All the news about Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Originally tweeted by womanjari (@ManjariR) on November 10, 2020. By Chandrima Mazumdar Amid the ongoing pandemic, a video showing the crowded Chickpet area in Majestic has gone viral. The 26-second clip shows the crowded street with people violating the social distancing rules. While most were seen wearing masks, some people did not wear their masks … Read more
By Chandrima Mazumdar From fat to fit, from winning a national beauty pageant to quitting her corporate job and becoming a yoga trainer, Prathima David’s work-life balance instantly inspires you. She faced two major accidents, and only yoga came to her rescue. She struggled with weight issues and lost 37 kilos, thanks to yoga again. … Read more
By Nagashree N About two months ago, I was admitted to the hospital because I had tested positive for both dengue and COVID-19. Thankfully, I am more or less fine now but it will still take me a month to recover completely. How it started For more than six months since the pandemic, I had … Read more
By Neha Contractor In May 2020, I returned to Bangalore from the Andamans as the island was shutting down due to COVID-19. Before this, I had quit my corporate job and spent all of 2019 learning more about the ocean and teaching scuba. I was able to dive whenever I could. On my days off, … Read more
By Shristi Deb I am in Bangalore for my Masters. I live in a rented flat with two other friends. I recently tested positive for COVID-19. Though my second set of tests were negative, I am still recovering, and the last few days were painful. How it all started I remember every day of my … Read more
By Qamar ZJ In a special drive, the city traffic police have nabbed several people in the last one week who were repeatedly violating the road rules. One such person who violated the rule was found guilty on 77 counts. The proprietor of the two-wheeler was caught and fined Rs 42,500 today by Madiwala sub … Read more
Annie Sinha Roy is a resident of HSR extension and India’s first tunnel engineer who now works at Bangalore metro.
By Qamar ZJ Mobile phone snatching is more common than two wheeler thefts today. They are relatively effortless to do than vehicles. One such mobile phone snatching was caught by CCTV cameras in Sector 2, HSR Layout. The video has gone viral… click the image above. Stolen phone traced to SP Road Victims of smartphone … Read more
By Zahid H Javali In the last financial year, only two projects were successfully “executed” by the BBMP in the Hoysalanagar ward, which includes major parts of Indiranagar. Out of the Rs 21 crore allocated for 175 projects, only Rs 1.1 crore was spent on two of them. And even these were for areas outside … Read more
By Zahid H Javali In a 6000-word revised letter to chief minister BS Yediyurappa, CIVIC Bangalore, the 25-year-old non-profit trust aimed at bettering the city, has asked for modifications to the KMC Act rather than pass a new (download BBMP’s new bill here) to take care of all the future needs of the city. Besides, … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Scamsters are getting brainier by the day and using names of well-established firms like IndiGo to defraud citizens. You can’t argue with the cheats as they have answers to every question you throw at them. The only way to smell a rat is when someone asks you for money before delivering … Read more
By Maneesh Ojha There is much unnecessary fear around the Coronavirus. Almost 99% of people in India have recovered from it. I was one of them. The only problem is that if you have some other serious disease, your health condition can worsen. Shared snacks with office colleague I had one advantage. I had already … Read more