Public Statement by academics on futility of road widening in Bengaluru.

murali772 - 14-JUL-2011

Following is the text of the letter addressed to

Choked connectivity to Whitefield - solutions?

silkboard - 14-JUL-2011

If you look back, or go ask city agencies, they would say that a lot has been done to improve connectivity to Whitefield. A six-lane railway overbridge at Marathahalli, 2006. A prominent Big-10 service (G-1), 2010. A once-every-5-minutes air conditioned bus service (335E), 2009. Road improvements (Varthur Road, Mahadevapura main road), since 2003.

Parking in front of houses

Vasanth - 14-JUL-2011

This weekend, I had parked my car in a residential area to goto a restaurant. It was not parked in a driveway nor in front of a gate nor in the slot where most of the people alter their foothpaths to park their car. By the time I returned, windshield was filled up with clay mud. No one was there near the car, but, someone from the home might have done that.

City to get commuter rail services soon

Sanjeev - 13-JUL-2011

State government, South Western Railway to share cost of commuter rail service.

Transformer too close to the House

Tina Valerine Raj - 12-JUL-2011

Hi Sir,

My name is Tina. I was part of the Civic Awareness and Social Responsibilities Credit Course class that you took in Mount Carmel College.

My uncle's house is under construction. Right next to it, there is a transformer that has been put up, which is almost touching his wall.

Aadhar - Questions for UIDAI?

kbsyed61 - 9-JUL-2011

"...What is the problem the UIDAI seeks to address?

SWR & BMTC to blame for poor response for Devanahalli service

Sanjeev - 9-JUL-2011

On the one hand the city whines that it doesn’t have a “lifeline” like Mumbai’s suburban trains. It clamours for Metro and other high-speed rail networks. On the other, South Western Railway (SWR) is planning to withdraw the train service from Yeshwanthpur to Devanahalli via Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) just a year after it was introduced.

Daily scene at the interjunction of Coles Park on St Johns Road in Bangalore

balu036 - 8-JUL-2011

I just fail to understand Why we Bangaloreans, the residents of Silicon City of India behave in such a chaotic manner, does the person coming from other side of the road, not have a right to smooth passage. Is it that all the hurry is only for us?

BDA blocks land info to CAG

Ravi_D - 8-JUL-2011

Source: DH

Starts this way:

The first communication to the BDA was from D J Bhadra, Principal Accountant General of Karnataka on October 5, 2010. He sought details of land acquisition and denotification over the past 10 years.

BBMP bags Nagar Ratna award

Ravi_D - 8-JUL-2011

Today's DH Reports that: