Reached airport T1 to catch my flight to Delhi. I fly every 2 weeks and by now airport motion has become a routine. Usually it takes 20 minutes from digi yatra entry to self checkin kiosk to security check to boarding gate.

This morning it took twice that. The checkin counters on the left side when you enter have been closed so had to stand in the line at baggage drop counters. When I asked a security uncle about the self checkin they replied, people are getting firecrackers 🧨 and checking in and then it takes them a lot of time to call the passenger etc.

So they've closed the kiosks till Diwali. If you're flying out for festivals please keep this in mind and keep some buffer time with you.

I recently got admitted in Manipal Hospital Old HAL airport road for an elected leg implant removal surgery. I was given a broken bed. How fair is it to give an Orthopedic patient a broken bed when opted for a planned surgery?

I had to explain what I am going through in severe pain to minimum 20 staffs and still the issue wasn’t resolved. They kept transferring the issue to next person and I had to explain it to each and everybody there. I explained to everyone in tears yet nothing solved. They instead quietly came to get my sign on the bill paper that estimated is ₹1.7L but the bill will go upto ₹2.5L with zero facilities.
And when I refused to sign that consent form they replaced the broken bed after 70 HOURS of complaining.

On the morning of 25 Sept, I suffered acute chest pain and hypotension my BP dropping below 80. It took OVER 1 HOUR for any doctor to arrive. An ECG was done, but no doctor followed up to explain it.
My mother had to run around the hospital to find the duty doctor, because they were not there whole night.

After all this the junior doctor from the team came to dress my wound with a nurse and when I was crying in pain she screamed at me to stop it and was very rough in handling me.

But after everything I faced the bill kept inflating to around ₹2.33Lakhs with zero facility. They forced me to pay 2.08 lakhs other they said I will not get discharged from hospital. This is just the way of showing hooliganism on a bed ridden patient to extract money.

Is this the standard of healthcare in Bengaluru’s top private hospitals? Has anyone successfully gotten a refund from their management after escalation?

If anybody know any clean up drives for lakes, could you please notify them of panathur lake too.

I have friends of mine who crafted the idol using clay and used paint of basic features. Immersion of that idol is so much more safe and respectful to environment and idol itself. Can't the same be done for association's celebrations too!

I heard a loud BOOM across the entire apartment and the neighbourhood areas around 2 AM yesterday. I was looking through my balcony and saw that there was an accident involving 2 cars. People started crowding the area soon after.

15 minutes had passed
No ambulance, No police, yet people still continue to crowd. So naturally me and my friend went down to understand what was actually happening.

The driver, very badly injured , was lying on the floor (road), and his friends were panicking but aggressive? Since a good amount of time had passed, i immediately called the emergency number and was told that a police team had been ‘dispatched’.

Tick tock, ⏳. 25 minutes, nobody wants to move, nobody arrives, crowds still chilling, his friends are still aggressive. Finally after 30 minutes of the poor guys suffering, they get him on a cab and take him to the hospital.

I get a call 10 minutes after the dispatch message. They wanted to know if the people involved were still at the scene, i told them that they were about to leave. Case closed. No dispatch team. No ambulance, only a message that reads ‘Case closed’ , like the jira tickets that no one bats an eyelid to. 30-40 minutes had passed by this time.

Learnings:
The value of life in this country is trivial.
The value of life in Bangalore is set at a bar lower than trivial.
If there’s a situation god forbid where-in you have to rely on the general public to save you, Amen.

Edit: I agree with every single comment and point made in this thread and also sympathise with the people at the receiving end of this travesty of a system. For the location guessers, yes you got it right.

Dog people of Bengaluru, this one’s for you! 🐾🩷

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Somebody removed the pedestrian crossing light in Kanakapura Main Road junction just to fit a political banner in the spot. The funny part it, a group of traffic police sit at this very spot and yet they allowed it to happen on such a busy road.

I (F) have an early morning flight of 6:15am and I don't want to travel at 3am in the morning for flight for safety issues, is it possible that if I arrive at the airport around 11/12am the previous night, they will give entry? As some say they might allow you to enter, others say that they won't allow. What is the actual scene.

A moving, Toyota Taisor suddenly caught fire on Infantry Road, right in front of the Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s Office. The car seemed like a new one may be a year or 2 old.

People altered the driver after noticing smoke billowing out from the engine bay while the car was on the move. Luckily, driver managed to pull over and jump out completely unhurt before the front end was completely engulfed in flames. Locals and traffic police rushed to help, but the vehicle was severely gutted.

It’s terrifying to see this . Whether it’s an electrical short circuit, a component failure, or a freak technical issue, it's a sobering reminder that any car can experience a malfunction.

Hi everyone,

Posting this to reach out to fellow flat buyers/allottees of The Poem By Shriram Properties, located in Shetti Halli.

The on-site construction has come to a standstill due to ongoing litigation involving the project. Over the past few weeks, a group of us have banded together, and we now have an active forum of 80+ verified buyers coordinating on next steps.

Why We Are Connecting

• Tracking Ongoing Litigation: Getting direct, verified updates from court and K-RERA filings rather than relying on delayed or contradictory statements from sales staff.
• Exploring Collective Legal Remedies: Assessing impleadment, representation through an advocate, and protecting allottee rights under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act.
• Forming a Recognized Association: Taking initial steps toward formalizing an Allottees Welfare Association to ensure our collective locus standi.

How to Connect

Because discussions involve sensitive legal strategy and unit details, we keep our main forum strictly restricted to genuine buyers (no brokers, agents, or unauthorized third parties).

Please do not send Reddit DMs/Chats (they frequently get missed or filtered).

Instead, send an email to:

thepoemallottee [at] gmail [dot] com

You will immediately receive our secure 2-minute verification form link to share basic booking details and be added to our coordinated WhatsApp forum.

If you know colleagues, friends, or family who have invested in this project, please share this post with them.

Jonty Rhodes was invited a guest at Cognizant india Bangalore Manyata office. When the host asked him about his favourite ipl team Jonty played safe even here and answered MS Dhoni and he loves india.

I was booking an auto today for my relatives to go to the bus stop and there were 2 of them with 2 small cabin luggage-esque suitcases, and 2 small hand bag sort of bags. 2 auto drivers back to back said that its extra for more than 1 suitcase. One said 100 rupees extra, the other said 70, and came down to 50. Apparently these are new rules? I've never faced this issue when using another app. Did I get scammed or is this a legit rule now? Also I live in whitefield area in a nice area, so is it that IT tactic of looting?

World class airport, yet people and their civic sense. Leaving trash behind. The trash bin was 20m away.

Not found by me. Sharing on behalf of another

Any leads on who the owner might be would be greatly appreciated

I am getting this error page after entering the catcha and clicking 'Proceed' (after entering PID, Owner name and 'Retrieve'ing and 'Confirm'ing my information in previous pages) on https://bbmptax.karnataka.gov.in/default.aspx since last 24 hours.

I have tried multiple times on different browsers after clearing cache, but it still shows me this error page. What can be the reason? Anybody else facing this?

Note that just before I started getting this error, I successfully paid the property tax for a previous year(with penalty) for this same property on this portal.

Regards,

Hi everyone 🙏

I’m reaching out to ask for your help. A family member of mine is currently undergoing treatment, and we urgently need male donors for platelet donation.

Travel can be arranged if required

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Please share this message with anyone who might be able to donate. Every bit of help counts.

Thank you all for your kindness, generosity, and support. It truly means a lot to our family. ❤️🙏

Bit fat dog, Limps while walking, cannot run fast, extremely friendly with humans and will paw on the feet for pets. Doesn't like to eat biscuits.

I had recently tried to register for the scheme to claim the free 200 units of electricity but the website is down lol. Tried via mobile, via PC. Nothing works.

I freelance and often go to this cafe near my house for work. there's another guy who has similar routine as me. We both come around the same time, sit at our usual spots and get work done. We know the other person exists but never actually gotten around to talk. The other day, it was that quiet hour before lunch and there were barely 3 other tables occupied when suddenly my phone goes off at FULL VOLUME with this ridiculously loud meme sound 😭 I had customised it through pop upi for when i receive money, and it went WAAAOOWWW (that anime meme sound) in the middle of an otherwise peaceful cafe.

Everyone looked up and this guy snickered at me and goes, ""cool ringtone, man.""

i laughed and told him it's actually my payment sound, not my ringtone. i'd been expecting an important call that morning, so i'd cranked my phone volume all the way up and completely forgotten about it. Somehow that was the icebreaker we needed, we ended up chatting and taking a break for lunch.

All these months of awkwardly existing in the same space and all it took was my phone publicly embarrassing me. Has anyone else in bangalore made friends with a complete stranger in the most random way possible?

I finally got my International Driving Permit (IDP) booklet from RTO KA-05! Here's how: 3 visits, no extra booklet fee.

I'm travelling to Phuket and have heard that police can be strict about the IDP booklet, including reports of the one-page PDF not being accepted.

I applied through Parivahan, paid ₹1,000 online and received the IDP soft copy. I then got the physical booklet from KA-05, Bengaluru South. The whole process took three visits to the RTO.

This is my experience at KA-05, so check the process with your own RTO.

Visit 1: Submit the application documents

I applied online through the usual Parivahan process, then visited the RTO with the relevant documents to submit them.

Although the instructions I saw on Parivahan said an RTO visit wasn't required, physical submission of the documents was required for my IDP application at KA-05.

While submitting my documents at the counter, I asked whether they could issue the booklet. The official said I should first wait for the IDP soft copy to be uploaded against my application number on Parivahan, download it and then submit a request for the booklet.

Visit 2: Request the booklet

Once the soft copy was available, I returned to the same counter with:

1. A printout of the IDP soft copy

2. A copy of my Indian driving licence

3. A copy of my passport

4. One passport-size photograph

5. A written letter addressed to the RTO requesting the IDP booklet

I was told the booklet could be collected within five working days of submitting these documents. At KA-05, I was told the applicant had to do this in person.

Visit 3: Collect the booklet

I went back to collect it. Best part: no extra charge for the booklet. The only fee I paid was the Rs 1,000 paid online for the IDP application.

A few tips:

- Carry at least two copies of every document and keep the originals with you for verification.

- Check the details in the booklet before leaving the counter.

- Carry your original Indian driving licence along with the booklet when travelling.

- Ask about the booklet at your first visit, but be prepared to request it separately after the soft copy is issued.

FYI: Category A covers motorcycles/scooters 🛵 🏍️ and B covers cars and other qualifying light vehicles 🚗.

Hope this saves someone a few trips and some confusion! DM me if you need help or guidance.

If you live in Bengaluru, you already know the unwritten rule of life here: you pay for everything twice. Once through your taxes, and a second time out of pocket because the government infrastructure fails to deliver the basics.

Between the massive property taxes, road taxes, and fuel cesses, what does the average Bengaluru resident actually end up funding privately just to survive day-to-day life? Here’s the breakdown:

1. Water & Hydration (The Tanker & RO Economy)

Private Water Tankers: If you live in the outer zones or apartment belts (Whitefield, Sarjapur, Bellandur, parts of North Bengaluru), relying on Cauvery water is a distant dream. Whole communities are held hostage by the tanker mafia, shelling out thousands every month just to keep taps running.

RO Plants & Filters: Municipal tap water is a chemical and biological mystery. Every single household has to invest in multi-stage RO purifiers, AMC service contracts, and bottled water cans just to avoid drinking liquid sludge.

1. Power Resilience (BESCOM Roulette)

Inverters & Society DG Sets: Unscheduled power cuts, "emergency maintenance" outages, and transformer blowouts are a way of life. If you work from home or own appliances, you must have an inverter with battery backups, and if you live in an apartment, your monthly maintenance goes heavily toward diesel for backup generators.

Voltage Stabilizers: Because power grids fluctuate wildly, protecting your AC compressors, fridges, and TVs means buying heavy-duty voltage stabilizers.

1. Commuting & Vehicle Suspension Insurance

Pothole Tax: Bengaluru roads are an obstacle course designed by extreme sports enthusiasts. Unscientific road-digging by fiber companies, BWSSB, and BESCOM leaves cratered lunar landscapes. Residents pay heavily in frequent wheel alignments, suspension overhauls, blown tires, and body damage.

Surge Pricing & Last-Mile Penalties: Because public transit and metro feeder connectivity leave massive gaps, you’re often forced to bleed money on cab aggregators and autos charging exorbitant surge pricing just to get across town.

1. Safety & Perimeter Defense

Gated Community Tax: Street lighting is patchy, dark spots are everywhere, and local policing can't keep up with rapid expansion. To feel safe, people pay massive rent or property premiums to live inside gated societies that provide their own security guards, boom barriers, and private CCTV surveillance.

1. Urban Aquatics & Flood Management

Pumps, Sumps, & Waterproofing: Thanks to encroached rajakaluves (stormwater drains) and zero civic planning, low-lying areas turn into Venice every monsoon—minus the charm. Residents in affected layouts routinely fork out cash for permanent water pumps, high compound walls, basement waterproofing, and replacing ground-floor furniture ruined by sewage-mixed rainwater.

It feels like living in Bengaluru means paying a permanent "incompetence surcharge" just to get basic civic amenities.

What else would you add to this list? What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve had to pay for out of pocket because the municipal authorities looked the other way?