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Bangalore is ahead of Osaka!

29 December 2008 - 10:40am — mcadambi

Bangalore is ahead of Osaka, Japan in terms of Human Capital and next to Frankfurt, Germany in the same. It is one of the top 50 cities of the world, according to AT Kearney, Inc a consultancy and "Foreign Policy", a foreign policy magazine based in the US.

New Delhi and Mumbai are ahead of Bangalore in other rankings, but not in terms of Human Potential.

BIAL to City train - proposal on table (Train to BIAL.jpg)

28 December 2008 - 10:40pm — silkboard
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BIAL to City train - proposal on table

28 December 2008 - 10:27pm — silkboard

Building on the good vibes about Commuter Rail Service, hear this out now. Devesh mentioned that at a recent meeting where BCIC was taking up the cause of those who commute to BIAL for work, Mr. Arvind Jadhav indicated that a proposal to introduce train service between the BIAL and Bangalore city (via Yeshwanthapur) is being finalized. The service would be operational once the formalities are completed. Quick details:

BBMP's negligence - example from Saraswathi Nagar (Image196.jpg)

28 December 2008 - 8:41pm — admin
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BBMP's negligence - example from Saraswathi Nagar

28 December 2008 - 8:37pm — admin

Praja is not an official complaints authority, but from time to time, we get complaint emails meant for BBMP, BMTC or Traffic Police. It indicates that many citizens don't know where exactly to complain. Regardless, here is a recent email that highlights how even small public work carried out in the city is often not done to perfection. Lack of clean up post-work is so very common.

RTI - A powerful tool for citizens to make use!

27 December 2008 - 2:14am — kbsyed61

Right to information Act 2005, is a testimony to the maturity and resilience of Indian Democracy and its citizens. This indeed has open a new chapter in citizen-government relationships.

Govt functionaries as fund collectors

26 December 2008 - 5:13pm — murali772

M K Gupta, a UP PWD engineer, was killed allegedly by BSP MLA, Mr Sekhar Tiwari, and his henchmen, for refusing to donate money for Mayawati's birthday celebrations.

BMTC drivers resorting to murder (to protect its interests?)

26 December 2008 - 4:15pm — murali772

In a shocking incident, two BMTC bus drivers beat up a private bus driver and later crushed him under the wheels of the bus.

Namma Metro domain booted out

26 December 2008 - 10:34am — ramesh_mbabu
A visit to the Namma Metro web site http://bmrc.co.in/ shows

Account for domain bmrc.co.in has been suspended

Does one need any thing more to understand the incompetency of "another goverment department"? Ramesh

Traffic Lights and Signals - Adequate Pedestrian Phase Timings and facilities

26 December 2008 - 12:41am — asj

Dear all,

Here is a draft in process of finalisation.

The aim is to get Pune Municipal Corporation to formally agree to apply a uniform protocol to ensure appropriate pedestrian safety measures are in place with regards to traffic lights / signals at junctions.

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