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Sarjapur road signal-free corridor saga

28 September 2011 - 6:11pm — murali772

On the 10th of the month, a set of mails were received on the "savekoramangala" yahoo-group from a prominent member of the community, alongwith drawings (and a list, which is attached), informing that the BDA is undertaking construction of flyovers and underpasses on Sarjapura Road (at junctions marked A, B,C & D in the map below), as part of the "Signal-free Corridor between

How Indian Doctors Loot Patients

27 September 2011 - 8:18pm — murali772

This is by Dr B M Hegde, MD, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPG, FRCPI, FACC, FAMS - Padma Bhushan Awardee 2010 (for more on him, click here), which has been doing the Yahoo/ Google - group rounds of recent:

Inhuman lock-up conditions

15 September 2011 - 10:10pm — murali772

Both Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law B Srinivas Reddy have been lodged at the Central Crime Station (CCS) lockup which is 'famous' for bandicoots paying a visit now and then. Sources told Express that in the absence of a cell in the CBI office at Koti, CBI joint director VV Lakshminarayana has decided to keep the duo in the CCS lockup.

Preservation of heritage buildings

8 September 2011 - 5:28pm — murali772

The demolition of the house of renowned novelist R K Narayan which began here on Monday to make way for an apartment complex came to a halt with the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) proposing to conserve it as a heritage monument. The MCC will initiate further action; until then, it has ordered suspension of all work.

No recognition to gated enclaves

26 August 2011 - 2:35pm — murali772

In response to a query under the Right to Information , the Bangalore Development Authority and the Bangalore Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (BMRDA) have said that their rules had no provision for a “gated community”. Further, it is also learnt that the local Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike also does not recognise the concept.

Leading by example

9 August 2011 - 6:38pm — murali772

Seeing the used plastic cups, lying amongst other waste, in a bin, Dr Meenakshi Bharath, the SWM evangelist, dramatically bent down and started picking up the cups one by one with bare hands. This was at lunch time following the meeting of RWA's, convened by the Namma Bengaluru Foundation last Saturday, at the Koramangala Club.

New Notification on Fire Safety

7 August 2011 - 7:10pm — murali772

Mr Uday Vijayan of "Beyond Carlton", who is working with 'Namma Bengaluru Foundation' to further the Fire Safety message sent me these copies of the latest (7th July, '11) notification issued by the Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services wing of the Home Department.

Srinivagilu village road motorability

6 August 2011 - 7:27pm — murali772

The Srinivagilu village road, which is an ideal link to Intermediate Ring Road (IRR) for S T Bed layout residents heading towards Indiranagar side, is becoming more and more unmotorable. The road, which was concreted a few years back, has got dug up at so many places along the length and breadth, resulting in its reverting to a regular village road, once again.

Do we have the rule of law at all?

5 August 2011 - 2:39pm — murali772

The report captioned "Whose lake is it any way?" in the Bangalore Mirror made for some amazing reading. Some excerpts are reproduced below (the full text may be accessed here):

For better laws, debate and discuss bills first

18 July 2011 - 7:05pm — murali772

The Lokpal Bill 2011 is one among 67-odd bills listed as pending before Parliament. Is it fair that out of a list of 67, only the Lokpal Bill gets intensive civil society scrutiny? And why should any bill be passed without complete transparency or due diligence?

The only way to make the government work?

17 July 2011 - 5:35pm — murali772

The Karnataka state government’s dilatory tactics during litigation came under flak in the Karnataka high court on Friday, when chief justice JS Khehar observed that the government might abandon its evasive methods only if the chief minister BS Yeddyurappa was asked to pay a fine of Rs1 lakh from his own pocket.

Public Statement by academics on futility of road widening in Bengaluru.

14 July 2011 - 7:29pm — murali772

Following is the text of the letter addressed to

Why not put the temple wealth to good use?

11 July 2011 - 6:50pm — murali772

What should India, rising but still plagued by poverty, do with a newly discovered treasure of gold coins, statues and jewels in the vault of a Hindu temple, valued at about $22 billion? Suggestions are pouring in from across the country and the world. Some say it should be used to establish universities and colleges.

BMTC's vertical integration

20 June 2011 - 7:31pm — murali772

Ashok said the BMTC had proposed to build a hotel near Bangalore International Airport and also a bus terminus to provide facilities to the passengers who arrive late in the night.

Stray dog menace

14 June 2011 - 6:39pm — murali772

This past Saturday (11th June) morning, my son left home on his mobike at around 4.45, and as he was turning into the Shinivagilu village road, past the Ganesha temple (S T Bed layout), a pack of stray dogs attacked him. He dodged them and rode along, even as a few kept chasing. One of them took a snipe at his foot, even biting through his shoe, drawing blood.

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