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They travelled long distances to pitch in

Edit The Times of India 17 Oct 2016
BENGALURU. The steel bridge is not a nightmare for only those living or travelling along the alignment and vicinity.Those living far away too dread it and registered the protest ... We need trees for the future of our kids.". Whitefield Rising, a platform for change-makers, was also present ... It's strange how they don't have money for this but have such a huge amount for something nobody wants," said Whitefield Rising members ... RELATED....

Mr CM, please listen to the people as you did with Cauvery

Edit The Times of India 17 Oct 2016
It should not take people on MG Road more time to go to Whitefield than to the airport (which is further away), as it happens now ... and causing immeasurable environmental damage all in the name of connectivity which can be better explored with a Metro, or alternative roads to the airport from the main travel hubs of Whitefield and Electronics City....

Funding Metro: Corporates propose, BMRC disposes?

Edit The Times of India 17 Oct 2016
BENGALURU. While private companies have expressed interest in funding the proposed Metro link between Silk Board Junction and KR Puram along Outer Ring Road, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) has ruled out seeking private help to go ahead with the ambitious line ... But the BMRC's move comes even as companies are actively involved in raising funds ... Box ... Box 2 ... Also, land has been acquired for the extension line to Whitefield....

Thousands join hands to say 'no' to Bengaluru steel flyover

Edit The Times of India 17 Oct 2016
BENGALURU ... The turnout is estimated between 8,000 and 10,000. It was one of the peaceful and spontaneous protests in the city in recent times ... Besides activists and affected residents, citizens from other parts of the city -Konanakunte, Chandapura, Kanakapura Road and Whitefield, for instance -stood together for the city .Sunday was a real public consultation, and people have voted against the unscientific project," he added ... RELATED....

Overwhelming support for medical use of cannabis

Edit Scotsman 16 Oct 2016
SNP activists have overwhelmingly backed a motion in favour of the decriminalisation of cannabis for medical use ... They made the call after hearing from multiple sclerosis sufferer Laura Brennan-Whitefield, who called on the party to show “compassion and common sense” ... Brennan-Whitefield said ... “I don't think someone who is in pain should be criminalised for trying to ease that pain,” Brennan-Whitefield said ... Brennan-Whitefield continued ... ....

People's problems

Edit Deccan Herald 16 Oct 2016
Letters of grievances are pouring in and we are doing our best to accommodate as many as possible. Readers may write in to highlight civic problems affecting their locality and we will help address them in an interactive and effective manner ... Mail your grievances to. peoplesproblems @deccanherald.co.in ... Ply BMTC bus to Whitefield. Very few BMTC buses operate from Sanjaynagar to Whitefield via Hebbal during morning and evening hours....

Awfis aims to bring quality workplaces closer

Edit Deccan Herald 16 Oct 2016
With a seed capital of $10 million, Amit Ramani founded Awfis in April, last year. Now the app-based co-working firm aims to create more seats and foray into new cities ... Awfis first launched its centres in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. “Today, we have about 13 centres and about 2,600 seats in those centres ... “We have one centre coming up on Outer Ring Road, and we are looking at Whitefield too ... ....

Bengaluru speaks against steel flyover

Edit Deccan Herald 16 Oct 2016
Police said an estimated 8,000 people formed the 4.6-kilometre chain. People from different parts of the city like J P Nagar, Vijayanagar, Nagarbhavi, K R Puram, Bannerghatta Road, Whitefield, Hebbal, Basavanagudi, Bellandur, HSR Layout and Bommanahalli began congregating at Basaveshwara Circle right from daybreak ... Cyclists were seen with messages not to pollute the city ... There is a lot of secrecy shrouding the project ... ....

Events in Bengaluru for Sunday (Oct 16)

Edit The Hindu 16 Oct 2016
CULTURE. Natya Saraswathi Shanthala Kannada Kalasangha . ‘Short Play festival’, inauguration by L.A.Ravi Subramanya, MLA, Kannada folk play ‘Bhukkunda Vs. Bhoopathi,’; and Historical play ‘Surapurada Venkatappa Nayaka’, Udayabhanu Kalasangha Samskrutika Bhavana, Kempegowdanagar, 5 p.m ... GENERAL ... Valedictory of Smt ... Discourse by K.Narasimhan, Sri Sathya Sai Ashrama, Brindavan, Kadugodi, Whitefield, 4 p.m ... ....

Woman, 70, shares Whitefield home with 72 cats

Edit The Times of India 15 Oct 2016
BENGALURU. In the midst of a bustling Whitefield colony stands a quaint bungalow owned by Mary Sweet-Escott, 70. The septuagenarian doesn't live here alone; she has 72 cats for company . Mary and her husband moved to Giddeens Layout about 30 years ago, along with their beloved Siamese cat, Ching Chong. The number multiplied when workers started bringing stray cats to the premises and leaving them in the backyard ... Kept on a leash ... RELATED....

SNP conference backs decriminalisation of medical cannabis

Edit Scotsman 15 Oct 2016
SNP activists have overwhelmingly backed a motion in favour of the decriminalisation of cannabis for medical use ... They made the call after hearing from multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferer Laura Brennan-Whitefield, who called on the party to show “compassion and common sense”. She said ... Ms Brennan-Whitefield said ... READ MORE ... “I don't think someone who is in pain should be criminalised for trying to ease that pain,” Ms Brennan-Whitefield said....

Bengaluru: Stranger befriends minor girl on train, rapes her repeatedly

Edit Deccan Chronicle 15 Oct 2016
Bengaluru. A casual conversation with a stranger in a train made a family suffer for more than five years, as the stranger befriended their minor daughter and raped her repeatedly ... The convict, Ajeez Mohammed Sanaulla, hails from Jharkhand and worked as a cook. He had taken a room on rent in Whitefield and was living with his friends ... In April 2011, he invited her to his room in Whitefield and offered her a drink laced with sedatives ... P ... ....

SNP backs decriminalising cannabis for medical use

Edit BBC News 15 Oct 2016
Delegates at the SNP conference have overwhelmingly backed a motion in favour of decriminalising cannabis for medical use ... The Glasgow gathering heard from multiple sclerosis sufferer Laura Brennan-Whitefield who backed the lawful use of cannabis for pain relief. Possession and supply of cannabis can lead to a jail term. Ahead of the conference vote, Ms Brennan-Whitefield asked the party to show "compassion and common sense". She added ... ....
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