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Chikkabetta / Katakana / Kalvappu / Kalbappu is the smaller hill at Shravanabelgola at a height of 175 feet. It's about 3050 feet above the sea-level. Portions of this hill are called Tirthagiri and Rishgiri. Most people who visit Shravanabelagola just visit Vidhyagiri and pray to Gommateshwara
Read MoreCity Kemp NewsThe first customer trials for UD city bus was flagged off on Saturday in Bengaluru. The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will operate this bus on key routes over the next two months. The buses were flagged off at a function by Ramalinga Reddy, Transport Minister, and
Read MoreWinners of Master Stroke 5 a Side Corporate Football: Tesco emerged as the Champions of Master Stroke Cup defeating HCL in the finals Player of the Tournament are Murali (TCS), Ben (HCL) and Domnic (Tesco). In all 24 Men's Teams and 4 Women Teams participated
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City Kemp NewsAn extent of 40 Acres of Land allotted for STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) under RMP 2015 is part of Mantri project allotment. In a startling turn of events, residents of Koramangala, HSR layout and Bellandur were aghast to hear that a project that BWSSB has been planning for over
Read MoreCity Kemp News It was 9.30 am on Sunday only few residents were getting ready for the protest against Agara SEZ on Sarjapur Road awaiting for the larger crowd to join them. Only one police constable in uniform is seen in the picture there. But at a distance
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“We are representatives of local community residents who dutifully followed the law of getting police and BBMP permissions to gather for a protest against the Mantri SEZ and Coremind construction projects that are destroying large wetlands and catchment areas that feed the Bellandur lake. We got support from several hundred
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“We are not against development and urbanisation, but it cannot be at the cost of self destruction. Our primary point of contention is why this project has to be developed on 100 acres of wetlands, that crucially feed into Bellandur lakes. With the lakes being systematically destroyed with sewage &
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City Kemp News The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) would be building 25 skywalks on Outer Ring Road. Already in two places it has given green signal for the construction of skywalks on an experimental basis and the work is in progress. They are near Hennur junction - One at Kammanahalli and
Read MoreThe first International Yoga Day celebrations in the city will be on June 21 from 6:30 am onwards. Yoga is a lifestyle and should not be mistaken for only asanas. A disease-free body, quiver-free breath, stress-free mind, inhibition-free intellect, obsession-free memory, ego that includes all, and soul which is free from
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City Kemp NewsThe joy of dressing up in your favourite silk saree or that colourful salwar kameez or getting that first pavadai stitched for your little daughter comes with a world of pain: running around to the tailor shop, and having to deal with delayed deliveries, garments being stitched incorrectly,
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