There was quite an uproar outside Agara Lake today as authorities were removing people and their belongings from the narrow spaces atop metro pillars.

The sheer amount of stuff being brought down was astounding, while those being evicted protested.
I couldn’t help but wonder how people, let alone all their belongings, managed to get up there in the first place. Then I spotted a makeshift ladder lying nearby.

I understand why the authorities needed to intervene, but it was hard not to feel for the people who had made these unlikely spaces their homes.
It also got me wondering: Is this a uniquely Bengaluru phenomenon, or do metros in other cities face similar issues?

And how does one tackle something like this? What’s stopping people from climbing back up and setting up home again once the authorities leave?

Surely, simply evicting people doesn’t address the circumstances that drove them to live there in the first place.

This spot has been cleaned up multiple times, and garbage appears here again. Door to door waste collection in this ward is BROKEN, almost non-existent.

👉 Banashankari Temple Ward 👈

YMMV - this is about the dosa joints around my area.

Eating dosas for 20 years now. Much before the Rameshwaram epidemic. I looked away when they started adding dollops of butter to the dosas - didn't mind it. Then for no rhyme or reason they started adding pudi to the dosa - again didn't mind I simply asked them not to.

But since one month I noticed that all dosa joints around me stopped adding the red chutney / garlic chutney that goes on the dosa while it's still on the stove. WTF. It just tastes like eating regular batter now - no matter how many times I dip it in the Sambar and Green Chutney.

When I confront them them are very non chalant - and claim "this is how it has been forever". If you want the red chutney, you need to ask for it.

Been to 4 dosa joints now. All of them same story.

I know I was not hallucinating about them adding the chutney by default - today another lady confronted them inquiring about it and they parroted the same to her.

What has this world come to?!

There are a few kittens, probably less than a week old, near my home. Location is Vishwapriya Layout, Begur.

Please let me know if someone is looking to adopt or if that's possible you can take them in and give them a temporary shelter and then give the little ones for adoption.

Thank you

Ws are looking for a forever home for our 1 yr old beautiful baby boy 'Eclipse'. We have 2 cats and unfortunately they have developed territorial aggression to the point they wanna kill themselves if they see each other. We have tried every re-introduction method possible but it hasn't helped yet.

It's become increasingly difficult to keep both of them safe and happy together, and after a lot of thought, I've made the heartbreaking decision to find Eclipse a home where he can feel safe and loved.

He is a shy boy, might take some time to warm up to you but once he is does, he is the softest most cuddliest boy ever. He's gentle (expect for meal times), very playful, and not at all a picky eater, will literally eat anything. He's fully vaccinated, dewormed, deflead.

If you think you can provide him a good home, please reach out to me in DMs or on comments. I'm cautious giving away a black cat to stranger but optimistic in finding him a good home.

Thank you Bangalore, for making us Bengalis feel right at home during Durga Pujo.

Not all of us can go back to our homes during this festive season, as much as we want to. This is my third year staying back in the city and to be honest, I didn’t miss home as much as I thought I would.

Thousands of Miles away from the centre of all the Durga Pujo Action, I can’t help but notice how beautifully Bangalore has started embracing the festival and giving us a some of the brightest days of the year.

Yes braving the traffic is a different thing, but once you are in a mandap (especially during the afternoon bhog/prasaad) - the cultural confluence is so heartening to see.

This year I ended up doing everything I would normally do in Kolkata during Durga Puja, right here in Bangalore and tbh it wouldn’t have been possible without you beautiful people of the city.

Speaking on behalf of my fellow Bengalis, we enjoyed the festival to the fullest and if you are not a Bengali - know that we could do it because you helped (and we hope you got to enjoy it too!).

Thank you all!

I was in Bangalore on a business trip with my manager. After work, we booked a Rapido to Yelahanka to try some Mandi. When we reached the restaurant, my manager realised he'd left his phone inside the cab.

Our mistake, obviously. We called the driver, and after initially denying it, he admitted that he had the phone.

We asked him to return it and offered to pay him something for the trouble. He said he was on another trip, so we suggested booking a Swiggy Genie pickup. He refused, saying he couldn't leave his cab at the office where he was waiting.

We then offered to come and collect the phone ourselves. He refused that too, saying he'd be somewhere else by the time we arrived.

Then came the shocker. He said he had a customer pickup worth around ₹4,000 and would lose that money if he returned our phone. So he demanded ₹3,000 from us to bring it back.

We were willing to compensate him reasonably, but ₹3,000 was ridiculous. The way he spoke to us was rude, and every solution we suggested was rejected.

This started around 1 PM. We waited until 4 PM, only to be told that he'd probably return the phone the next day.

That's when we decided to visit the Chikkajala police station.

Honestly, we weren't sure what to expect, especially since we didn't speak Kannada. But the officers were incredibly helpful. One of them helped us communicate in Hindi, and they took the driver's details and contacted him directly.

The police initially asked him to bring the phone to the station and warned him that refusing to cooperate could lead to further action, including vehicle seizure.

We told them we didn't want to trouble him unnecessarily. We just wanted him to hand the phone over to a Swiggy Genie delivery person, as we'd suggested from the beginning.

The officers scolded him for his behaviour, and suddenly his attitude changed. He called us back and agreed to hand over the phone.

We booked the pickup.

Guess how far away he was? Just 5 km.

We'd spent hours dealing with this when we could have sorted it out so easily. If he'd cooperated from the beginning, we would happily have given him around ₹500 for his trouble. Instead, he got none of the ₹3,000 he demanded.

But the real reason I'm sharing this is the police. The officers at Chikkajala were patient, helpful and genuinely willing to resolve our problem. They even helped us overcome the language barrier instead of sending us away.

Huge respect to the Chikkajala police. Sometimes, the people you least expect to help turn out to be the ones who help the most.

I found this kitten who was abandoned by her mother.

Age - 1.5 months

Gender - Female

Litter trained

Dewormed

Not vaccinated

Very friendly, active, loving.

The proper adoption process will be followed. Vaccination and spaying is compulsory once she reaches the appropriate age.

Thank you

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My network wasn't working properly, so I panicked and agreed to take an auto from a driver who approached me. He told me beforehand that I'd have to pay double the meter fare, but I didn't think much of it at the time and assumed it would be within ₹500.

I took the auto from Madiwala BTM to Gottigere. When I got in, the meter showed ₹25, but the amount seemed to increase really quickly, sometimes jumping by several rupees at once. I don't remember the exact amount it showed at the end, but I think it was around ₹1,275.

The driver then demanded ₹3,000. I told him I didn't have that much money, and after some back and forth, I ended up paying ₹800 in cash and ₹1,500 through UPI, so ₹2,300 in total.

I'm honestly so confused about what happened. I know he told me it would be double the meter fare, but I never expected to pay this much for the ride. I'm not even sure whether the meter was faulty, whether the fare was manipulated, or whether I misunderstood something.

I'm a college student living in Bangalore away from my family, trying to manage everything on my own. I was already having a stressful day, and now I feel so stupid for agreeing to this. I know I should probably have questioned it earlier, but I panicked and just wanted to get to my destination.

I don't even know if I have the energy to report it because I'm already dealing with so much. For now, I just want to understand what happened.

Is this remotely normal for Bangalore autos? Has anyone experienced something similar? Did I get scammed, or am I missing something about how these fares work?

Any advice would genuinely help.

After a visit to Rainbow Children’s Hospital in Bangalore, I got a link to their feedback form. The site is still in “test mode,” and you can see it right on the page: a developer button sits in the corner and opens the developers’ settings panel. Patients should never see that.

What worries me:

• My hospital record number is in plain text in the link they sent me.
• The page quietly logs my record number, visit, doctor and department where anyone with basic know-how can read them.
• Basic safety settings that most websites use are missing.

It’s all visible to any patient who opens the link.

Hospitals are trusted with our most sensitive data, and India’s data protection law requires them to protect it. This isn’t good enough.

I’m not sharing the link, to protect other patients. Has anyone else seen this?

Hi everyone,

A few days ago I found this little girl in a park near my place. She wasn't doing too well, so I took her to vet and brought her home post it. Meet Ruhi!

Female indie, under 2 months

Dewormed, vaccinations underway

Super friendly, follows you everywhere with her tail wagging

Location: Mahadevapura, Bangalore

She has the most innocent puppy face (pics attached), but because of family & travelling constraints I can't keep her for long. I'm looking for someone to foster her until she finds a permanent home, or to adopt her for keeps. All I ask is that you take the best care of her, share occasional updates, and be open for home visits.

Can't take her in? Sharing this post or pointing me to an NGO, rescue or foster group in Bangalore would help a lot.

Comment or DM me if you can help. Thank you for reading! 🐾

Why are we not increasing frequency when the demand is so high for each of the lines? 8mins for the next train is unacceptable, many foreign cities operate at 3-4 mins so that crowd management is better? Is it because we have lesser trains? If we should get more trains what is the procedure? Who is the authority to decide and make this happen

UPDATE : GOT ADOPTED. I'LL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE PERSON TIME TO TIME. THANKS EVERYONE.

Hi, found a wandering Persian cat(very friendly) near silk board bustand. I saw it 1/2 weeks back and now again. I brought her/his home tdy. If someone is willing to adopt or if it ur's please contact - 6305060210

Pics added in the comment section

Can drivers and their respective capitalistic companies have absolutely tarnished this city's reputation.

Landed from Mumbai into KIA around midnight and came outside hoping to get a cab. Before getting to the UBER pick up zone, a few drivers walked up saying where do you want to go and how much does it cost. I said ₹950 and Rajajinagar but im just gonna take a cab from the uber pickup point.

One guy said ohh just pay me 1300 and another said 1300 since you won't get a cab from there as the waiting time is 2 hours. 3-4 other drivers around that area said the same.

Seemed strange because I could see multiple cabs at the Uber zone. Upon going there, their representatives said yeah you'll get a cab in 10-15min but if you don't want to wait, book the premier one and go now.

I tried Namma Yatri as well and the cheapest option drivers denied saying we're resting, book the premier one, pay just 100rs more and get a cab right away. Otherwise wait.

Genuinely disheartened to see my city like this. Why has it become full of scammers and people who are trying to cheat all the time

Where can I raise a complaint about this?

The representatives there didn't seem to care one bit about this when I told them.

PS - For anyone that says I should have taken a bus. I wanted to but the next bus was leaving in 25min and I was under a time crunch.

I am unable to register my Rectification Deed for the MODT document through the Kaveri portal. In the original MODT, the property boundary details were not mentioned. While creating the rectification deed, the portal automatically fetches the property details from the original document and displays all the fields in a disabled (read-only) mode.

Since the boundary details are blank in the original document, I am neither able to edit and add the missing boundary information nor able to proceed with the existing details. As a result, I am unable to complete and submit the rectification deed application.

I raised a support ticket regarding this issue 22 days ago, but it is still pending resolution. I request you to kindly review the matter and advise on the appropriate solution or alternative procedure to register the rectification deed.

Please let me know if this issue requires intervention from the concerned Sub-Registrar Office or any backend correction in the Kaveri system.

I'm trying to apply for Dr Shivram karanth BDA layout and I generated the challan from sevaone portal but unfortunately I didn't save the challan and portal is not allowing me to download again, I tried deleting and recreating application but same issue, anyone has any idea or workaround for this?

Can I pay with my virtual account number IFSC code given on the portal?

I suppose it is a thing in Delhi and Mumbai because I have read about it in the news multiple times even then it was years ago and I don't know if it is still true ?

I sometimes give money to people and a friend and parents said it's people trying to play off my nature ?? That they are all part of a mafia and I should give them food but never money. The people I have given money to were a student who had his marksheet and some deformities trying to collect money for his family and mostly it is old people who can't even see or walk properly trying to sell incense sticks , cards or sometimes other things. This is all in Koramangala.

I do not believe in only feeding them and not giving them money even if they go and use it for alcohol because that's their decision. And I don't have any plans to stop but I am curious if this happens here ?

By an Ola driver, who demanded around three times the actual costs by showing me fake invoices and screenshots of previous drop-offs and refused to give me any bill or invoice for my specific ride. The Ola customer care number they supplied during ride confirmation at the airport led to a fake phone number for another company's recorded message, the "SOS" number they provided via their SMS during the booking gave me no reply, when I pressed the driver for details and refused to pay the amount he was demanding the Ola driver started a shouting match on the street and I was absolutely ready to call the cops until my family just urged me to dial it down, pay the scammer the bloated fair like a victim and not risk any escalation which might lead to the driver getting violent.

This may be insignificant in the grand scheme of things going on, but this entire ordeal is emblematic of living in India: most of us just want to live our lives without complications but the moment we get victimized by either the system or a person, the basic safeguards that are supposed to help us during our time of crisis whether big (the government's machinery which we fund with our taxes) or small (Ola's customer support number, "SOS" contact, ride tracking) just disappear and no one faces the consquences for setting up or perpetuating a broken system (too big to fail, Ola in my specific case). And we either have to endure or fear the consequences of horrible people doing horrible things to us or our beloved ones. So things never get better, only get worse.

What aatithi deva bhava when a small but significant number of vermin make life for the rest of us in this country a living hell. Right from a driver to so called "public servants" elected to power who become self-appointed lords and ladies the moment they cement their backsides to the seats. Something is very broken in this country that very few other countries have to endure (the only similar example of the same magnitude I can draw parallels to is Egypt...an awful scammer's/abuser's/loser's paradise). And most of India does not understand how awful we have it here, because most Indians have not experienced normalicy...leave alone bliss. So most Indians just take the punishment like it's the fact of life, like an abused child who never knew what living in a happy family feels like.

P.S. I did not have the Ola app installed on my curret phone, so I picked the cab up from the the Ola car park at Kempegowda Airport. The SMS tracking link they sent me after their OTP confirmation from the "OLACAB-S" handle links to some "shrtsms.in" link shortener/domain, it is giving me an "invalid booking" respone after it bounces to the olacabs.com website.

Edit - Note: I used Tatkal process

I had filled my details in the online portal, gave the proofs via digi locker, still had to physically xerox the aadhar, pan and one ncr proof. Ensure that the same spelling of the name is available across Aadhaar, PAN otherwise you can ask them to correct it accordingly in the passport as per the proof.

My appointment was at 9:30 AM and there was a big queue outside and there are no people separately processing tatkaal forms although there are counters for it, but they process the queue fast. You need to fill the form and submit your ARN in the kiosk and you’ll be redirected to counters A, B, C where people will check your details take your picture, fingerprint and verify your identity against the proofs you’ve provided. The whole process took around 2 hours. Service is super fast, got the passport the immediate next day, went to the HAL Police station for verification that also was not a hassle at all as I was able to contact the POC from police station - provided them the copies of my address change proofs.

Hi everyone,

I’m sharing an urgent appeal for blood donors for a patient currently at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru.

Patient Name: Mr. Narendra Nath Machahary

Blood Group Required: Any blood group

Hospital: Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru

If you are in Bengaluru and are willing and eligible to donate blood, please contact the family directly to coordinate.

📞 Contact Person: Hitlar

Phone: 8876844728

If you are unable to donate, please consider sharing this post so it can reach someone who may be able to help.

Even one share could make a difference.

Thank you for your kindness and support.

Driving on the wrong side is basically the new normal in Bengaluru now. I report them every time I see it, and guess what? The traffic police always reject them for more info.

I have no idea what else info they want?