Price hike opposed
Members of Autorickshaw Drivers’ Union on Tuesday staged a protest against the state-owned oil companies’ decision to hike the prices of auto LPG by Rs 3.65. They submitted a memorandum to Bangalore Urban Deputy Commissioner demanding the government either roll back the hike or simultaneously increase the minimum fare fixed for autorickshaws.

Autorickshaw drivers staged a protest in front of Jayanagar RTO and on Sunkadakatte Road too. However, the Rajiv Gandhi Autorickshaw Drivers’ Association said it will not press for increase in the minimum fare.

Food fest held
Eighty dishes comprising the wedding feast cuisines from all over India - the annual food festival ‘Tastes of India’ organised by the Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF) saw 30,000 people indulging in sumptuous spread on Tuesday.
The one-day food festival, was inaugurated by Fashion guru Prasad Bidapa and actor Shivarajkumar along with President of the APF Madhu Pundit Das.

The cuisines from the North  included tava chaat, amrit ras ke kotfe or zafrani romali roti etc. Specialities from the East included nimki, semsiya chop, kochu patta bhape, chow chow rice.

Western and Central specialities from Rajastan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa had delicacies like rajma, dhokla, mutter singhara, kadi paneer, makhani etc. From the four Southern states nizami biryani, puliyogere, curd rice, kerela parota etc were in the offing. The festival was organised to raise funds for Akshaya Patra.