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BTC - How Bengaluru's elite bribe their clan for social club membership?

12 March 2011 - 8:19am — kbsyed61

Inching

4 March 2011 - 2:37pm — Ravi_D

Happens so often in our world, but this one really got to me this morning. After waiting patiently for the light to turn green the third time, I managed to get tangled up right in the middle of the intersection - with vehicles inching in from all directions and eat into whatever little space that was left for me to pass.

New Karnataka govt notification for continuing to avail gas connection

5 February 2011 - 6:00pm — Ervamanatil Prashant

On 27th January, through our neighbours we found out gas dealers are asking for filing of photo-id and electricity bill. Unfortunately I dont have my electricity bill with me now and the next electricity bill would reach us around the 10th or 12th of the month. As per the govt notification, the last date for filing is 10th Feb, 2010.

7 Horrors of Bangalore

22 January 2011 - 4:21pm — murali772

Bangalore Mirror has invited citizens to select the "7 Wonders of Bangalore". Simultaneously, if one was to nominate "7 Horrors of Bangalore" (or more), my list will include the following (not necessarily in the order of listing):

The EVM controversy

6 September 2010 - 12:03pm — murali772

There is worldwide acceptance of the need for a paper trail in conjunction with EVMs. Electronic voting was introduced in many countries. But serious doubts were soon raised about the security, accuracy, reliability and verifiability of electronic elections. In October 2006, the Netherlands banned the use of EVMs. In 2009, the Republic of Ireland declared a moratorium on their use.

A small note for IAS aspirants - Civil Services Examination

6 September 2010 - 12:42am — Mani1972

Wanted Praja to host an often requested note on civil services examination. Hope it is okay to host this one-off small note for IAS aspirants.

Well done, Mr Commissioner

24 August 2010 - 1:09pm — murali772

ASI Nagarajappa and constables Venkatesh, Veerabhadraiah and Nagappa attached to Sanjaynagar police station were suspended, pending a departmental inquiry. On August 2, they barged into an apartment where a birthday party was being celebrated and illegally detained some persons and demanded money for their release.

Arrogance personified

17 August 2010 - 1:56pm — murali772

In a crude show of political might, labour minister B N Bacche Gowda and his gunman physically assaulted a family which dared to overtake the minister’s vehicle. When Bharat (the driver of the vehicle) questioned if he had committed any crime by overtaking the minister’s vehicle, Gowda allegedly stepped out of his car and physically assaulted Bharat.

A case for better Road surfaces and volume

6 August 2010 - 6:49pm — psaram42

Four companies viz ACC , India cements, Ital Cementi (Zuary) and. Ultratech cement Ltd.

Hearing pursuant to the appeal under RTI in the case of the Indiranagar Tree Felling

20 July 2010 - 4:53pm — murali772

With the BBMP tree officer remaing silent to the RTI query raised by me on the 10th April, in the matter of the apparently unauthorised tree felling on 100 ft road in Indiranagar (check this), I had sent an appeal to the Commissioner, BBMP, on the 28th June.

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