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Ankzz - 14-MAR-2010
Today evening while returning from Marathalli, while I was driving along with my friend, a guy on Yamaha takes a left cut in front of me. It was such an extreme cut, I somehow saved the guy and in return screamed and asked to drive properly. The guy and pillion riders stare at me, but I continued on my way. After a while, they overtake me and ask to stop. I stopped and they started screaming. I started explaining that what he had done was wrong. In no mood to listen, they both start landing blows on me. And they thunder," you come to our area and scream at us, how dare you?". They beat me black and blue and you know what all the people in crowd around were saying, "Yeh , they speak hindi. They cant scream at them. and all started murmuring against us" Seeing the crowd support for them, I continually said "Sorry" while both were landing blows on me and my friend as well. No one from the crowd even mediated. Some how when they saw blood on my face, they left after hitting me badly in my stomach. |
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Compound wall crack due to neighbour' s borewell digging - issued resolved ahumanbean - 2-MAR-2010
Crack in the compound wall issue seems to be resolved, temporarily. Other RTI + Lok Ayuktha files, will have be be followed up in due course. Another huge grey area seems to be that very few citizens are aware of permissions that are / are not needed before a borewell can be sunk. The 'consultant's digging the borewell of course make all the rules up...! |
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murali772 - 8-FEB-2010
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silkboard - 17-JAN-2010
Story from Pune area. RTI activist murdered, allegedly for exposing unauthorized construction of a bunglow in Talegaon. http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011761180800.htm The Hindu bit doesn't mention details of what was being exposed here. Does anyone remember a similar news item reported from Bangalore last year (was it around hooch/liquor shops, not sure)? |
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Diganth caught under the influence.. and Let off!! justathought - 17-DEC-2009
Shame on you Diganth for not abiding by the law. You had a chance to set an example and you blew it. Add to that, you were with a chick, stupid enough to buy you out instead of talking sense into you to follow the law! Being an actor isn't above the law. Lowlife junkies..a shame to my society! |
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A factual account of violence in Mysore city, July 2009 Mani1972 - 2-AUG-2009
Here is a summary of the events that occurred, it almost catches all the important aspects and, its official. There is always a risk that somebody may pick out of context and write a page on it, but, then, let the people know the facts. Let it be discussed, so that valuable lessons may be drawn from that. July, 2nd: Thursday |
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Curb communal disturbances in the bud E.R. Ramachandran - 10-JUL-2009
It is unfortunate communal disturbances have rocked the same place in Mysore twice in a couple of months. |
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Moral policing, Ragging, Corruption and Angst jennypinto - 15-MAR-2009
According to Soli Sorabji, the supreme court called ragging a “ violation of Human Rights”, while a Prevention of Ragging in Colleges and Institutions Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha in 2005, has not been enacted yet. That surely brings a feeling of outrage and helpless in many of us in this country. |
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Fearless Karnataka/ Nirbhaya Karnataka events murali772 - 8-MAR-2009
Moodbidri, Feb 19, 2009. Moral police attack a 15 year old girl, Ashwini Moole. Her crime: Talking to a Muslim male friend. The girl commits suicide. Bangalore, Feb 24, 2009, time: 9.30pm, Lakshmi who was walking on the road is roughed up by four men who later try to pull her out of an auto as she attempts to escape. |
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Ravi_D - 6-MAR-2009
Last evening’s drive home was interesting. |
