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BTRAC and the road signs scam

8 December 2008 - 7:55pm — silkboard
Traffic

sign 2Tune your mind to observe traffic signs in the city, and you'd notice a few things. One, BTRAC project is busy putting up a lot of new ones. Two, perhaps they needn't have spent taxpayer's money on putting them up. Three, sorry Mr Sood, BTRAC may not be doing the best that it can.

Palace Property sold for Rs 6,000 cr?

8 December 2008 - 6:01pm — murali772
Environment

Wodeyar has sold prime land in Palace Grounds to a city-based developer. Many high profile realtors were interested in the deal. But in the end leading developer Dayanand Pai struck the deal. It is disputed land but already been sold for Rs6,000 crore.

NICE Freeway becomes part of PRR!

8 December 2008 - 7:42am — blrsri

Good news to start the week..

Petrol goes down - where do we go?

5 December 2008 - 9:54pm — narayan82

Its all over the news, Petrol Price is down by 5 Diesel by 2. Expect a rush at all bunks tomorrow.

Road Humps (Good & Bad)

5 December 2008 - 3:46pm — anent
Traffic

Bangalore is a good example for Good & Bad road humps. Though we have regulations in IRC (Indian Road Congress - http://www.irc.org.in/) but the humps in the city are being laid incorrectly in several areas.

Infosys exhorts employees to go on 1-yr sabbatical, work for NGOs

5 December 2008 - 2:31pm — murali772

India's second-largest information technology services provider, Infosys Technologies, has issued letters to its employees stating they could opt for a one-year sabbatical to engage themselves in philanthropic activities. They would continue to draw 50 per cent of their salary during the period.

Self reliance in Security and battlefield armory !

5 December 2008 - 8:25am — kbsyed61

We are in the midst of difficult times and circumstances with failing economy on one hand and safety of lives on another. In these trying times, one question that passes my mind is, why is that we are still dependent on other countries for our defense and security needs?

The crooked signs

4 December 2008 - 11:57pm — silkboard
Traffic

Crooked Signs 2I think its a challenge, a real one. How do you convey, via simple road signs, the so modern concept of looping road interchanges!? Try describing an interchange when giving out directions - is that a left, or a right that you take from Inner Ring Road to get on to airport road towards HAL? The road signs around such interchanges convey this confusion really well. Some samples for you:

Tata arm bags Mysore water supply project

4 December 2008 - 7:08am — silkboard
Water

This piece of news must be noted, its significant. Mysore city corporation (MCC) is inviting a Tata arm to form the largest water supply PPP project in the country. Read the press release directly on Tata group's website. Here are some key points worth your time:

Peace March, Bangalore: A Report

3 December 2008 - 11:35pm — Photoyogi

Media fuels a Louder voice that calls for War on terrorThis morning I got this email fwd from a friend in the US, calling citizens to gather at cubbon park,  and express their feeling with the terror attacks in Mumbai. Yes, the past few days I have been tracking this news across the prominent national TV channels. My blood boils, my heart broke on seeing the the Taj Palace burn.



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