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Harassment from anonymous caller

Everything else

Hi

I was wondering if there's a helpline to report an anonymous caller who keeps sending unsolicited SMSs/phone calls to women. This person calls up asking for 'Navin' and if it's a woman, pesters them to talk to him. If they don't pick up the phone, he keeps sending annoying msgs.

Criminal negligence

Infrastructure

Five persons of a family were killed in a head on collision between their SUV and a KSRTC Rajahamsa bus near Kammadatti on the Bangalore-Chennai National Highway in the wee hours of Saturday. An eyewitness, said that construction was underway on the road as part of the four-laning of the National Highway. Traffic was allowed on only one road as the other road was being tarred.

Auto Rickshaw service in Bangalore city

Public Transport

Dear Sir, we citizens at Bangalore do not get proper service from auto rickshaw. Here are the list of complaints.

1. Most of the auto rickshaw drivers simply denies to come at our destination place.

2. If someone agree, they will demand lump-sum amount. That amount is much more than actual charges as per meter.

BMRCL - Work Zone Disparities

Infrastructure

See this Hindu Report on Namma Metro's work on Vidhana Veedhi. 

Anti-corruption law for states, IAC proposal, formatted version

Governance

Follow up to the previous post (with proposed Jan Lokpal bill), here is formatted version of Jan Lokayukta Bill that IAC is proposing to all states of India. For ease of side by side comparison, also uploaded is the current Lokayukta Act of Karnataka (from year 1984, with amendmenets, last one done in 2000).

Jan Lokpal Bill from IAC, and Govt Lokpal bill, latest versions

Governance

[Update, Aug 20: Took out reference to the reformatted 1.8 version, embedded latest (version 2.3) Jan Lokpall Bill draft, and the one that was introduced in Lok Sabha]

Anti corruption meet at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan a report

Governance

The chief guest Justice Hegde arrived at 10:15 hrs well in time. The meeting started around 11:00 hrs, soon after the arrival of H. S. Doreswamy. Doreswamy the freedom fighter is 80 plus years of age. High courts advocate Ravi Kumar and Smt K Uma secretary, Karnataka Jana jagrity Abhiyan joined the other two on the dais.

Japan, take a bow ... sharing an article

Everything else

Wanted to share this article from TOI Sunday times 20th March 2011 Japan, take a bow for grace under fire, from Amrit Dhillon, TNN.

eCity-Phase 2 new Footpath : Visual Report

InfrastructurePedestrian Infrastructure

Few days back new footpath work completed in eCity Phase-2. From XIME to TataBP Solar strech. Here is the photo report. I have no comments posted on this intentionally. Last few pics show how a footpath space is used for "beautification" by a private company. So no footpath laid there :(

 

Bicycle repair shops in Bengaluru

Infrastructure

 Trying to crowdsource bicycle repair shops on a map. I have made the map in the link editable by all,Just plot the ones you see in your neighbourhood with a marker and save. While you cant edit the embedded image directly, click on the link in the small text below the map.

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