Nithin Govind Sivadas

Banker

[Mohandas Pai @TVMohandasPai]

Bengaluru startup founder flags alleged bribe demands in road-cutting permission to get water connection. Minister ⁦@DKShivakumar⁩ please see. Is this good governance? Pl@stop this. Corruption has increased manifold. ⁦@CMofKarnataka⁩ https://t.co/L9rPZHYTUf

[Civic Opposition of India @CivicOp_india]

Avoid Total Environment. They are not selling dream homes at gold prices but scamming your hard-earned, taxed money.

[Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw @kiranshaw]

😂

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

That’s why I like X

[P C Mohan @PCMohanMP]

Shape of You... but not of permits. Ed Sheeran’s impromptu gig on Church Street hit a sour note as Bengaluru police pulled the plug over missing permissions. Even global stars must follow local rules—no permit, no performance!

[Vatsalya @vatsalyatandon]

very handy

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Apparently at Singapore’s Changi airport you can take a slide to your gate.

That’s the way to view Monday mornings & a new week…

Beat uncertainty by sliding right into it…

#MondayMotivation

[The Hindu-Bengaluru @THBengaluru]

As per IMD data, #Bengaluru city received 16.2 mm rainfall and the HAL airport station received 8.6 mm for the last 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Oct 15. The IMD has forecast that light to moderate rain with thunder showers will lash the city.
#Bengalururains
https://t.co/s8n8TUuH72

[The Hindu-Bengaluru @THBengaluru]

Slow moving traffic due to torrential overnight rains seen on Mysuru Road, in #Bengaluru on October 15, 2024.

📹: @photomurali1

[ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು TrainUsers @bengalurutrains]

Loco be like:

ಒಂದೊಂದ್ ಅಲ್ಲಾ ಅಣ್ಣಾ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ಉರ್ಸ್ತಾರೆ...😂😂

#Marathalli

Suburban railway project will remove all level crossings🙏
@KridePrm

[DriveSmart🛡️ @DriveSmart_IN]

Happened on Cox Town Flyover, Bangalore.

What's your assessment of this crash?

Blind spots are real. Don't spend more time there.

Avoidable crash, Overtake only when you have a clear exit path and avoid Overtaking on curves where the drivers can straddle lane position due to any reason.

The pickup truck could've stopped.
@3rdEyeDude
@blrcitytraffic
@nBangalorepost @ChristinMP_

[George Mack @george__mack]

The most under discussed immigration policy:

A lesson from Lee Kuan Yew

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

The head of America’s biggest retail bank has a warning for its 86 million customers: prepare to pay for your bank accounts https://t.co/D4LXu8zpmS https://t.co/D4LXu8zpmS

[HAL AIRPORT TRAFFIC BTP @halairporttrfps]

Attention IT employees commuting via ORR: Please use the service road to reach your destination. The road connectors at New Horizon and KLM Mall will be closed to alleviate congestion. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated! 🚗🙏 #TrafficUpdate

[Chandra R. Srikanth @chandrarsrikant]

Hours after Moneycontrol carried a report on Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL)'s move to impose entry fee for vehicles, the decision has been revoked.
By @ChristinMP_
https://t.co/pXiBAk1n4d

[S. Lalitha @Lolita_TNIE]

Separated by a Metro train door! Witnessed this at Cubbon Park Metro station last evening. The joy of a family from Shivamogga who wanted to enjoy Namma Metro rides in the City suddenly turned into anxiety. They had returned from shopping and were heading to Garudacharpalya where they were staying in a relative's place. Their son (20y) & daughter (16) managed to board the train at Cubbon Park before the doors shut. The parents could not & were seen arguing with a security staff member to let them in somehow as their kids were on board. He restrained the couple, who are Yoga teachers in their hometown, from doing anything drastic. The train sped away. Mahesh then called up his son and told them to alight and wait at Kempegowda Interchange platform. When this reporter asked him why they were panicking as the children were grown up, the father says, "Still they are my children!"

[pallavi ghosh @_pallavighosh]

Doesn’t speak much for the digitisation programme if @IndiGo6E refuses UPI payment on grounds that UPI payment gets “stuck”! I mean seriously @IndiGo6E !!

[Vidit Sharma 🇮🇳 @TheViditsharma]

Shocking incident at Vetic Vet Clinic in Mumbai Thane. Individuals responsible for such abuse should be behind bars. It's imperative for proper background verification to be conducted before hiring grooming staff. This behavior is utterly disgusting—no pet should ever endure such treatment. #AnimalAbuse #JusticeNeeded
#Dogs

[Nithin Govind Sivadas @nithingovind]

Bangalore Traffic Woes😥@DCPTrNorthBCP @DKShivakumar

[Anand Sankar @saybwala]

Doing a rare inter-city bus journey today from Coimbatore today and it's a small nostalgia trip as I am travelling in - Conti Travels - after some 2 decades.

This is a travel brand that is only familiar to those who have lived in Bangalore or Coimbatore or a few Kerala cities, and perhaps Chennai.

If ever there is a requirement to travel between Bangalore and Coimbatore by bus, our extended family - friends circle has almost always preferred this travel agency since the 1980s!

Read on to know why...

- The company once was part of the stable of companies owned by the legendary GD Naidu (now it's under a new ownership apparently) and from the start it had a commitment for safety. Ask anyone why they travel by Conti - they will say the drivers drive defensively and sedately. There is no pressure to 'make up time' if there are delays. Drivers never penalised and the company apparently still invests a lot of time and money training drivers at a test track before letting them drive! It was and still is something unbelievable if a bus belonging to Conti has an accident.

- Caring and friendly bus staff in white uniform - this was and is still unique. No random un-uniformed staff. Two well rested drivers who take defined shifts to drive. I even remember some model buses which had a partition back then, had a small berth for the spare driver to sleep. In the 90s I remember a couple of instances when the bus broke down due to mechanical issues and the crew compensated with meals and snacks for all passengers with no fuss. Till the late 1990s they used to even accommodate unaccompanied minors in buses! The crew would take personal responsibility of children, chaperone them during halts and personally handover to parents or guardians at their destination. Me and my sister have travelled like this!

- Back in the day they had a unique system of boarding passes for passengers. You couldn't book a seat while purchasing a ticket. Seats were allocated before boarding the bus. Thus, single women and families could be seated together in the front. They had a zero tolerance policy on anyone turning up drunk, tickets used to be cancelled and refunded. In Coimbatore they even had a departure lounge at the UMS building on Avinashi Road. There were toilets and fresh drinking water for passengers.

- Buses were always clean and tidy. The bus today is also very clean. Their bus livery has always been pure white with the brand in blue.

- They still are unique in having daytime departures. It is preferred by families travelling with kids. I remember the 7 am bus from Bangalore to Coimbatore and the lunchtime departure from Coimbatore to Bangalore was the most popular. Today I'm on the same lunchtime departure to Bangalore.

- They used to also have an official waitlisted ticket back in the day. You could buy a refundable waitlisted ticket and get a seat if some passenger doesn't show at departure.

It's nice to see that values of a brand have endured even after a change of ownership and continue to set a standard of service in break neck competitive world.

🙏