We recently received our first traffic violation notice from the Bangalore Traffic Police Department. The notice was printed neatly in a professional manner, which is rare for any govt notice. The notice said I could pay the fine on https://www.bangaloreone.gov.in/ (they should make https://bangaloreone.gov.in/ a valid URL, it wasn’t at the time of writing this posting). […]
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Bangaloreans condole Michael Jackson’s death (bizarre)
Last Saturday media companies got one topic which got them the necessary TRP / page views – Michael Jackson’s death. I think the pop singer was full of controversies (yes, he was a great singer, no doubt but he was a freak). I was surprised to note how Bangaloreans chose to condole his death, The […]
Does the Government understand cyber space?
Shockingly Karnataka govt has been using karunadu.gov.in as their domainname
National Anthem in Bangalore theatres
A while ago I had read about movie theatres in India being required to play the National Anthem before the show. As a child growing up I remember it being played “after” the show and doors were being opened only after the completion of the anthem (rightfully so). Today I visited Lido Theatre which recently […]
WANTED: Official memorabilia of Bangalore International Airport
A teenager from Poland sent me an email today, Dear Friend, My name is *******. I am sixteen years old and I am from Poland. I like planes and flying very much. My dream is to become a pilot in future. I send you and your airport big regards, and I have got a request: […]