All the news on Bangalore aka Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
By Qamar ZJ In a month’s time, one lakh-odd employees of Manyata Tech Park on Outer Ring Road (ORR) will have direct entry and exit ramps to their office due to the signal-free flyover access from Hebbal to Hennur. However, this will be at the expense of the local residents. The Embassy Group had illegally … Read more
By Qamar ZJ Following petitions from citizens, the Department of Land Transport (DULT) has put up the transport unification policy for public feedback. The next request by the residents is to have the BMLTA Bill tabled during the winter session of the Karnataka legislature. Says Mitali from the Jhatkaa.org team that petitioned DULT: “The BMLTA … Read more
Minsk Square near Cubbon Park is obstructing traffic. The median on Cubbon Road is pointing too much to the right (in video), causing traffic jam to all the traffic coming from the other roads. While the Citizens 4 Citizens group and the traffic police has requested for the removal of the protruding arm of the … Read more
With over 150 members, the running group is going great guns. With a slew of training and networking methodologies, they keep people stay on course.
Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? That’s something you will have to explore by yourself or better still, join the HSR Toastmasters Club.
HSR resident Chitra Praneeth shares her fascinating story of climbing Mt. Everest.
The partially-blind social worker is the founder and managing trustee of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, which was awarded the Special UN Consultative Status in 2015.
Check out Mind Blogs 1.0, a book of non-fiction that captures the slice of life experiences of Residents Watch editor Zahid H Javali.
By Zahid H Javali Snake catchers are quite busy this summer, and particularly due to the sporadic rains. The number of snakes being seen in people’s homes and compounds routinely go up during this season. The rains force the species out of their holes. It’s also the mating season for some species, such as the … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Watching two videos of Indians getting magnetic powers after taking the Covishield vaccine, a resident of Bellandur (KPC Layout) in Bengaluru discovered a similar capability in her this afternoon. Jyothi KM (42), a software engineer-turned-homemaker was pleasantly surprised when she stuck Apple watch, spoon, knife, and fork on her arm. She … Read more
By Zahid H Javali This evening, the park’s caretaker set fire to the dry leaves inside Swabhimaana Park in Sector 3, HSR Layout. While he has been doing this every day despite complaints from the residents, today was quite large-scale. Smoke entered the houses of everyone residing near the park. People were seen wearing masks … Read more
By Anuksha Dey In December 2020, Residents Watch wrote about Nandi, an injured bull who was saved by conscientious animal lovers of HSR Layout. Five months later, Nandi died, and the post mortem revealed that it was due to 40 kilograms of plastic that it had ingested over the course of many years. This … Read more