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Subramanya's legacy

19 June 2009 - 11:29am — murali772

The power of the Magic Boxes and the Tragic Hoaxes he invented can be assessed by confining ourselves to just one of his gifts to BB – the VIP road from Golf Club Circle to Mekhri Circle. That short stretch of “signal-free highway” is a signal contribution by the visionary in Subramanya.

The Black Gold of Bangalore

19 June 2009 - 8:44am — psaram42

When we visited the KC Valley sewage water treatment plant on Monday the 15^th June 2009 the one thought that struck me was that the product of this treatment plant is infact a black gold. We were told that this material is transported by trucks free of cost. obviously, I thought.

Videographing / Video recording of traffic on Lalitha Mahal Road on June 19

18 June 2009 - 10:24pm — indian

On Wed, June 17, 2009, I did the manual counting of vehicular traffic on the Lalitha Mahal Road between 17:04 to 17:35 hours by standing mid-way/in between the Sangolli Rayanna (Chamundi Hill) Circle and the Lalitha Mahal Road.

GOI online 'Working' Grievance forum

18 June 2009 - 3:57pm — blrsri

Dear All,

Shouldn't EIA apply to Kukke temple 'development' also?

18 June 2009 - 1:09pm — murali772

The Minister for Housing and Endowment, Sri Krishnaiah Setty (though he has just stepped down, I am not sure the proposal will get shelved) had stated that Shree Kukke Subramanya temple, deep in the middle of dense rain forests, would be developed at a cost of Rs 180 crore, and the department has already issued work order for Rs 60 crore.

Using Social Media for Mobilisation

18 June 2009 - 11:06am — murali772

Start: 19 Jun 2009 18:30

End: 19 Jun 2009 20:00

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

For some time now, blogs, facebook and other forms of social media have been used extensively for rallying people around an issue or a cause. However, what makes some of these campaigns more successful than others? Does the workability of social media for mobilisation depend on the manner in which information is designed and/or disseminated?

School Bus - Another Business?

17 June 2009 - 7:53am — Vasanth

Nowadays, School Bus Fares is even higher than School Fees. This has become like a daylight robbery done by School Management in the name of education.

Why is the Bellandur Lake Dead?

16 June 2009 - 9:07pm — psaram42

There are 20 storms cum sewage water inlets feeding polluted water into the Bellandur Lake in total. Out of this only one inlet namely Koramangala Challaghatta (KC) valley inlet water is being treated before discharging into the Lake.

Silence Please!

16 June 2009 - 6:07pm — murali772

Start: 19 Jun 2009 17:00

End: 19 Jun 2009 20:00

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

Come Friday evening, Hudson Circle, one of the more congested traffic spots in the city, will witness a peace march of a different kind, where “silence” will be both its method and message.

Flyovers are not solutions

16 June 2009 - 4:23pm — mrmaulik

One fine morning in Times of India I read Ahmedabad Municipal Corportions's Commissioner declared seven flyovers in his current financial Budget. It was surprised by facts that out of these all, only for two junctions some traffic surveys and feasibility report were prepared and review by Engineering Department of Corporation.

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