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A PIL for Namma Railu aka Commuter Rail Service (CRS)

4 December 2012 - 10:06am — silkboard

Friends, some of us have discussed possibilities of filing a PIL for seeking closure or accelerating work on Commuter Rail Service (CRS) for Bengaluru. At this point, we are not entirely sure how well or fast the project is moving. Going by some reports, there is good progress.

A different kind of Sakrama

3 December 2012 - 9:37pm — srinidhi

There are building violations galore in our city..the prominent among them is the building multiple units, more than the stipulation. For example a 1200 sqft plot having more than 4 floors is way too common..

Let us list all pedestrian danger zones

3 December 2012 - 4:19pm — silkboard

Bheema, hope you don't mind me posting this in the DDC project. I was thinking that we list down all pedestrian danger spots that we touch daily in our commutes. 10+ new flyovers or underpasses on Outer ring road, but only 1 pedestrian bridge (near K R Puram). Its getting worse, with no visible plans. I am scared that I will knock down a pedestrian one of these days.

A welcome Initiative by Mr. Manivannan BESCOM MD

3 December 2012 - 11:13am — psaram42

 

In Bangalore Trees pruning by BESCOM task force is a familiar sight. Often the sore point is “Who should clear the debris” I was delighted and impressed while reading to day’s Bangalore Mirror article. Below is an excerpt of the same:-

Relevance of Shivaji and Maharashtra

30 November 2012 - 2:41pm — psaram42

Shivaji was a chieftain in the Pune area in Aurangzeb’s time. Aurangzeb as one can recall, was the last of mogul emperors whom the English defeated to take over the country. For the Wikipedia article click here [1]

Gated communities and town planning

28 November 2012 - 11:11am — psaram42

 

Living in Indiranagar or any other BDA locality in Bangalore is like living in wilderness devoid an identity.  One cannot blame BDA entirely for this a seeming short sightedness. After all engineers are supposed to put to practice the engineering what they have learnt by rote.

Koramangala - new mall on Agara Lake to choke Sarjapur Road?

26 November 2012 - 11:01pm — silkboard

Remember this accusation made seven months ago? refer DH article from May:

You could be jailed if you comment on this post

25 November 2012 - 5:16pm — silkboard

Well, its possible. You could go to jail if your comment is not in compliance with the dreaded IT Act.  If you have been watching the news lately, you know what this means. Here is the Information technology act of 2000, amended in 2008, in full, sourced from a government site (Meghalaya police site!).

Sustainable economic practices for a healthy democracy

24 November 2012 - 12:04pm — psaram42

The meet started at 6:00 PM sharp with the following four on the dais:-

1.       Gautam Padmanabhan CEO westlands,

2.       Rev Father Dr. Vijay Kumar Prabhu Pricipal, St. Josephs College of Commers 

lecture on “The Great Churning: India’s Progressive Moment?” by Mr Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Mon, 26/11/12

23 November 2012 - 1:23pm — murali772
26 Nov 2012 17:30
Asia/Calcutta

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