BENGALURU NEWS - December 7, 2018

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Good morning Bengaluru!

Weather at 8: 19 degree celsius, fog

BMTC offers discounted pass in year-end from Dec 5 to Jan 1, 2019

Normal traffic on city roads, except congestion at some junctions on Outer Ring Road

Underpass being repaired to ease traffic at Belegere

Panathur-Belegere road in East Bengaluru has been making news for its pathetic condition, so far. But looks like it is on the betterment path now.

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Message from Bengaluru City Traffic Police

A photograph from Kumar Banerjee

Weather at 11 am: Temperature shot up to 26 degree celsius

Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami to be airlifted to Chennai, reaches HAL airport

One of the three students who survived the blast at a laboratory in the Indian Institute of Science on December 5, does not recall the moment of the blast.

Doctors say 24-year-old Athulya Uday Kumar may be suffering from partial amnesia. According to Dr Naresh Shetty of the Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Athulya was one of the students who suffered minor injuries compared to the other two students. Read more

Siddaganga Math seer Shivakumar Swami (111) was air lifted from HAL airport to Chennai, for treatment of his recurring liver tube infection, on Friday.

He was brought from the Siddaganga Math, Tumakuru by road to HAL airport, Bengaluru. He is expected to reach Chennai airport and then shifted to Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre by road through a green corridor. He will undergo treatment for his recurring liver tube infection at the Chennai hospital.

Book Launch - ‘The Forbidden Quest of Mysore’ by Puneeth JH

‘The Forbidden Quest of Mysore’ by Puneeth JH will be launched on December8 5 pm at Sapna Book House,Brigade Road.

Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami reached Chennai Airport and expected to go to Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre for the treatment. Read more

Classical dance festival

Nruthyollasa-56, a classical dance festival, will be held on December 8 at 6 pm at Samskruti, JP Nagar. There will be performances by bharathanatyam artiste Shravani Sai Ram among others.

DD Roshini, an exclusive channel for students launched

From now on, the students studying in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) schools will receive special lessons broadcast through an exclusive television channel — DD Roshini. Read more

Safety a liability as scholars work at low cost

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) scholars work on frontier technologies with minimum expenditure, compromising on safety, say sources from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, requesting anonymity. Read more

Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami at Chennai hospital

Modern jazz

The International Music and Arts Society presents ‘An Evening of world-class Jazz’ by Sharik Hasan and hisband MND FLO on December 7 at 7 pm at the Alliance Francaise, Vasant Nagar.

Learn about Ayurveda

Trayam Workshop, exploring Ayurveda with Dr Kajal and Ms Divya Ananth, will be held on December 8 from 5 pm to 7 pm at Mimansa@Foxtrot, Koramangala 3rd Block.

Walkathon for the disabled

Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled organizes 14th Bengaluru Walkathon 2018 in support of digital inclusion on December 8, 2.30 pm onwards, at Kittur Rani Chennamma Stadium, Jayanagar 3rd block.

2-day art carnival opens tomorrow

Bengaluru’s favourite art and crafts store, Itsy Bitsy, is entering its 10th year. The founders, Harish Closepet and Rashmi Closepet, are celebrating the occasion by hosting a two-day ‘Creativity Carnival’.

“We are humbled by the response we are getting from the people for the event; we also have artist’s flying from different cities and countries to participate. Games, stalls and activities for children with live art exhibitions are some of the things lined up,” shares Harish.

The carnival will have more than 100 stalls offering economical products in many categories such as home décor, jewellery, art and craft. Besides this, there will be shopping, food, music and other activities.

Event details

Date: December 8 and 9
Time: 10 am to 8 pm
Venue: Shankaraa
Foundation, Kanakapura Road.

My Name Is I Love You by Verena Regensburger

The theatre performance My Name Is I Love You is the outcome ofVerena Regensburger's bangaloREsidencyAbhinaya Taranga. The play is a joint development by the German theatre director and the Bangalore actors Raghu Dayear, Ajay Sharma and Vishal Patil.

Event Details: Friday, 7 December 2018 from 19:30-21:00

HOW TO OPEN A COCONUT

An exhibition of final presentations by 4 bangaloREsidents and 1 resident of Lichtenberg Studios Berlin Artist Exchange. In a joint, eclectic presentation they will present the first or final results of their projects developed during this year’s bangaloREsidency.