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BANGALORE - Best Indian City to Live in
Pipping past the four metro cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, the southern technology hub Bangalore has emerged as the best city to live in India, a global survey said.

Despite its top Indian ranking, Bangalore's worldwide rank is very low at 141st position in a list of 221 cities globally in terms of standard of living, compiled by the 'Quality of Living Survey - Worldwide Rankings, 2011' by the global HR (human resources) consultancy major Mercer.

Vienna has been ranked as the world's best city to live in on the global list, which has five Indian cities -- Bangalore (141st), New Delhi (143rd), Mumbai (144th), Chennai (150th) and Kolkata (151st).

In another list of the world's best cities in terms of personal safety standards, Luxembourg has been placed on the top, followed by Bern, Helsinki, Zurich, Vienna, Geneva and Stockholm.

On this list, Indian cities have been ranked a little better, as Bangalore has got 117th place, New Delhi and Kolkata shared the 127th position, Mumbai is at 142 and Chennai is placed at 108th.

Bangalore has been ranked as the best Indian city both in terms of quality of living and the personal safety standards.

The personal safety ranking has been on measures of internal stability, crime levels, law enforcement effectiveness and host-country's international relations.

MG Road boulevard returns anew as Rangoli Art Centre
Having evolved as a de facto centre of the City, MG Road has had several expectations to meet, with the demand for a decent public space around the area becoming more vocal in recent years.

Losing its charmed boulevard to Namma Metro had not helped the central business district, which has MG Road at its heart.

But years later, the same space is being transformed into a creative urban hub with the capacity to host activities ranging from art exhibitions to live band performances, besides having a dedicated play area for children, cafeteria, et al.

Christened ‘Rangoli Art Centre’, the space will be thrown open to the public in the first week of May. If one were to visit the centre, which is getting the finishing touches, the life-size snake-and-ladder ‘board’ constructed on the ground, adjoining the children’s playing area, is the most attractive.

Country's first Laryngectomy Club launched in Bangalore
India's first laryngectomy club has been launched in Bangalore. BGS Global Hospitals in the city launched "Global India Lary Club", a support group for throat cancer patients who have lost their voice box after surgery on the occasion of World Voice Day last week.

A corporate responsibility initiative of BGS Global Hospitals, this has been formed in association with International Association of Laryngectomees and Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV). It aims to assist the members in their efforts towards the total rehabilitation of the laryngectomee patients, help them regain confidence, empower them to carry forward the social responsibility to create awareness about ill effects of tobacco.It will provide a forum for patients to interact with the Doctors, speech therapists, psychologists and each other and learn the best way to cope with their speech related problems.

The Global India Lary Club was inaugurated by AM Prasad ADGP (Crime). A M Prasad said, "A large number of these patients developed throat cancer owing to the use of tobacco. The Karnataka Police Department has taken serious steps to curb smoking in public places. A number of children fall prey to this habit. The police have taken steps to clear shops within 100 yards of schools that sell these products. We are committed to creating a tobacco free Karnataka."

Average asset of Bangalore Assembly candidates is Rs 25 crore: NGO
The average asset of Bangalore candidates of various political parties contesting the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka is Rs 25 crore, an NGO tracking the trend has claimed.

Karnataka Election Watch (KEW) today said it has analysed affidavits of 156 candidates from Bangalore from six major parties; BJP, Congress, JD(S), KJP, BSR Congress led by former minister B Sriramulu and Loksatta Party (LSP).

Out of these 156, as many as 118 (or 76 per cent) are crorepatis. The average asset per candidate is Rs 25 crore.

The top three candidates with highest declared assets are : Priyakrishna of Congress from Govindrajnagar who has declared assets worth Rs 910.9 crore, followed by N Nagaraju of Congress from Hosakote (Rs 470.13 crore) and K Bagegowda of JD(S) from Basavanagudi (Rs 250.53 crore), KEW said.

The top three candidates with highest declared liabilities are: Priyakrishna (Rs 777 crore) followed by Prabhakara Reddy R of JD(S) from Bangalore South (Rs 200 Crore), and M Krishnappa of Congress from Vijayanagar (Rs 78 crore).

As many as 12 of these 156 (eight per cent) candidates contesting from Bangalore have not declared their PAN details, the NGO said.

After 3 years, Bangalore's KR Market subway ready for inauguration
The much-delayed subway at Krishna Rajendra Market is set to be inaugurated on Friday. If everything goes as per the plan, the BBMP will install close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to serve dual purpose—security as well as to capture those indulging in nuisance.

Confirming it, BBMP commissioner Siddaiah said the Palike has been mulling on installing CCTV cameras to keep a vigil on those who misuse the subway.

According to sources privy to the BBMP, the civic body plans to implement it in association with the police department. The sources said the BBMP plans to install eight CCTV cameras at the subway. The subway—constructed at a cost of about `6 crore—is spattered with paan stains. Signboards have been put up, cautioning people that penalty for spitting is `500, but it has hardly been a deterrent.

The lack of security staff is another reason for the debasement of the subway.


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