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Shouldn't EIA apply to Kukke temple 'development' also?

18 June 2009 - 1:09pm — murali772

The Minister for Housing and Endowment, Sri Krishnaiah Setty (though he has just stepped down, I am not sure the proposal will get shelved) had stated that Shree Kukke Subramanya temple, deep in the middle of dense rain forests, would be developed at a cost of Rs 180 crore, and the department has already issued work order for Rs 60 crore.

Using Social Media for Mobilisation

18 June 2009 - 11:06am — murali772
19 Jun 2009 18:30
19 Jun 2009 20:00
Asia/Calcutta

For some time now, blogs, facebook  and other forms of social media have been used extensively for rallying people around an issue or a cause. However, what makes some of these campaigns more successful than others? Does the workability of social media for mobilisation depend on the manner in which information is designed and/or disseminated?
 

School Bus - Another Business?

17 June 2009 - 7:53am — Vasanth

Nowadays, School Bus Fares is even higher than School Fees. This has become like a daylight robbery done by School Management in the name of education.

Why is the Bellandur Lake Dead?

16 June 2009 - 9:07pm — psaram42

There are 20 storms cum sewage water inlets feeding polluted water into the Bellandur Lake in total. Out of this only one inlet namely Koramangala Challaghatta (KC) valley inlet water is being treated before discharging into the Lake.

Silence Please!

16 June 2009 - 6:07pm — murali772
19 Jun 2009 17:00
19 Jun 2009 20:00
Asia/Calcutta

Come Friday evening, Hudson Circle, one of the more congested traffic spots in the city, will witness a peace march of a different kind, where “silence” will be both its method and message.

Flyovers are not solutions

16 June 2009 - 4:23pm — mrmaulik

One fine morning in Times of India I read Ahmedabad Municipal Corportions's Commissioner declared seven flyovers in his current financial Budget. It was surprised by facts that out of these all, only  for two junctions some traffic surveys and feasibility report were prepared and review by Engineering Department of Corporation.

But, Bangaloreans can't afford to ignore HDK

16 June 2009 - 2:27pm — murali772

JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy is still smarting over the Lok Sabha poll results in Bangalore. Hurt by the drubbing, Kumaraswamy railed against Bangaloreans at a party workers meet at the Palace Grounds ... “Even after my government started several new initiatives, the electorate rejected the party in Bangalore. I wonder why ...” said Kumaraswamy ....

Storm Water Drains

16 June 2009 - 9:58am — RKCHARI

Hello Friends,

An innovative technology is now available in Bangalore (imported from Australia) which will solve storm water drainage problem once and for all. The technology hghlights are:

1) Does not require any dreging of existing drains

Corridor Improvement Plan - Airport Road

16 June 2009 - 9:53am — silkboard

So now, elections over, pressure on BJP to perform etc etc, its time for city's local government to deliver more on the Big10 promise. While we can criticise the mish mash that city's local government is (BBMP, BDA, BMTC etc, and then ABIDe, two ministers assigned to the city), good work or unplanned work, bit it does seem like there is work happening on the ground inside the city.

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