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Dissecting AAP manifesto 2014

4 April 2014 - 11:47am — murali772

All said and done, AAP has catalysed change country-wide, and it very much deserves to be in the picture, even after the elections, perhaps in place of Congress and as a an alternative to BJP. This is particulaly so as far as Karnataka is concerned, where neither Congress nor BJP has much of a credible standing. And, that's why AAP interests me.

Metro Ph 3 - along a circular route - did you know?

28 March 2014 - 1:40pm — murali772

Meanwhile, Phase 3 is also on the cards. “We have already started planning Phase 3 of the Metro. Unlike Phase 1 and 2 which go across the city, north to south, east to west, Phase 3 will be a circular route around the city,” he (MD, Mr Kharola) said.

Why Nandan Nilekani is my choice from Bangalore South

21 March 2014 - 7:16pm — murali772

Relevance of Dr Vivek Murthy's appointment as US Surgeon General, for the democratic world

17 March 2014 - 3:44pm — murali772

The bane of Capitalism is the power of business lobbies to affect governance in a way that it suits their vested interests, even if it is at colossal costs to public interest.

Congress sidelining Prof Rajiv Gowda?

13 March 2014 - 6:06pm — murali772

Like in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, primary election in Bangalore North scheduled to be held on Thursday, is petering out to be a farce with top Congress leaders threatening to defeat the very purpose of the experiment.

"ConnectKaro" report

13 March 2014 - 4:20pm — murali772

My essential takeaways from "ConnectKaro" (workshop co-hosted by Embarq India, and World Resource Institute's centre for sustainable transport in India, in collaboration with DULT, on the 10th & 11th March):

Emboldened Corporates

20 February 2014 - 4:18pm — murali772

Lokayukta police on Tuesday arrested a chief environmental officer in the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) while he was accepting Rs 50,000-bribe from an employee of a leading instant food manufacturer.

Namma Metro disconnect

5 February 2014 - 11:49am — murali772

Namma Metro connectivity to different parts of the city is welcome. But commuters also need good access and facilities to reach stations from their homes. And that's a drawback, finds a recent study by the Indian Institute of Science.

BBMP's box drains

30 January 2014 - 11:21am — murali772

The pictures below show what I am referring to as"box drains" under construction, on the east side of the road between Egipura jn and the bridge over the strorm-water (rather sewage) drain, in Koramangala.

Alarming air quality scene in India

27 January 2014 - 5:49pm — murali772

But for the first three weeks of this year, New Delhi’s average daily peak reading of fine particulate matter from Punjabi Bagh, a monitor whose readings are often below those of other city and independent monitors, was 473, more than twice as high as the average of 227 in Beijing.

BWSSB's deathtraps

21 January 2014 - 11:13am — murali772

The pictures below offer two views of a dig-up (on 12th main, HAL 2nd stage, Indiranagar, adjacent to Corner House), obviously by BWSSB, to access their manhole cover, the top of which has gone almost a foot below the re-tarred road surface.

Can the country's higher judiciary too be bought off?

19 January 2014 - 5:46pm — murali772

The WIPRO case:

Question of Corporate citizens' accountability

19 January 2014 - 5:21pm — murali772

My posting a link to this comment on the non-professional methods adopted by BBMP to collect property tax dues (going by BBMP's claim) from WIPRO, on OneBengaluruGoogleGroup, led to the following exchange with DV (incidentally, a

Arbitrary and unfair water tariff increase for apartment complexes

14 January 2014 - 4:32pm — murali772

Attached is the minutes of the meeting between BAF (Bangalore Apartments Federation, representing 45 apartment complexes) members & BWSSB Chairman Mr. Ravi Shankar, held on 08 Jan 2014.

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FDI in Railways

9 January 2014 - 5:04pm — murali772

Whether or not foreign direct investment (FDI) will be allowed for high speed trains in Indian Railways is still being discussed as the Home Ministry is yet to respond to the Cabinet note sent by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion’s (DIPP) to the Home Ministry.

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