The Garden City and the City of Lakes. All this changed within the last three decades or so. The tree cover has been blown and the lakes are vanishing. If in the 1830s there were an incredible 19,800 lakes and tanks, by the 1960s the number dwindled to 280 and reduced further by 1990 to less than 80. They vanished as quickly as the population…

Once upon a time, not so long ago, our city with its salubrious climate, smooth roads and countless trees made it a pensioners’ paradise. Indeed, Bengaluru had at least two other names as well – The Garden City and the City of Lakes. All this changed within the last three decades or so. The tree cover has been blown and the lakes are vanishing. If in the 1830s there were an incredible 19,800 lakes and tanks, by the 1960s the number dwindled to 280 and reduced further by 1990 to less than 80. They vanished as quickly as the population…