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Q. At what age should a child have an orthodontic examination?A. Age 7-9, unless you suspect a problem at an earlier age, because most facial asymmetries are likely to be apparent by that time. Early diagnosis and treatment can guide erupting teeth into a more favorable position, preserve space for the permanent teeth and reduce the likelihood of fracturing protruded front teeth. Also, early treatment may shorten treatment time,

make treatment easier and in some cases less expensive. For others, the principle benefit is peace of mind.Q. Is orthodontic care expensive?A. Orthodontic therapy may eliminate the need for other medical and dental treatment.The physical and psychological benefits usually last a lifetime, which makes orthodontics one of the best investments in healthcare and quality of life.Q. What is the psychological impact of early treatment?A. Appearance has been related to popularity, social behaviors, self-expectation, personality style, and self-esteem. Orthodontic therapy may lessen the likelihood that a child will be picked on by other children. Treatment may reduce appearance-consciousness and the emotional scarring that can occur during critical developmental years. Also, as adolescents enter the sensitive teenage years, they become far less receptive to orthodontic therapy.Most commonly used types of braces are -Metal braces are very popular, made of high grade stainless steel. Metal braces are small, comfortable, and work very well.Ceramic braces are made of translucent (clear) high quality ceramic material. If you do not wish for metal braces because of their appearance then ceramic braces are for you as they are cosmetically much better.

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The JP Nagar Cricket Academy hosted its eighth annual cricket tournament, the ‘YISA Cup’ from 25th April to 5th May. YISA Cup is named after Youth International Sports Academy (YISA) which Srinivas R, coach of JPNCA runs. YISA was initiated nine years ago to provide access to sports for under-privileged children. The U-16 tournament had ten cricket academies from

around Bangalore participating. The matches were conducted at the JP Nagar Stadium next to VET School. After topping in the league matches, JP

Sports Club defeated Star Cricketers while JP Nagar Cricket Academy trumped Magadi Cricketers in the semi-final matches to set up a final clash. Surya B of JPNCA was awarded the Man of the Match title.

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The metro construction for Reach-4 (K.R Market-R.V Road) started in December 2008 and is expected to be complete June 23rd, 2011. “We are going to complete it (Reach-4) by June end and everything is right on schedule. We have close to 600 hundred men working 24 hours a day on Nanda Road right now”, informs B.S Yashvanth Chavan, PRO and Chief Mechanical Engineer.

Meanwhile, the on-the-site engineers seem to be on a different page. Kempegowda, the engineer for IVRCL, the company which holds the contract for the RV Road station, said that they have asked the BMRC for a 6-8 month extension as the station is yet to be finished. The station has only been constructed till the concourse level. The platforms, stairways, sumps and control rooms have yet to go in.

According to the metro newsletter dated May 2011, the completion state of the various portions are KR Road (67%), Lalbagh (62%), South End Circle 50%), Jayanagar (59%) and RV Road Station (57%).

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Though Metro stations will have ATMs, there are no provisions for toilets yet. Chavan says that there is a proposal for building toilets in terminal stations only. These toilets too will be located in the traffic integration areas (areas where the feeder buses and private vehicles connect with the station) and not within the stations.

For instance, in the case of RV road station – which is located along 38th cross, Jayanagar 4th main road – passengers will have to travel about half a kilometre to find a public toilet. Within about 0.5 km from either side of the station there are two public toilets – one Nirmala toilet near Jayanagar 5th block park and a Sulabh toilet near the intersection of Kanakpura road and 40th cross road. A third, which is adjacent 4th block bus stop, is more than one km away.

While citizens’ groups have been demanding installation of toilets, BMRC says that Metro is just another mode of transport and should not be expected to provide all facilities. “Metro is a short distance train; it takes only 2-3 minutes to go from one station to another,” says Chavan.

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The patrons of Sreeraj Lassi Bar, who consider it to be a mecca of lassis and kulfis, throng the place also for its faloodas, fruit salads, sundaes and many more items. The team at Sreeraj Lassi Bar briskly meets orders for more than 100 types of summer coolers including milk shakes, ice creams, and shrikand. Located on 8th Main, 3rd Block in Jayanagar, its specialities

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Started 38 years ago by Sattar Kahab and Murrath, Sreeraj Lassi Bar’s first branch opened at Lavelle Road. The familiar white and red signboard can be seen across the city including Shanti Nagar, Kamaraj Road, Shivaji

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uMA swAMY is a jP Nagar resident and columnist. each fortnight, she will take you through our interesting neighbourhoods.if you have something exciting, intriguing, or just cool to report from your area, write to her at [email protected].

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We are happy to tell you that our Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT) has signed an MOU on May 17th, with BBMP to maintain Puttenahalli Lake, JP Nagar. This gives official status to what most of you would know PNLIT has been doing ever since the BBMP began rejuvenating the lake from Feb. 2010.

Your donations helped us plant 300 trees, hire a gardener and a sweeper. We greatly appreciate your support to a citizens' movement which began in a very small way to save the lake over three years ago to now reach this point of formal recognition of our effort.

Ours is the only lake in Bangalore to be managed by a residents' group. The challenge is even more formidable but not impossible. It only requires a little participation from you as residents in the locality to do your bit - go for walks around the lake. If you see someone throwing down rubbish or breaking off a sapling, stop them. If you

are a regular walker, join us as a volunteer to supervise the sweeper, gardener and security guards.

We are presently a seven member team with personal and professional commitments and need all the help we can get from you to fully transform the once shrinking threatened lake into a haven for birds, butterflies and fish.

Individual contributions and corporate donations to PNLIT will go towards cleaning the lake and its surroundings, planting more saplings, maintaining the garden around, securing the lake, feeding inlets to get water into the lake, upkeep of the toilets, provision of drinking water and lots of other things... as we go along.

We have already come a long way, the rest of the journey will not be difficult with your help.

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I had reported to you on July 8th, 2010 about the inconveniences experienced by residents due to the overgrown Parkia tree in front of my house (15th cross, JP Nagar 2nd phase). Chetan Boray (reporter) visited on 10th July look (and reported on it). He later gave me the contact particulars at BBMP. From that date, despite being a "Very Senior Citizen" I followed up the matter very

"religiously" with BBMP with the result that they chopped off the "menacing tree" entirely today. The affected residents including myself and my family are very happy that BBMP was convinced of the genuineness of our grievances and took appropriate action. Two new saplings are to be planted as compensation.Thank you and young Boray for starting the ball rolling.

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The lake in Jan 2009. Pic courtesy: PNLIT. The lake as on May 2011. Pic courtesy: PNLIT.

ushA rAjAgoPAlAN is a resident of south city apartments and Chairperson , PNlit.


Ten apartments in Bellandur area have recently received show cause notices from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for flouting STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) norms. The apartments, all of which were built by Sobha developers, are Sobha Carnation, Mayflower, Daisy, Jasmine, Dahlia, Lavender, Quartz, Aquamarine, Hibiscus and Primrose. They received notices in April.

Pollution Control Board authorities say that there is no specific drive to check on apartment STPs, but that surprise checks would continue. Though inspections are supposed to happen regularly, this is difficult due to shortage of staff; most inspections are done by ROs when they happen to visit an area, say officials.

While all 10 apartments did have STPs, part of the treated water was discharged to a nearby storm water drain, which joined Bellandur lake. “They were using part of the treated water for flushing, gardening etc., but excess water was let into the lake and its quality was poor, which contaminated the lake. Hence we issued notices,” says K M Lingaraju, Senior Environmental Officer at KSPCB.

Arindam Basu, member of one of the Sobha apartment associations, says that Sobha’s STPs were functioning efficiently, but raw sewage was released by smaller apartments nearby into Sobha’s common treated water pipeline, leading to contamination.

The notices asked the apartment owners’ associations to show cause as to why the Board should not take action against it. Action as per Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, allows KSPCB to stop water and power supply to the apartments. Residents could be asked to vacate the apartments and criminal cases can be filed against associations.

But these ‘actions’ appear to be on paper. Once the apartment owners respond to the notice, they will be given a chance for personal hearing with the Board. An action plan will be drawn out during the hearing with a deadline for the apartments for implementation.

In this case, all apartments have been given two months’ time for correcting deficiencies in the STPs and for finding better operators to do their Operation and Maintenance, says Lingaraju.

In the last one year, about 100 apartments in the city would have received show cause notices, says Lingaraju.

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Karnataka’s pollution watchdog recently charged southeast Bangalore’s elite apartments with polluting the already threatened Bellandur lake. The cloud, though, is on the regulations more than the violators.

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What the rule saysAll apartments with a built-up area more than 20,000 sq.m are mandated to have an STP. Apartments with lesser built-up area are exempted if they have an underground drainage (UGD) system. However in the newer ar-eas where UGD is not available, even apartments with an area of 5,000 sq mts or having 50 units need to have STPs.

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Though rules mandate 100% reuse of treated water, it is nearly impossible to do this, admit KSPCB officials. Excess water after re-use is usually allowed to be released into drains.


Doctors are wary of asking someone a simple question like “How are you?” in a social gathering. The reason is, the moment this question is asked , the person starts off with all his medical complaints. The doctor is definitely not interested in professional consultation in social get together.

Strangely enough, when the same person goes to a doctor’s chamber is not so forthcoming. Often the doctor has to ask probing questions to get the symptoms out of patient.

The result in both cases is dissatisfaction. It is so easy to blame the doctor. However, it stands to reason that if we want to get the best treatment we need to communicate all our problems to the doctor. This is further compounded by the most common complaint: that the doctor does not give us time. At the same time, it is worth pondering whether you would like to consult a doctor who has all the time in the world, but no patients!

Checklist: Visiting a doctor for the first time

• Make a note of your symptoms in chronological order. Make a note of any significant illness you might have suffered in past.

• Also, since some of the conditions may be hereditary, ensure that you have relevant details about your family history. Especially so when you feel someone in your contact might have suffered from a contagious disease.

• Inform the doctor about any allergies to drugs or food.

• A young woman must inform about her periods, or missing them. It is to ensure that in early pregnancy, the foetus does not come to harm.

• A working youngster must inform doctor about o c c u p a t i o n and nature of work. This is m o re relevant if the job involves

working on computers.

• Elder persons should make it a point to stick to description of their complaints. Elder

persons tend to digress, and it may cause doctor to lose

attention. You may have retired, but doctor is very much in active service or

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“Groundwater once being exploited through open/ dug well or shallow bore wells have now dried up and deep bore wells have now begun to tap static groundwater resources. There are 230 bore wells in every sq km in the city’s core area of 330 sq km.”

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gritty student scores high,against oddsVaishnavi S Prasad, 16, a tenth standard student of AV Education Society in JP Nagar passed her SSLC exams this year with 94.25 per cent and is excited and nervous about starting her pre-university classes at Jain College this June.

While jitters are common among teens ahead of a new chapter in life, Vaishnavi has different reasons to be apprehensive. She suffers from a disorder called Muscular Dystrophy, which has weakened her muscles and restricts her movements and also affects her speech. “Everyone knew about my condition in school and were extremely supportive.

Now I have to make friends all over again. I don’t know how they will react but I am looking forward to it,” says Vaishnavi who has opted for commerce.

The recent exams were a difficult time for Vaishnavi, as just a few days before her April finals, she was

admitted to hospital. Her oxygen levels had dropped acutely and she could not breathe without the help of a ventilator. It seemed

that she would miss her exams. Doctors advised her to take them up later but a determined Vaishnavi did not want to postpone writing the exams.

Her father, M R Sai Prasad, 51, a manager at Digital Circuits says she wrote the exams “against everybody’s advice.” He says that she came out with flying colours, “It

is something I am extremely proud of.“ The school was very supportive of her special needs during the exams and Vaishnavi was on ventilator as she wrote her exams.

Vaishnavi had to come to terms with her disorder. She was diagnosed when her parents consulted doctors about her speech problem. A muscle biopsy in 2005 confirmed that

she had Muscular Dystrophy, an incurable genetic disorder. Onset of pneumonia a year later weakened her lungs and damaged her respiratory system severely. She still requires a ventilator while she sleeps and cannot indulge in everyday activities as her muscles are weak.

But all this doesn’t seem to affect the vivaciousness of this teenager. She enjoys drawing but hasn’t been able to do so in a while. She wants to pursue creative fields such as

interior designing or animation as a career. She is also an avid collector of currency coins and notes. She spends her time in the holidays playing board games with her cousins and occasionally watering plants in her garden. Vaishnavi has had to miss out on going out with friends but consoles herself, “College is my chance to experience that”.

Mother Shanthi Prasad, 42, an English teacher talks about her daughter’s gumption, “She never complained about school work and insisted on helping out with any chores in the house she could do”.

The feeling of admiration is mutual as Vaishnavi says, “My mother is my biggest strength and my closest confidante.”

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The Principal of her school, Swayam Prabha, has noth-ing but praise for her. “Her courage and determination are her biggest strengths. She would insist on writing her notes and assignment despite not having the strength to do so.” Prabha feels that more schools can do their part in help-ing students like Vaishnavi. “Schools can do a lot more to provide the right environment for students with disabil-ity. Makings ramps instead of stairs and providing them with western toilets is a start,” says Prabha.

Vaishnavi with parents. Pic: Yogaraj Mudalgi.

Dr B N K Prasad, neurologist at Bangalore Hospital says, "Muscular Dystrophy is a caused by a gene mutation. It causes muscles to become progressively wasted and weak-ens them". At present there is no cure. "The symptoms can only be managed through physiotherapy and exercise.”Some of the common symptoms of the disor-ders, Dr Prasad says, are: Frequent fallsAbnormal looking muscles (they could appear swollen or atrophied), Delayed achievement of physical milestones such as walking and jumping, Weakness in muscles, Respiratory difficulty and Progressive muscular wasting.

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SPORTS Indian volleyball league29 May-2 June, 12 pm onwardsSri Kanteerva Indoor StadiumFusion Athletica-The world athletic day meet Races, high jump, long jump, shot put for children from the age of 9 to 17.21 may, 9 am onwards, Kanteerva stadium, Kasturba road

THEATRE 20 Fri Begum Jaan Hindustani21 Sat 3.30 pm Dayashankar Ki Diary (H)21 Sat 7.30 pm Yaar Banaa Buddy (H)22 Sun 3.30 pm Gorky+Tinku Ke Karname (H)22 Sun 7.30 pm Bollywood Ka Salaam… 1950s Ke Naam (H)24 Tue Mayamruga(K)25 Wed Heegadre Hege? (K)26 Thu Ratnan Prapancha (K)27 Fri Padma Pani (K)28 Sat Bhakta Prahlada – A string

puppet play (K) (also at 3.30 pm) 29 Sun Bikhre Bimb (H) (also at 3.30 pm) 31 Tue Huli Maththu Hudugi(K)1 Wed Kuberanigenirabeku?!(K)2 Thu Heegadre Hege? (K)3 Fri, 4 Sat, 5 Sun Harlesden High Street (E)Ranga Shankara, 8th Cross, J P Nagar, II Phase. Ph: 26493982 / 26592777EXHIBITION Rasalok, still theatre of miniature art every Saturday, 21st may, 6.30 pm, Bimba, the art ashram 42, Ratna Vilas road, Basavanagudi WAlkSTree parichay Introductions to trees as you take a walk with tree expert S. Karthikeyan. Entry fee: `120. Limited seats! Register: [email protected] may, 7.30 am, lalbagh

MUSIC BTM CULTURAL ACADEMY: 19th Anniversary Programme Composition of Mysore Vasudevachar Vid. TS Pattabhram Pandit on Vocals, Vid. TKV Ramanujacharyulyu on Violin, Vid. Mannargudi Eswaran: Mridangam and Vid. G Guruprasanna on Khanjari Bharathanatyam performance by Guru Smt. B. Bhanumathi & Discliples. May 21st & 22nd- 12 pm Venue: Shree Ramana Maharshi academy, 3rd Cross, 3rd phase, JP Nagar

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movie listingsINOx, SRI GARUDA SWAGATH MALL, JAYANAGAREngeyum Kadhal (Tamil) (U) 1:10 PMFast & Furious 5 (English) (A) 10:40 AM 4:00 PM 9:20 PMHudugaru (Kannada) (U) 11:51 AM 7:10 PMKo (Tamil) (U) 6:05 PMKool (Kannada) (U) 3:30 PMPirates Of The Carribean 4:OST-2D (English) (U/A) 1:15 PM 6:35 PMPyaar Ka Punchnama (Hindi) (U/A) 10:15 AM 2:35 PM 9:15 PMRagini MMS (Hindi) (A) 10:00 PMStanley Ka Dabba (Hindi) (U) 10:00 AM 5:20 PM

INOx, BANGALORE CENTRAL, JP NAGARFast & Furious 5 (English) (A) 1:30 pm 6:50 pmHudugaru (Kannada) (U) 5:15 pmKool (Kannada) (U) 2:45 pmlove u... Mr. Kalakaar! (Hindi) (TBA)12:00 pmPirates Of The Carribean 4:OST-2D (English) (U/A) 10:45 am 4:05 pm 9:25 pmPuttakkana Highway (Kannada) (U) 4:00 pmPyaar Ka Punchnama (Hindi) (U/A) 10:10 am 1:05 pm 6:20 pm 9:15 pmRagini MMS (Hindi) (A) 10:05 amSource Code (English) (U/A) 10:00 pmStanley Ka Dabba (Hindi) (U) 8:05 pm Schedule, 20 - 26 May, 2011. this information is subject to change. Please check with the cinemas for exact details.Note: Patrons between 3yrs to 18yrs will not be allowed to watch the “a” Rated movies.

“It’s an aesthetic alternative to mall culture“says Shobha Nambisan, Director, National Gallery of Modern Art, the central government’s third such gallery and first one in south India. “For just a ten rupee ticket, you can see paintings and sculptures inside. Then join for any programme. Film shows, talks...Gallery walks are also free. Assistant curators take people around the galleries and describe the paintings. There are two regular gallery walks every week - on Wednesdays at 3 pm, there’s ‘Elements of art’ and on Saturday at 10.30 am, there’s one on ‘History of Indian art’.”Read the complete interview online at www.citizenmatters.in.

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Hyundai dealers in south Bangalore were busy and excited last weekend with the launch of the new Verna Fluidic sedan. On 14th May, popular Kannada film actor Shiva Raj Kumar launched the sleek new Verna Fluidic at the Mysore-road based Blue Hyundai. Latif Hussain, Managing Director, Blue Hyundai was also present.

The Verna Fluidic has a completely new design, new engine, spacious cabin and equipped with several active and passive safety features. It comes in 1.4L, 1.6L engines in petrol and diesel variants. Price starts from `7.08 Lakhs ex-showroom rate for Bangalore.

Hyundai’s move to launch the sub-compact sedan comes as rising incomes in Asia’s third-biggest economy

is lifting demand for entry-level sedans in the market, which has focused on small-sized cars, reported the

business daily Mint, last week.

“We have received a total of 150 enquiries and 90 bookings till date”, said a pleased Syed Rehman, Customer Relation Manager at Blue Hyundai. “We expect to book around 200 cars this month”, he adds looking at the trend of enquiries.

Trident Hyundai, another dealer in Hosur

Road is equally pleased. “Overall, enquiries have crossed 800 and 169 bookings have been done as of now”, says Jonathan Samuel, Asst Marketing Manager at Trident Hyundai.

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Shivraj Kumar launches Hyundai Verna

Pic source: Blue Hyundai


exciting event for wannabe tennis stars Under 16 boys and girls fought it out for the trophy and All India Tennis Association ranking. These kids want to play the sport professionally.

Swish! A tennis racket swings through the air and hits the ball with a thud. On the other side of the net, an 11-year-old retaliates with lightning speed. Shivani’s smallness does not prepare you to expect the energy with which she strikes, which lands the ball at the edge of the field, escaping her opponent and bouncing hard against the fence.

“Yes!” she says to herself.

The first week of May 2011 was exciting for young tennis champions in Bangalore. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Talent Series hosted by Fusion Athletica (an organisation that hosts sports events) in Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hanumanthanagar, saw 11-16 year-old children at their best, playing for the Under-14 and Under-16 categories.

The talent series is the bottommost level. At each level of the tournament, players win points, which they submit to the AITA to get national level ranks. After this, they move on to the next levels:

championship series, super series, national series, and finally Nationals.

This tournament took off with the main matches from May 2, with 32 players. While some players like Anthony Savio - who won the boys’ U-16 singles and doubles - were playing for the nth time, others like Prajna Nagaraj, who secured the U-14 and U-16 girls’ singles, were first timers.

“I love tennis and I’m happy, but there’s always something to learn,” says Prajna, 13, and an 8th grade student at Jnana Sweekar Public School on Kanakapura Road. She has been learning tennis for the past three years.

According to Kiran Nandakumar, Chief Coach of Lawn Tennis in Fusion Athletica, some good coaching schools in Bangalore are Tennis Guide, Bulldog Tennis Academy, Bangalore Tennis Academy, Tennis Advantage, Topspin Tennis Academy and Maharaja J a y a c h a m r a j a Wodeyar Tennis

Centre (MJWTC).

Tennis academies get permission from KSLTA (Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association) to host tournaments. Many coaches do not enroll students in tournaments, so children find their own way into them through the official AITA website, says Nandakumar.

MAitri vAsudev, a student of communication at Mt Carmels, is a summer intern at Citizen Matters.

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Citizen Matters, 21 May 2011