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BIAL to City train - proposal on table silkboard - 28-DEC-2008
Building on the good vibes about Commuter Rail Service, hear this out now. Devesh mentioned that at a recent meeting where BCIC was taking up the cause of those who commute to BIAL for work, Mr. Arvind Jadhav indicated that a proposal to introduce train service between the BIAL and Bangalore city (via Yeshwanthapur) is being finalized. The service would be operational once the formalities are completed. Quick details: |
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BBMP's negligence - example from Saraswathi Nagar (Image196.jpg) admin123 - 28-DEC-2008This image was uploaded with the post BBMP's negligence - example from Saraswathi Nagar. |
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BBMP's negligence - example from Saraswathi Nagar admin123 - 28-DEC-2008
Praja is not an official complaints authority, but from time to time, we get complaint emails meant for BBMP, BMTC or Traffic Police. It indicates that many citizens don't know where exactly to complain. Regardless, here is a recent email that highlights how even small public work carried out in the city is often not done to perfection. Lack of clean up post-work is so very common. |
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RTI - A powerful tool for citizens to make use! kbsyed61 - 26-DEC-2008
Right to information Act 2005, is a testimony to the maturity and resilience of Indian Democracy and its citizens. This indeed has open a new chapter in citizen-government relationships. |
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Govt functionaries as fund collectors murali772 - 26-DEC-2008
M K Gupta, a UP PWD engineer, was killed allegedly by BSP MLA, Mr Sekhar Tiwari, and his henchmen, for refusing to donate money for Mayawati's birthday celebrations. |
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BMTC drivers resorting to murder (to protect its interests?) murali772 - 26-DEC-2008
In a shocking incident, two BMTC bus drivers beat up a private bus driver and later crushed him under the wheels of the bus. |
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ramesh_mbabu - 26-DEC-2008
A visit to the Namma Metro web site http://bmrc.co.in/ shows |
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Little known facts about London Bus Services murali772 - 24-DEC-2008
London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. |
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murali772 - 24-DEC-2008
What amazes me is they never seem to learn, even as our industry gets ready like its mighty US counterparts to go out with a begging bowl to the government for a bailout. This is possibly because they never listen. Today, even with the credit-tsunami, industry leaders and their sycophants in the finance world are all saying, "we never saw this coming". The reason is simple. |
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murali772 - 24-DEC-2008
Today (Wednesday) 7 PM at Koshy's, St Mark's Road, Bangalore to discuss what needs to be done to arrest the indiscriminate felling of avenue trees in the name of road widening. All are welcome. Muralidhar Rao |