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 Aurinko Academy is an Alternative School, in Bangalore, aimed at providing a learning environment for children where their core is safeguarded, strengthened and perfected. The School believes that humans have an intrinsic ability to learn from the environment and hence has endeavored to render, such an environment which is conducive, where the teachers facilitate unstructured child-led learning possibilities under the broad framework of the structured Aurinko Curriculum. This unique approach coupled with a well researched and implemented approach for academic skill areas allows the inclusion of children diagnosed with learning differences and gifted children as well. Continue reading Aurinko Academy – School for the Gifted – Opens Admissions at HSR
 Img Source:Wikipedia Residents and government agencies together are teaming up to implement HSR Layout’s cycling project for children, office goers and everybody – how can you help?-By Saju Joseph
What if our children could cycle safely around the neighborhood going to schools, classes and doing errands freely?
What if we had at least 25% of our office-going crowd ride comfortably from residence to offices thus reducing traffic, pollution and stress?
What if we could begin to get in touch with our neighbours, our neighbourhood, our city and its great weather.. and have fun while at it?
How would it be if we proved this concept here and then extended this to Bangalore and then India?
We have taken on a project to make this a reality starting with our layout and offices close by. We have created a core team of resident leaders, older children, enthusiasts, urban planners, office goers and others and are closely working with government agencies to make this a reality. Continue reading Dedicated safe cycling infrastructure for HSR Layout
 Purva Amplithon Winners Residents of Purva Fairmont Apartments in HSR layout celebrated the Children’s Day in a very special way. The Purva Fairmont Residents Association organized the Purva Amplithon for kids on 13 November 2011, a running event with race distances of 1km, 4km and 8km. Nearly 100 children enthusiastically participated in the event. There was also a 1km fun run for the parents. The event turned out to be huge hit with the kids!
Finisher medals and prizes were awarded at a grand ceremony the same evening. The evening also had a host of cultural activities from children and they charmed the audiences with their performances. Continue reading Purva Amplithon- A Children’s Day Marathon
 Solar Farm on the Roof The City has considerable number of solar power users and hence the Bescom has chosen Bangalore to implement the novel plan on a pilot basis.
The trigger for the idea came in the form of an application by Ravishankar, a resident of HSR Layout, seeking grid connectivity for his rooftop solar power plant. He had sought permission to sell power generated by his 1.8-KW solar plant.
The Bescom, in turn, wrote to Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on October 28 seeking permission to provide single phase LT grid connectivity to rooftop small solar plants. The Company is now awaiting reply.
P Manivannan, Bescom Managing Director, said solar power costs Rs 10 per unit and the Company proposes to make it more competitive. “Once the KERC grants permission, we will invite tenders. We will procure power from the lowest bidder,” he said. Continue reading Now Harvest solar power at home, sell it to Bescom
 Empty BDA Complex The vacant shops in a commercial complex, constructed by Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), at HSR Layout can be considered as an example of how government funds go waste if there is no proper planning or vision.
The shopping complex was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister S M Krishna on October 30, 2003. What prompted the BDA to embark on constructing one more floor to the ground plus first floor complex, is not known. The BDA constructed the second floor consisting more than 40 shops, which was later inaugurated by the then Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on April 11, 2007.
These shops are meant to be rented out. As of now, the BDA is charging around Rs 70 per sq ft as rent. However, the shops on the second floor are lying vacant for the last four years. “There are no footfalls registered for the shops located on the ground and first floor. It is difficult to do business here,” said a shop-owner on the ground floor on condition of anonymity.
A 300 sqft shop earns Rs 21,000 revenue per month for the BDA if it has any takers. If the BDA takes initiative to find tenants for the 40 shops, it can earn a revenue of Rs 8,40,000 per month. As per these calculations, BDA has lost more than four crore rupees. Continue reading HSR BDA Complex lie vacant for 4 Years
 14th Main Flyover-HSR Layout Traffic flow will be affected at the junction of 14th Main, HSR Layout, as Bangalore Development Authority has started flyover construction here. City traffic police have suggested an alternative route to avoid traffic woes, starting Saturday.
Since the construction of the flyover is expected to take three-fourths of the road at the junction, and work will continue for at least four months, vehicles plying from Marathahalli and Sarjapur on Outer Ring Road (ORR), towards Hosur Road, Central Silk Board and BTM Ring Road, will take the following route: Heavy vehicles are prohibited on HSR Ring Road 19th Main, towards BMTC depot (near Nanda Hotel).
Buses and trucks should take a left turn at 19th Main junction and move towards Cambridge 17th Cross to take a right turn to reach BDA junction to reach HSR 5th Main junction and then proceed towards their destination.
Cars and other light motor vehicles will have to reach the 17th Cross with 9th Main, from where they will have to take a left turn to reach HSR Ring Road. Continue reading Give way to 14th Main flyover work, take detour
 HSR Layout 3rd Sector Park Site Long Back we had reported about Rocks being dumped in the site meant for Park, it’s been 2 years , though the rocks has been cleared Residents of HSR Layout 3rd Sector are eagerly and painstakingly waiting for work on the neighborhood park of 17th ‘A’ Main, 23rd ‘A’ Cross to start.
After many hurdles, somehow the boulders that were dumped there have been cleared. Residents are using this four-acre park but a lot need to be done before they can use it freely. But the BDA’s Town Planning Commission has not yet taken a final decision about this park.
Dharmendhar, one of the residents of 23rd Main said, “This area is slowly becoming an urban slum, unless the authorities look into the real problem nothing can happen. We are waiting for a good park in our area, but it’s getting delayed for one or the other reason. Hoping the authorities consider this area and come to a good conclusion.” Continue reading 3rd Sector Park-BDA Yet to Decide
 Safety First Vocation Next Taking off on a holiday with your family could put your house at risk. With several people leaving behind independent houses and apartments locked for more than a week during summer vacations, burglars fancy their chances. Inspector L Y Rajesh of HSR Layout police station says, “With no activity in and around the house for up to a week, it becomes an easy target for burglars as they do not expect to face any obstacle to their activities.”
Police are asking citizens to cooperate with them in preventing burglaries. Among other things, they have been requesting citizens to inform the nearest police station about their travel plans and other necessary details.
“It helps to have details about your milkman, newspaper vendor, your house etc. It helps us keep a vigil on houses whose inmates are out on a vacation. Newspapers and milk packets lying unattended at the doorstep attract the attention of burglars,” explains Rajesh. Continue reading HSRians Going on Vocation?-Inform Police
 Snakes are out in Bangalore Summer is when slithering creatures crawl out of their dwelling and haunt air-conditioned houses and offices. Several incidents have been reported where strange reptiles have found their way into domestic households, scaring the residents out of their wits.
The wildlife cell of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) receives at least 25 calls everyday, seeking help or complaining about a reptile’s entry into a residence.
On Saturday, the wildlife cell received a call from the residence of an IAS officer at HSR Layout. A cobra had entered officer Agawane’s house. The wildlife team got there on time to rescue it.
There are 33 BBMP wildlife volunteers who help residents capture reptiles entering their homes. During summer, snakes crawl out of their nests and come in search of cool places, said head of wildlife cell, R Sharath Babu.
People in HSR Layout can call BBMP Control Room : 080-22100031 / 26724036 Continue reading Snakes are out Beware!
MCKS Basic Pranic Healing Course – 2&3 April 2011
Venue: Koramangala Club (6th Block)
Date and Timings: 2nd & 3rd April 2011 (9am to 6pm)
(Lunch & Tea will be provided)
Contact: 9986427429, 9945975889 (Call between 10am-8pm)
Email: ranjitha.joy@gmail.com
Discounted Course Fee: Rs.2000/- Rs.1750/-
Pranic Healing brings a special technique to heal you and your loved ones and relieve from your long lasting sufferings. No Cuts, No operations, no tablets, not even an injection and most of all absolutely no side effects!! Sounds interesting??? Pranic Healing, with its roots in India, is a no touch therapy which has proven to be a blessing in many people’s lives. Continue reading Basic Pranic Healing Course – 2&3 April 2011
 SJR Redwoods-Haralur Road Sewage water has flooded the basements of Ambalipura Residency, SJR Redwoods and Park Vista in the locality, leaving the residents to combat a host of diseases.
Other than Ambalipura Residency, the apartment complexes of SJR Redwoods and Park Vista, which together houses over a thousand families, are bearing the brunt of blocked drainages, resulting in sewage water flooding the basements, parking lots and every other low-lying area in the locality.
While the stink is unbearable, residents have contracted a variety of diseases, including upset stomach, cold, coughs and high fever, over the last few months.
Rajalakshmi, a homemaker residing in Ambalipura Residency, said,”Everyone in my family of four, including my two children, have fallen sick. Dirty water is everywhere and there is no way we can avoid diseases in this environment.” Continue reading Sewage overflows-Diseases spread on Haralur Road
Iblur Lake-Photo Courtesy-The Hindu
Fishermen of Iblur Lake faced a loss of Rs.1.8 lakh from a total income due to the death of fish caused by the inflow of sewage into the lake water.
“We lease the lake out for fishing and sell these fish with the help of fishermen. Because of the death of the fishes, we are facing a loss of 80 percent,”said Narayanappa K, contractor of Iblur Lake.
The five varieties of fish bred in the lake are Common Turf, Virijallu, Katla, Rohu and Jilebi.
“The loss is beyond imagination. This is the second time the fishes have died. The same incident happened in March, 2010,” Jamshed Bashir, a fisherman, said.
After the word spread, many officials from the BBMP have come for inspection of the lake, said, Durga Prasad, a watchman of the Iblur Lake garden.
“The lake is located near HSR Layout, which is a residential area and a sewage pipeline of three apartments opens into this lake,” he added.
 Recently HSR Layout came 16th in the DNA-AZ research on the most liveable areas in Bangalore.
Residents feel the wide roads have changed the equation of HSR Layout for its betterment. Besides, it has a number of well-maintained parks. But the biggest advantage of this 1500-acre locality is the beautiful Agara Lake.
K Latha Narasimha Murthy, civic leader of HSR Layout, is foxed why the locality got the backbench status while everything is going well.
“Being among the top 20 residential areas is nice, but we are striving to be a model to other localities by coming up with various new ways of approaching the residents for better transparency,” says a beaming Latha.
“With a huge population of over 1 lakh voters, only 48,000 voters turned up to vote this time,” says she. Continue reading Neighborhood’s Low ranking upsets Corporator
 The Disputed Land The state government has incurred the wrath of the Karnataka High Court over its ‘apathy’ in providing housing facility for judges.
“We need not beg for it. Crores of rupees are spent by the government on rents but housing facilities have not been provided for judges,” a Division Bench remarked while hearing a petition on Tuesday.
The Court on September 14 had constituted a committee comprising Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development, Bangalore Development Authority Commissioner and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner to look into alternative and for the judges’ colony and directed the committee to submit a report by October 18. The Bench was unhappy with the Committee as there was no report submitted. Continue reading Judges colony: HC upset with Govt’s apathy
 Meenakshi Classic-27th Main Road, HSR The scene of stray pigs grazing on the garbage opposite to a big bungalow, heaps of earth piled up and huge tunnel-like pipes on either side of the roads in a peaceful residential area like HSR Layout was not what any resident, who saw the layout being brought up in 1980s, would wish to see.
A number of multi-storey buildings on the other side of Sector 2 have been completely cut off. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has dug up both sides of this long road and laid the steel pipes to be fitted underground for replacing the old concrete pipes, which had developed leakages.
Workers at the site, who were pumping out water from the old pipes, told DNA that they began the work only a few days ago and have no idea when it would be completed.
The water board has also dumped the steel pipes in many other places of HSR Layout, probably to let residents know that such a work would be undertaken by them soon.“The BBMP claims it has no funds to finish a work that has been undertaken. Why do they collect taxes then? Various civic authorities seem to be at war with each other. When one finishes a work, the other starts functioning,” said RS Hiremath, president of HSR Layout Sector 2 Resident Welfare Association. Continue reading Civic works at residents expense in HSR
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 HSR Neighborhood Schools |
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1. Cambridge Public School
2. Lawrence School
3. JSS Public School
4. Freedom International School
5. National Public School
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 HSR Neighborhood Hospitals |
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1. Spatica Hospital.
2. Lake View Hospital.
3. Green View Medical Center.
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 HSR Neighborhood Stores
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1. Safas Super Market.
2. Families Super Market.
3. Smart Super Market.
4. Food Days.
5. Royal Home Needs.
6. MK Ahmed Super Market.
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