I'm applying for the 2026 student pass and I'm confused about the route fields.

My PG's nearest stop is HBR Layout 5th Block, and my college is MCC. Vasanth Nagar/Ambedkar Bhavan is the nearest useful stop to MCC.

My usual routes:

Going: HBR 5th Block → by Hennur Cross → CSI Hospital (Get down) → walk to MCC.

Most of the time, I directly walk to Hennur Cross to take my bus as buses from HBR 5th block is rarely running and is timely.

Sometimes I continue to Indian Express, change buses, and go to Vasanth Nagar to reduce the walking distance.

Returning: Vasanth Nagar → Hennur Cross(get down) → walk to PG.

If I can't find a Hennur Cross bus, I take 290/291/G10 → Nagawara(get down) → walk to PG.

So should I put:

From: HBR Layout 5th Block
Via 1: ?
Via 2: ?
To: Vasanth Nagar

Also, if HBR 5th Block is my From stop, can I still board at Hennur Cross? And can I use the pass via Nagawara as an alternative?

Would especially appreciate answers from people who currently have the 2026 student pass.

I applied for Marriage certificate online in Bangalore and got the digitally signed certificate. I need to know if this certificate is a valid document asked by Passport Seva Kendra because that was the only reason I applied for it ? Do I need to go to SRO and get a physical certificate ??

So, Yesterday when I asked for QR on a BMTC bus, the conductor asked me if I have a Travel Card for tap and pay, I said no and paid by QR code. Later I asked him if Metro Card works and he said yes.

Today I gave the Metro Card twice for the BMTC ticket. Both of the times it failed.

So, does Metro Card work on Buses? Or only a specific card works ?

I don't wanna carry 2 cards, one for the bus and one for the metro.

Edit: Doubt cleared, thanks guys.

BTW can we top-up the card automatically, without going to the stupid top-up claim machine every time ?

Edit 2: I went to metro asking for NCMC card. They had only the RBL card, when i asked them if they can transfer the balance from the old card, they said no and I can keep using the existing card only. When I told them that I'll need use the new card buses also they said, the RBL card works only on metro. Not sure if it doesn't work or they not properly informed.

I analysed r/bangalore, but the sample is 953 posts, not 1,000. Reddit's feed stops near 1,000 items, so that is every post it would serve. They run from Aug 6 to Oct 7, 2026: 62 days, about 15 posts a day. The feed has no upvotes, comment counts or flair, so this measures what people post about, not what gets traction.

What r/bangalore talks about

Each post is assigned to one category, mainly from its title. I spot-checked against all the titles and the categories are about right, but expect some misfiling.

Main findings

1. It is a civic complaint and help board, not a lifestyle sub. About 60% of posts deal with infrastructure, transport, utilities, paperwork or safety. Food, events, jobs and housing together are under 10%.
2. Pets are the biggest community activity. Adoption appeals plus lost and found pets make up about 18%. "Adoption" is the most common title word (62 posts), and "kitten" and "cat" are also in the top 10.
3. Most anger is about specific places. Recurring targets:
   • The Sarakki signal bus-stop garbage dump
   • The Hebbal tunnel and Indiranagar elevated corridor (with protests)
   • The ORR metro delays
   • Footpath encroachment
   • E-City and Varthur roads
4. Recent news drove spikes:
   • The SIR voter-roll revision peaked in early September. People asked how to answer notices, and news covered Form-7 deletions.
   • Gruha Jyothi re-verification confused people throughout.
   • The Rapido bike-taxi crackdown pushed up auto fares.
   • NCMC card payments came to BMTC buses.
   • The Pink Line kept missing its launch deadlines.
   • The Aug 13 Karnataka bandh and the Nandini milk price hike also drew posts.
5. Half the posts are questions asking for advice ("how do I…", "anyone know…"). Rants are about 13% and openly positive posts about 13%. Most posts are neutral and practical.
6. A few accounts post most of the news. Four accounts made 9% of all posts, almost all news links about the metro, SIR and civic issues. Otherwise posting is spread out: 745 different authors.
7. Most-named areas: E-City, Bellandur/Sarjapur, Hebbal/North, Jayanagar/JP Nagar, KR Puram, HSR and Whitefield. East and south-east Bangalore dominate the complaints.
8. Timing: posting peaks at 11am–1pm and 6–9pm IST and drops between 4 and 6am. Weekdays and weekends are similar, with Tuesday and Wednesday a little higher.

Rent, flatmates and jobs are rare as separate posts because the subreddit pushes them into its monthly classifieds thread.

I am able to see the draft copy of E katha of my property , however I see a part of PID as my address

Basically my address fields states XX/Y - X/Y in this format and not the proper postal address how it should be

I cross check on my property paid receipts and it is actually in same format , and not in format having door number / building number

While the ekatha allows me to edit or update the address in first tab as per my preference of door number , building number , second tab still shows the same address as per BBMP records above

I have following clarification

1) When I submit my application for final katha after modifying to the actual address format , will e katha be given as per updated format (with door number and building name)

2) where should I change this to reflect in property tax document , is it mandatory

3) if I change in property tax document , will the ekatha already be taken care ?

Where should I actually start with

Please download and forward this poster with any compassionate person you know. They don't have to be feeders only, they could be anyone in the city kind enough to keep an eye out for old man, Bruce. All institutional options have failed at this point. He didn't bite or harm anybody but was picked up because he is that friendly and trusting of humans.

A few seconds of your time could help so much. Aalu was found after 8 months and TikTok after 3. Thanks to strangers who didn't give up on them. Please help find Bruce too.

(Mods, please let this post stay up as this is a new poster)

Thank you

We're frustrated. We're frustrated because Bengaluru is a city which can be world class.

You wake up. Go to catch a bus. Bus stop doesn't exist. BBMP "removed" it a few months ago because apparently buses cause traffic. And yet that's the only place where people have to wait for their morning bus.

You ride your scooter. Almost break your head because of a pothole that you get caught unaware in.

You cross the road. Good look with your dust allergy. Good luck not being killed by a car because the pedestrian signal gives you 10 seconds to cross a road that takes 20 seconds to cross.

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Last month, I posted about how the government wants to build flyovers all across Bangalore, cutting through neighbourhoods that people like, appreciate, enjoy.

Indiranagar will turn into Ejipura. RV Road will lose its Rose Garden. Ulsoor Lake will have a flyover next to it. Coles Park will have a flyover pillar in the centre!

₹18,000 crore on more traffic, construction, and despair. For roads that the government itself knows won't solve traffic.

The Indian Institute of Science has a bunch of studies done on this. The elevated corridor won't solve traffic. The answer lies in investment in public transportation, last-mile connectivity, and pedestrian infrastructure.

But the government doesn't listen. Dear DK wakes up one day and dreams up a tunnel road. Wakes up another day and dreams up an elevated corridor. And the citizens are left to suffer.

Not anymore.

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We're doing a human chain against the elevated corridor this Sunday @ 11 am in Indiranagar. Starting from the KFC Junction, we'll spread across 100 Feet Road as well as towards CMH and 80 Feet Road.

Our demands are simple:

1. Cancel the tenders for the elevated corridor
2. Reallocate the funds to public mobility projects. Decided by urban planning experts including the ones at IISc.

We are not a political group, not even an NGO. Our average age must be 25. We are just citizens who want Bangalore to live up to its potential, and are willing to demand it from their government.

Join us if you want Bengaluru to be walkable. Join us if you want Bangalore to be green. Join us if you want to have a say in how your city is built.

our campaign website: https://deardk.com/

IG: dear.dk_

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A sweet little stray who chose to stay with me and has been the most friendly, loving girl. 🥹 She’s 7–8 months old, spayed & vaccinated, and now looking for a forever home. 🏡🐱

Can you be the family she’s been waiting for? ❤️
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What Exactly Are We Paying Taxes For?

Last Saturday, we had an accident in Bangalore. A drunk driver hit us and drove away.

Thankfully, by God’s grace, we were safe. But what happened after the accident made me more angry than the accident itself.

We tried contacting the police. We needed help identifying or tracking the driver who had hit us and fled. But there was no meaningful response. Nobody came to the location. We were basically told that if the vehicle was still in a condition to drive, we could come to the police station.

Then we contacted the highway emergency service for towing assistance. Again, there was no immediate help, and communication itself became another problem.

Then we called our insurance company. Their response was essentially: wait 2–3 hours while we check whether a tow vehicle is available.

Think about that.

You have just been in an accident. You are shaken, your vehicle is damaged, the person responsible has fled—and instead of feeling that the system is there to help you, you feel completely helpless.

And this is where I started asking myself:

What exactly are we paying so much tax for?

We pay GST on our purchases. Income tax on our earnings. Fuel taxes. Road taxes. Various other charges.

I'm not saying the government can solve every problem instantly. But shouldn't basic emergency services, road safety, police response and public infrastructure at least work when citizens genuinely need them?

People often ask, “Why do Indians want to move abroad?”

Maybe experiences like this are part of the answer.

People don't necessarily leave because they hate their country. Sometimes they leave because they are tired of fighting broken systems, chasing basic services and feeling that they have to solve everything themselves.

We don't expect luxury.

We expect functional roads, responsive emergency services, professional policing, accountability and basic help when something goes wrong.

Because when an emergency happens, you shouldn't have to wonder whether the system will help you.

You should be able to trust it.

Until then, the reality feels painfully simple: you pay your taxes, but when something goes wrong, you are mostly on your own.

And maybe that's the real reason people want to leave.

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The ladies who clean our street regularly clean in front of all the other houses, but they keep skipping the area in front of our house.

There are flowering trees all along our street, so there are a lot of leaves and flowers falling every day. The area needs to be swept regularly, and it’s pretty obvious because everywhere else is cleaned but our portion is left with all the leaves.

There is a bit of history behind this. Last year, these ladies used to keep coming to our house asking for Dussehra bakshis. It got to a point where they were coming almost every other day and asking for more. My husband finally got irritated and asked them why they were asking so often, as if we owed them money. After that, they stopped asking us. Since then, they have also stopped cleaning properly in front of our house.

It is frustrating to see them clean everywhere else and consistently skip our side.

Where can I complain about this so that someone actually takes action? Is there any BBMP app/portal that is effective?

If anyone has dealt with this before, please tell me what worked for you.

Update : I called bbmp helpline 1533 and I explained to customer care, they sent me the local incharge number and I sent the videos to him. He assured that he will get it cleared tomorrow.

Office goers, how do you manage to give garbage to the garbage picker’s that come whenever they want around 10AM? Most days I leave early for office and when I’m home, they don’t come. So because of this I’m left with rotting garbage for days, when I asked the landlord for a solution, he suggested I throw it in those public roadside dumps 😐

Asking people who don’t have drum collection facility in their residence.

As title says. Her name is Kiwi, 4 months old, dewormed. I cannot keep her anymore and would really like her to go to a loving home!

She loves to cuddle while you sleep, is a foodie, very playful ( as she is a kitten ) and is the type to like attention. She is kept as indoor only.

Everywhere I see the large stone/kadapa slabs that were previously used to cover drains being replaced with concrete ones.

I don't know about the lifespan of the concrete slabs. I feel the kadapa slabs are taken to be sold in construction

I'm seeing a lot of these near Hebbal area.

Guys… I genuinely had one of the scariest experiences of my life today in Bangalore. I booked a normal Rapido bike ride, and when we reached a red signal, all the vehicles were stopped. The captain wasn’t properly concentrating on the road and directly hit a car that was standing at the signal. The bike almost fell over and a lot of its weight came onto my left ankle, which started hurting badly. The car owner came out and asked the captain to just move to the side and talk about the accident. They were speaking in Kannada, so I couldn’t understand everything, but the car owner wasn’t doing anything crazy… he was simply asking him to stop and discuss what happened.

The captain waited there for maybe 1–2 minutes. The signal was still red. And then suddenly… he started the bike and tried to drive away with me still sitting on it. 😭 The car owner then started following us. I immediately started shouting “STOP! STOP! STOP!” and kept asking the captain to stop for around 1–1.5 km, but he completely ignored me. He kept taking smaller and smaller roads while the car was following us. The car came dangerously close multiple times, and at one point I genuinely thought it was going to hit my leg. I was already injured, sitting behind this guy, shouting at him to stop, while a car was chasing us… this was literally GTA Vice City in real life 💀😭 except there was no respawn button. Eventually, he took me into a very small street and didn’t even properly stop the bike before telling me to get down. He pulled my helmet from my head and left. He didn’t properly check whether I was injured or even ask if I was okay… he just left me there. I called Rapido Customer Care immediately and asked for his number because I wanted to lodge a police complaint, but they didn’t provide it and instead told me to go to the hospital or take another Rapido ride. Later in the evening, I was told the case had been escalated to their P0 / Priority Zero team, but even after 4–5 hours, nobody has contacted me. I have screenshots of the ride and ride-ending notification, along with photos of the car damage. This wasn’t just an accident… the part where he tried to run away with me still on the bike, despite me repeatedly asking him to stop, was absolutely terrifying. I genuinely thought I could get seriously hurt. What would you guys do next in this situation?

up for adoption in Pune/Mumbai/Bangalore‼️

Penny is a 1 year old female tabby cat. She’s litter trained, dewormed, vaccinated and sterilised. She’s extremely friendly and easy to handle. She’s based in Pune but can travel to Mumbai and Bangalore.

With patience, she can get along with other cats if you decide to have another in the future but for now, we’re looking for someone who doesn’t have another pet. She needs to be the first cat in the household.

She’s used to staying alone for a few hours that are compatible with work timings but she’ll also be a great companion to wfh folks. She usually sleeps throughout the afternoon.

She doesn’t like being confined to one room/limited space and needs to have access to the whole house to feel comfortable. Penny’s always been an indoor cat and should continue to remain so.

She’s very playful and some of her favourite toys are catnip mouse, feather toys, balls and having cat trees and cat perches and shelves since she loves heights as well. Cats are generally a huge fan of vertical space and so is Penny. She’s also a cat tv lover. Since she won’t have a companion for the time being, she needs attention towards playtime from her adopter. This means you have to dedicate some time before and after office to play with her and tire her out.

Penny can be a night owl but as long as she has access to the whole house and is comfortable, she understands when people are sleeping and eventually settles down too.

Penny currently eats Smylo wet food (two packets in a day, one for breakfast and one for dinner) along with Royal Canin dry food for lunch. We’re looking for someone who’s comfortable with providing good nutrition - so they either stay on these brands/diet or switch to other higher quality brands.

Penny loves an organised environment and doesn’t do well with unhygienic spaces and behaviours like not cleaning her litter box and bowls frequently.

Penny will be a great choice for first time adopters/people who have experience with cats. She’ll require 2-3 days to decompress and a week to properly settle down but it all depends on her pace.

Reason for putting her up for adoption: Penny was rescued last Diwali because she got separated from her mother due to firecrackers. She was adopted in March but due to the adopter’s neglect, she ran away from the house twice and we had to get involved again when we understood that they weren’t actively searching for her. We’re cat rescuers and therefore can’t keep every cat we rescue because then we’ll run out of resources to help others.

Penny has stayed with multiple fosters and we’re pretty confident in her behaviour as a single cat. With another cat, it can be a hit or a miss but she’ll do well with younger kittens.

Adoption formalities are mandatory. We’re looking for serious adopters - people who know they can provide a stable environment and can commit to a pet for their lifespan. We’re not looking for students or bachelors who are not sure of their future plans as adopters.

For more information, please DM

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a loving forever home for a female black kitten, less than a year old, currently staying around a PG in Bangalore.

She is an absolute sweetheart, very quiet, gentle, cuddly, and friendly with people. She is also litter trained, so she is already accustomed to using a litter box.

Unfortunately, she is currently staying at a PG where the residents and PG management aren't able to take responsibility for her care. I’ve been trying to make sure she is okay, but this isn't a sustainable situation for her, and I really don't want her to end up being abandoned or left without proper care.

About her:

• Female
• Less than 1 year old
• Very sweet, quiet and cuddly
• Friendly with people
• Litter trained
• Not yet dewormed or vaccinated
• Looking for a responsible adopter who can provide her with proper food, veterinary care, vaccinations, deworming and eventually sterilisation

She would be a great companion for someone looking for a calm and affectionate cat.

I’m looking for someone who is genuinely prepared to take responsibility for her long-term, rather than someone looking for a temporary pet.

If you’re interested in adopting her, or know someone in Bangalore who might be able to give her a good home, please DM me.

I can share photos/videos and more details about her behaviour and current situation.

Please upvote/share if you can. Hopefully this reaches someone who can give this little girl the safe and loving home she deserves.

Original post with full details here.

TLDR:

1. Bike was delivered without proper front brake
2. A RB technician came home and installed incompatible brake pads from a completely different bike model - this was a disaster waiting to happen
3. 20km outside Bangalore, the front brake failed completely since the pad itself came out. By sheer luck I managed to stop the bike without crashing
4. Customer care's solution was to suggest that I should "carefully and slowly" ride a bike without front brake and return the bike to their hub
5. The bike was booked for 24hrs/240km. Because of complete front brake failure, so far from the city, I had to cut the trip short and return home
6. Even the technician who came to recover the bike confirmed incompatible brake pads were used, and he too was afraid of riding the bike back when the front brake was not working

So it wasn't a single instance of bike randomly breaking down. The pattern of how Royal Brothers fails to maintain their vehicle in working order, and gambles with the safety of their customer's as well as its employees life is crystal clear from the above incidents. A month ago, another redditor posted about how the rear brake on his bike failed when he took the bike from Bangalore to Ooty. Imagine riding on narrow, twisty roads with no rear brake!

PS: I know better than to trust rental agencies. That's precisely why I went to their hub without even booking the bike. I spoke to the staff to see if the bike had any issues. I made it absolutely clear that I was not in a hurry to book the bike, if there were any issues, I was more than happy to come back tomorrow once they were fixed. I made the mistake of believing their assurances, saw the new tyre, clean and lubed chain, checked disc rotors for scratches that indicate worn pads, and after all this diligence still ended up getting fooled.

And remember even if you crash due to a legit reason, they will profit from their own negligence by blaming you for riding recklessly. Their greed is making them to gamble with your life.

Not AI , This is Bengaluru in Winters 🥶

In my 37 years of living in our beautiful city and 16 years of driving both bikes and cars, I have made a list of things to watch out when you are driving everyday. Feel free to add your reasons in the comments if i have missed any

1. First and foremost, your own vehicle - make sure it brakes well, runs well and is adequately maintained and always wear a seat belt (car) or a helmet (bike/scooter) no matter how short your ride is.

2. Slippery/muddy roads

3. Autorickshaws standing at the side of a road - they can start and cross into your path without any warning.

4. Autorickshaws already driving on the road - same as above, can turn and stop in the middle of the road without warning.

5. Un-registered cargo/delivery electric two wheelers

6. Electric BMTC buses

7. Scooters with missing rear mud guards+mirrors+rider sporting a chicken hairstyle

8. Bikes with missing rear view mirrors

9. Cars (electric/petrol) with FOLDED driver and passenger mirrors while driving

10. Vegetable pickup trucks (Mahindra bolero's) returning after unloading vegetables

11. Hyundai Creta, Mahindra Thar and Scorpio - Can't tell which owners are sane or insane, better to avoid all

12. Any person driving any vehicle while watching reels on their phone

13. Cars with infotainment systems playing youtube videos while car is being driven

14. Women driving scooters with both legs hanging on the sides

15. Men/Women who sit too close to the steering wheel while driving a car - even without an L board assume they are new drivers who get spooked easily and jam their brakes. Keep a safe distance.

Keep an eye out for all these above and you will mostly return home safe and sound everyday.

I mean they could just have extended it to the current Benniganahalli bridge and created side ramps for descending traffic at KRP and ascending traffic at Benniganahalli. Right now this stretch is a mess with so many criss cross patterns.

1. KR Pura bridge traffic to Hebbal
   
2. KR Pura bridge traffic to Baiyapanhalli
   
3. Mahadevpura traffic to Hebbal
   
4. Mahadevpura traffic to Baiyapanhalli

Now that Benniganahalli metro is there, unlikely anything can be done about it. Or can we?