Skip to Content

List of Posts

Cycle day is truly underway!

The Feel Bengaluru Cycle Day is well and truly underway now. On Sunday morning, folks from Praja and DULT, and several cycling enthusiasts met at Cubbon park to plan the event. The details of the event day are starting to fall in place. See our previous post for event day itinerary.

Chikaballapur Station getting ready

Commuter Rail

Chikballapur station getting two Platforms part of Chikabbalpur - Kolar broad gauge conversion. SWR has failed to create on island PF with pit lines for the Suburban Rail and even to run intercity trains.

 

Petition & Suburban Rail Brochure in Kannada !

Commuter Rail

@ Kishore Chandra  - Thanks for your help in translating the documents to Kannada.

Dear Praja members,

Here is the draft of the petition in Kannada addressed to MLAs for their support to Suburban Rail Service. Also attached is the Brochure in Kannada that can be sent along with the petition.

Meet on activities on the first Cycle Day event (27/Oct)

Some news on activities planned on the first CycleDay event. Following is a quick summary from the meeting held on 1/Oct to discuss potential options:

1. Inauguration by the Mayor - via a ceremonial cycle ride.

2. A heritage cycle ride around Cubbon park area. Critical Mass happens on the same day. Work with them to explore combining the two somehow.

Blatant violations of rule of law

Urban Development

Now, even as I had just finished publishing the post titled "re-assertion of the rule of law?", pertaining to the government clearing encroachments onto the Kaggadaspura lake (check this), I was hit by this bombshell of a post (full text below) on "SaveKoramangala Ya

Re-assertion of rule of law?

Urban Development

Illegal apartment complexes, temples, coconut plantations, temporary sheds, buildings and compounds around Kaggadasapura lake in Varthur hobli will be brought down on Saturday, as the Bangalore Urban district officials will undertake a major eviction drive to clear the encroachments around the lake.

CRS could commence if Binny Mill land is given: Kharge

Commuter Rail

Railway Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge on Saturday urged the State government to hasten acquisition process of Binny Mill land abutting the City Railway Station so that the Railways can make a beginning with the Commuter Rail System (CRS) for Bangalore.

Launch Swalpa Cleanup Maadi initiative

29 Sep 2013 08:30
Asia/Calcutta

Posting on behalf of Prof. Rajeev Gowda. 

 

We cordially invite you to the launch of the “Swalpa Cleanup Maadi” campaign.

The event will include:

Meet @ Cubbon Park

29 Sep 2013 07:00
29 Sep 2013 09:00
Asia/Calcutta

This week's Sunday Praja Cycle ride includes CycleDay discussions. Meet at 7am, just before Critical Mass ride in Cubbon Park. All are welcome to join. 

Praja.in comment guidelines

Posting Guidelines apply for comments as well. No foul language, hate mongering or personal attacks. If criticizing third person or an authority, you must be fact based, as constructive as possible, and use gentle words. Avoid going off-topic no matter how nice your comment is. Moderators reserve the right to either edit or simply delete comments that don't meet these guidelines. If you are nice enough to realize you violated the guidelines, please save Moderators some time by editing and fixing yourself. Thanks!



about seo