Why not put the temple wealth to good use?

murali772 - 11-JUL-2011

What should India, rising but still plagued by poverty, do with a newly discovered treasure of gold coins, statues and jewels in the vault of a Hindu temple, valued at about $22 billion? Suggestions are pouring in from across the country and the world. Some say it should be used to establish universities and colleges.

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:

Nobody wants to take responsibility for traffic

idontspam - 30-JUN-2011

The city's sanction process for malls and similar complexes is at the root of the rapidly worsening problem. Traffic management does not seem to be a concern in BBMP.

Namma Railu Effect - New Delhi to have trains connecting nearby towns!

kbsyed61 - 29-JUN-2011

If "Rediff" news items is to be believed, New Delhi will soon have "High Speed" A/C trains connecting Delhi and nearby towns. Every aspect of this proposal is what PRAJA's Namma Railu campaign has been so far.

BMTC to introduce 19 feeder services

Sanjeev - 26-JUN-2011

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will commence Big Connect, its feeder service, on 19 routes from Sunday on an experimental basis for three months. Its continuation thereafter will depend on the response.

BMTC's vertical integration

murali772 - 20-JUN-2011

Ashok said the BMTC had proposed to build a hotel near Bangalore International Airport and also a bus terminus to provide facilities to the passengers who arrive late in the night.

Wouldn't PRAJA have been a better option for BTP?

murali772 - 12-JUN-2011

The Facebook page of the traffic police, set up two months ago, is a much-needed forum for Bangaloreans to bring the violator in uniform to book. More than 3,000 have already joined the page to share information and make evidence public. Many others are adding their comments.

RTO - Fountainhead of Traffic woes

idontspam - 10-JUN-2011

 five permits were issued in different names against a photo of a single person (by the RTO)

... It is hard to believe that such a thing happens in a city like Bangalore

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Meeting the gang finally after so many years

santsub - 4-JUN-2011

Thanks for the meet 

It was really very surreal to meet the praja gang (some of them) today in Bengaluru. I took a volvo bus to Old airport road and finally got to see the faces behind this success called praja. 

Clock wise in the pic

Pranav
Sathya
me (Santosh) 
Srinidhi