The Organic World is the newest entrant in HSR Layout offering organic produce. What we loved most is the way they have these educational counters on how to check for nitrate content in vegetables and fruits with a tester, to pamphlets on the various doshas in our bodies.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions to know which ‘dosha’ you belong to and accordingly adjust your dietary requirements, according to Ayurveda. Your health is everything. This is for your information only and not a prescription for any ailments.
This morning, former Home Minister and BTM Layout MLA Ramalinga Reddy laid the foundation stone for the construction of a skywalk between Teacher’s Colony-Sector 5 and HSR Layout Sector 6. The irony of it is that it was inaugurated earlier by Bommanahalli MLA Satish Reddy in July 2018. Read that story here.
When it was first inaugurated, the work on the overbridge near 9th Main Road and Sector 5 near the bus stand on the other side of Outer Ring Road (ORR) never got off to a start. The work was not allowed to begin because certain jurisdictional permissions were not given.
Some residents wondered how a skywalk could come up where a Metro was supposed to come up. The contractor responded by saying that the height alignment of 28 feet will not interfere with the Metro coming up at 45 feet. However, while he had the go-ahead from the Bommanahalli side of ORR, Sector 5 comes under the Jakkasandra ward handled by a different MLA.
Today, BTM Layout MLA Ramalinga Reddy inaugurated the skywalk yet again, this time on his side of the road, and the work should now proceed briskly. This skywalk will be built by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. To be built by Adonai Shelters, this will ease the road crossing blues of several elderly citizens and students. In addition, there will be electronic escalators to help the elderly and the disabled from using the skywalk.
This would be Adonai’s 22nd skywalk in Bangalore. If all goes well, the road over bridge should be ready by the end of this year.
A literature festival no matter where it’s held in the city is a matter of pride for the residents and readers. When every TV soap, film or business strategy relies on writing, it’s but natural to showcase the power of writing to the world and encourage the habit of reading. It is with this objective that we are highlighting this event eventhough it’s being held in the centre of Bangalore.
Held once a year, the 7th edition of Bangalore Literature Festival is two day event at Lalit Ashok hotel on Kumarakrupa Road near Bangalore Golf Course from October 27 to October 28. The HSR extension residents who are part of this festival include author Bhaskar Chattopadhyay (who stays in Suncity Apt in Iblur) who will hold the fort on crime and detection. And then, there’s bestselling romance author Preeti Shenoy, a resident of Bellandur, and romance author Nandita Bose from Harlur Road. Three members of the Litt Fest team are residents of this area including Subodh Shankar (Bellandur), Shrabonti Bagchi (Harlur Road), and Festival Director Shinie Anthony (Mantri Sarovar in Sector 1).
“It’s a community funded festival by individual contributors from the citizens of Bangalore,” says Subodh Shankar who is also the co-founder of Atta Galatta, the exhibition space in Koramangala. “It belongs to the people of Bangalore. In its seventh year, we have close to 200 authors, around 150 sessions of programming in five stages parallelly. Two are dedicated exclusively for children. There are grand musical concerts to close the festivities for each day.”
Some of the most recognised names on the literary circuit will be there including Vijay Seshadri, the first person to win a Pulitzer for poetry. And then, there are Aatish Taseer, Ashwin Sanghi, Appupen, Chitra Subramanian, Barkha Dutt, Kiran Manral, N Ponnappa, Nandan Nilekani, Naina Lal Kidwai, Saba Naqvi, Rhea Saran, Samit Basu, Sarika, Shashi Tharoor, Shoba Narayan, Shoma Chaudhury (Tehelka), Srinivasan Jain, Vinta Nanda, Tushita Patel, Vivek Shanbagh, Girish Karnad, VK Karthika, and Ramachandra Guha, among many more.
Festival Director Shinie Anthony is an HSR resident
From panels on #metoo to fake news to the upcoming general elections, there are several topics being discussed under one roof. Importantly, one stage is dedicated to children below 10 years and another for those above that age limit. The timings are between 10am and 7pm and it’s free for all.
Leave whatever else you are doing in the next two days and head over here. It only happens once in a year. CLICK HERE for the full schedule.
The cybercrime police station in Bangalore has received an average of 13 online fraud cases a day this year. Here are the most common scenarios they have come across, so you can stay alert, vigilant and prepared for such eventualities. And yes, please forward this to as many people you know. You could be saving … Read more
The other day, we received this release from the State Bank of India branch of HSR Layout. Please do note each of the following tips to safeguard your life’s earnings. Forewarned is forearmed.
Do’s and Don’ts of ATM transactions
Do’s
Conduct your ATM transactions in complete privacy, never let anyone see you entering your Personal Identification Number (ATM Password)
After completion of transaction ensure that welcome screen is displayed on ATM screen
Ensure your current mobile number is registered with the bank so that you can get alerts for all your transactions
Beware of suspicious movements of people around the ATM or strangers trying to engage you in conversation
Look for extra devices attached to the ATMs that looks suspicious
Inform the bank if the ATM/Debit card is lost or stolen, immediately, report if any unauthorised transaction
Check the transaction alert SMSs and bank statements regularly
If cash is not dispensed the ATM does not display “cash out” please report to the Bank on the number mentioned in the Notice Board
Immediately check your phone for SMS for debit amount
Don’ts
Do not write your PIN on the card, memorise your PIN number
Do not take help from strangers or handover your card to anyone for using it
Do not disclose your PIN to anyone, including bank employees and family members
Do not allow the card to go of your sight when you are making a payment
Avoid speaking on the mobile phone while you are transacting
