The Towns Mirror Special: A meal full of love, care, and health
The Towns Mirror Special: A meal full of love, care, and health
ByAsha ChowdaryAsha Chowdary / Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 06:00 IST
Volunteers cook, pack, and deliver the food while maintaining all covid protocols
BREADS launches their ‘Food to your Doorstep’ initiative, free of cost, for covid patients who are under quarantine in East Bengaluru
For Father Joy Nedumparambil SDB, Executive Director,
Don Bosco, BREADS, the last few days have been action-packed, ever since he and his team recently launched their ‘Food to your Doorstep’ initiative, for families that are covid-19-positive and are in quarantine at home.
Drivers are forced to find alternative routes to patients’ addresses; road barriers put up without alerting hospitals
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An ambulance makes its way through a roadblock during the statewide weekend lockdown, in Bengaluru on Saturday | Vinod Kumar T
Express News Service
BENGALURU: The police setting up barricades across roads to restrict people from driving or riding around during the first weekend curfew, has led to a severe problem ambulance drivers are forced to find alternative routes to patients’ addresses. At a time when roads are supposed to be freed up for easy movement of ambulances, these barricades are posing a big problem.
The Towns Mirror Special: Community Corner: Town comes alive on All Souls Day
The Towns Mirror Special: Community Corner: Town comes alive on All Souls Day
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 06:00 IST
The “Cemetery Day” or “All Souls Day” was observed with much fanfare on March 12 by the
Tamil Community in the
Kalpalli cemetery adjoining Cox
Town. The affluent and the not-so-affluent, the young and the old flocked to the British-era burial ground, which is believed to be the oldest in the Cantonment area. Some of the earliest graves date back to the 19th century.
The tombstones appeared sparkling after getting a fresh coat of paint. Some people performed rituals and others prayed in reverence. The otherwise quiet area was bustling with activity. Some vendors were hawking coconuts, fruits, flowers and assorted pooja items, besides small toys and balloons.
Chowti told Avinash to select the masseuse he wanted and left the spot. After that Avinash says, “The three women forced me to sit in the auto with them and forced me to pay Rs 4,500 as deposit which was not discussed before.
Assaye Road turning in the right direction, finally
Assaye Road turning in the right direction, finally
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Feb 17, 2021, 06:00 IST
Roads To Hell’ campaign
BBMP) has finally started asphalting
Assaye Road in the heart of the city, which was dug up by the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (
BWSSB) around a year ago. While a portion of the two-km road has been already tarred, the civic body is expected to fix the entire road in a week’s time.
Bangalore Mirror had reported about the poor condition of the road in its print edition on February 8 that had led to the death of a young doctor and subsequent protests by residents of the area. The residents demanded the restoration of the damaged road, which has been endangering motorists, especially in the night hours. Such was the condition of the road that many motorists were known to be riding in the opposite direction, putting self and other motorists at risk.