Bengaluru, No. 3 & 4

BLR Daily.

Friday, 16 October 202615 things, 3 min

A Christie courtroom drama in Vasanth Nagar, pujo pandals opening, dandiya from Manyata to Sarjapur.

Good afternoon. Yesterday's paper missed its morning, so this one carries both days.The BLR Daily desk

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Pick of the day
Theatre7:30 pm

Theatre Vasanth Nagar

Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution, by Curtain Call

The 1953 courtroom thriller played straight, no Indian remix. There is a 4 pm show too.

7:30 pm Alliance Française de Bangalore

via The Hindu

Today and tonight

8 things

Events on today, sorted by start time.

4 pmFrom Rs 599
Navratri4 pm

Navratri Jayamahal

Maha Dandiya Utsav at Jayamahal Palace

Dandiya on palace lawns with a Punjabi dhol and a Durga pooja.

Jayamahal Palace Hotel

via HighApe

4 pmFrom Rs 199
Navratri4 pm

Navratri Mathikere

Mandli Garba Raas at Gokulam Grand

Garba with live dhol and dancers, for the north side that skips the drive.

Gokulam Grand Hotel, BEL Circle

via HighApe

4 pmFrom Rs 99
Navratri4 pm

Navratri Manyata

Dandiya For All, open air at ICB Manyata

Open-air dandiya by the tech park, billed as rainproof. Walk over after work.

Indian Craft Brewery, Manyata

via HighApe

4 pmFrom Rs 99
Navratri4 pm

Navratri Sarjapur Road

Disco Dandiya Season 10 at Badmaash, Sarjapur

Garba and Bollywood in one set, ten seasons in and still rainproof.

Badmaash, Sarjapur Road

via HighApe

5 pmFrom Rs 99
Navratri5 pm

Navratri Mahadevapura

Whitefield's Biggest Dandiya Utsav, Season 9

Ninth year, live dhol and garba dancers, the big one on the east side.

MLR Cultural Center, Mahadevapura

via HighApe

7 pmFrom Rs 199
Meet people7 pm

Meet people Koramangala

Small World Speed Dating

An hour of ice breakers over coffee, for anyone not into dandiya tonight.

Espressoulster Coffee, Koramangala

via HighApe

8 pmFree
Nightlife8 pm

Nightlife Koramangala

Rasa Rhythm with Virat Munjal at Magique

Bollywood and Punjabi on a rooftop. Couples pay a cover after 9:30.

Magique, Koramangala

via HighApe

Today and tonightPujo season

Pujo season Jayamahal

Durga Puja pandals open, with a Hampi temple at Palace Grounds

Baul singers, Chau dancers, five women on the dhak, and 30 food stalls.

The Grand Castle, Gate 6, Palace Grounds

via Times of India

The city is talking

5 things

What Bengaluru is reading and arguing about today.

The city is talkingDry days

Dry days MG Road/Central

Dry days proposed from Oct 21 to 23, and on Oct 27

For the teachers and graduates council polls. Bars want food service kept open.

reported 15 Oct

via Times of India

The city is talkingRain

Rain Electronic City

Thursday rain flooded Hosur Road and sent cab fares past Rs 300 for 5 km

IMD Bengaluru expects a spell or two of rain on each of the next three days.

reported 15 Oct

via The Hindu

The city is talkingBMTC

BMTC MG Road/Central

BMTC gets 200 mini-buses to reach lanes the big buses cannot

Metro feeder routes, with tap-to-pay and flat Rs 5 or Rs 10 fares under study.

reported 16 Oct

via The News Minute

The city is talkingProtest

Protest MG Road/Central

Maharani Cluster University guest lecturers protest unpaid salaries

About 100 lecturers unpaid for two months have boycotted classes for a week.

reported 16 Oct

via The Hindu

The city is talkingNamma Metro

Namma Metro Yeshwantpur

Namma Metro carries a donor heart across the city in 18 minutes

BMRCL moved the heart from Goraguntepalya to Mantri Square for a transplant.

reported 14 Oct

via Times of India

Plans that changed

1 thing

Metro, roads and rules that change your day.

Plans that changedCricket

Cricket MG Road/Central

No parking around Chinnaswamy for Saturday's India vs West Indies T20

Queens Road, MG Road, Cubbon Road and St Mark's Road go no-parking. Take the Metro.

reported 16 Oct

via Times of India

That is the city for Friday. Back to 9 am tomorrow.