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IR - no way to treat a commuter

15 February 2016 - 6:12pm — murali772

According to information posted by techie Dishendra R Deshmukh on his Facebook page, he was carrying a foldable bicycle when travelling between the two stations on February 9, something he often did. When he reached Cantonment, a woman ticketing officer stopped him and levied a fine of Rs 30 for carrying heavy luggage.

Water supply for Bangalore Metrolpolitan Region

7 February 2016 - 5:17pm — murali772

I was at a presentation on the subject of 'Public Policy on Water supply for the Bangalore Metrolpolitan Region' by Sri V Balasubramanian, IAS retd (former Addl Chief Secretary, GoK), under the auspices of the Karnataka Regional chapter of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, last week.

FAIL - motorcycles as last mile solution for metro

2 February 2016 - 8:59am — srinidhi
Metro Rail

First of all, the lack of integration of BMRCL with other modes of PT like BMTC is the biggest impediment for metro's usefulness and profitability..however nothing much can be done there now..

The business of medical education

1 February 2016 - 12:14pm — murali772

You would never find advertisements for "confirmed admission" to any IIT or AIIMS or one asking you to book a seat in advance in any of these premier institutes. Neither are there advertisements promising you selection for the civil services or placement in an all-India service of your choice.

Start suburban railu - Save Bengaluru

1 February 2016 - 11:00am — dvsquare
Commuter Rail
 
All is required from your side is - 
Just click on the yellow box saying - "click here to send an Email to Karnataka Government & Ministry of Railways".
And it will send an email to all the stakeholders.
Also, forward the link to all your friends/neighbors/colleagues/apartment-mailer-grou

ಉಪನಗರ ರೈಲು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಉಳಿಸಿ!

31 January 2016 - 11:03pm — kbsyed61
Commuter Rail

ನಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಜಾ ಗೆಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ,

Whither RITES?

27 January 2016 - 4:39pm — murali772
Public Transport

While a lot of debate has been going on from long about reforms in Indian Railways (check here), the latest being the Dr Bibek Debroy report (check The Hindu report on the same h

Start Suburban Railu, Save Bengaluru!

26 January 2016 - 10:13pm — kbsyed61
Commuter Rail

Dear Namma Bengaluru Niwasigale, Time to ask questions

We have waited enough for the state government and the center to build infrastructure that could provide relief to our daily challenges. Our day starts with overcoming the challenge of beating the traffic to reach our work places and end with same challenge to return home in the evening.

A well-argued case for bullet trains in India

24 January 2016 - 12:12pm — murali772
Public Transport

Given that it is a low-energy, low-emission mode of transportation that can reduce costs significantly, India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed rail

- - -HSR is a better option in terms of energy efficiency, carbon footprint and inter-city travel time than air travel

Time to Call upon State and Railways for Namma Railu Implementation - #‎SupportNammaRailu‬

22 January 2016 - 1:51am — kbsyed61
Commuter Rail

#‎SupportNammaRailu‬

Even after 5 years into Namma Railu advocacy, things have not started to work out the way we all have wanted to be. The project is still in corridors of state government and Railway Ministry. With budget around the corner, let us remind our public representatives that they have forgotten about this project.



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