Posts : Bangalore

'Honourable' Minister, 'Worshipful' Mayor, and their cronies

murali772 - 11-NOV-2010

“Screening of the movie began on time at 9.45 pm. About 15 minutes later, a huge group of people marched into the Classic Cinema Hall (Screen No 3), talking loudly. Seeing that the movie had already begun, a few from the group went out. Almost immediately, the screening was halted and the lights came on.

Alt Revenue for Lakes in Banglore

Clive VanBuerle - 11-NOV-2010

There is a lake near Vemagal village of Kolar dist. That is under contract by a local village head.  He breeds catfish, rohu (carp) etc. It’s a beautiful serene place.

Green massacre

murali772 - 11-NOV-2010

Bloodless it will be, but it will make the city bleed in course of time. More than 850 trees on Jayamahal Road will be gone in a month’s time to make way for more vehicles of pollution.

Agara Flyover - Inauspicious start :-(

ashok_n - 11-NOV-2010

Yesterday the Iblur --> Silkboard section of the Agara flyover was "soft-launched". Still some work (painting, lane-marking, lighting etc) remains.

Green Bangalore? See this picture

PManish - 10-NOV-2010

A picture speaks more than 1000 words. Look at this snap. It is a new electronic display installed just few days back at Kundanhalli Gate signal, Bangalore. Also look at the tree, whose branches are cut so that the display becomes visible to all. 

Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls w.e.f 01.01.2011 as qualifying date

sanjayv - 10-NOV-2010

Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls with 01.01.2011 as the qualifying date have been announced between 10th and 25th Nov 2010.  Forms with proof of address and proof of age can be submitted at polling booth, Mahanagara Palike office during working hours between 10th and 25th Nov 2010.

Future of Old Madras Road?

kesavadas - 10-NOV-2010

Can anyone enlighten me as to what will happen to Old Madras Road once the Metro comes.

Will it be widened? Is there any plan by any authority on this?

How to file a complaint with consumer court in Bengaluru?

kbsyed61 - 6-NOV-2010

Thanks to our friend Mr. Muralidhar Rao, here is a brief summary on how to file the complaint with the consumer court. The process of approaching a consumer forum/court to get your grievances whether in terms of wrong billing by utility companies, deficiency in service provided vis-a-vis  against the charged fees etc., involves mainly 5 steps:

My experiments with lane driving

Bheema.Upadhyaya - 10-NOV-2010

After we saw good inputs on this post , I was really interested how would it really look like if some one practised lane driving. So I have given a try in my own way in Hosur Road, which has now clearly marked 3 lanes from Silk Board to Electronic City.

Escoms need to perform first before seeking tariff hike

murali772 - 10-NOV-2010

If Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) wants to hike the power tariff, you have the right to question its performance. As per law, the inefficiencies of the electricity supply companies (Escoms) cannot become a burden on consumers.