Posts : Bangalore

Shaping Bangalore's periphery - before its too late

silkboard - 20-NOV-2011

Our city, Bengaluru has a core, and periphery. Let us define the area bound between  Outer Ring Road as the core, and beyond as periphery. If you look back from nineties onwards, City planners cared for people to live in the core, and work in the periphery.

Metro Underground - Who Is Gaining the Expertise?

pdk - 19-NOV-2011

Came across this report in DH:  Metro’s Phase-I unlikely to meet deadline.  From June 2012, to December 2013, to March 2014 and now December 2014, though Mr Sreehari admits anything before mid-2015 is a pipedream.

What keeps you from lending a helping hand to road accident victims?

kbsyed61 - 19-NOV-2011

* Don't know how to help or handle the situation * Fear of police formalities * Don't know about the legalities * I prefer minding my own business

'Soft' measures to promote Kannada - the time is now?

silkboard - 17-NOV-2011

Okay. I wrote this on Rajyotsava day itself, but didn't post for fear of generating the wrong kind of debates. Two weeks later, here it is.

Would you nominate your MLA/ Corporator for an award?

murali772 - 17-NOV-2011

The Namma Bengaluru awards set off an involved debate amongst the Koramangala netizens on the merits of nominating the local MLA, Mr Ramalinga Reddy, for the award, in the politicians category. Such debates in the open, I am sure, form a healthy trend, and will eventually contribute to better overall governance.

Team SSK - run for inclusion

murali772 - 17-NOV-2011

We would like to cordially invite you to the 'Team SSK - run for inclusion' organized by Spastics Society of Karnataka on Nov 27th, Sunday. The event will focus on inclusive living and bringing together communities. We will strive to create awareness about the need for sensitivity towards the disabled and their needs.

The Namma Bengaluru Awards 2011

murali772 - 15-NOV-2011

The Namma Bengaluru Awards 2011 has been launched and we invite you to nominate an Individual/Group/Organization/Social Entrepreneur/Elected Representatives/Government Departments of Bengaluru, working for the city and its causes.

defanging the LokAyukta

murali772 - 14-NOV-2011

Chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Sunday blamed former PM H D Deve Gowda for the transfer of Lokayukta ADGP Jeevan Kumar Gaonkar, prompting the latter to dismiss it as ‘‘utter nonsense’’.

Meeting with Mr. T. Venkatraju, Chief Engineer, BWSSB

psaram42 - 12-NOV-2011

 

Mr. T Venkata Raju. Chief Engineer BWSSB,  was contacted to day. He has agreed for a Saturday meeting at BWSSB Office at Indira Nager II stage, Bangalore.

The Tentative programme is

Venue : BWSSB Office at Water tank behind Indiranagar Club

Date  : 26 Nov 2011

Time : 10:00 AM

de-cattle-class-ifying bus services

murali772 - 11-NOV-2011

Recently, I was required to make a few trips to Kochi. The options before me, and what each implied are listed below: