Posts : Bangalore

Para-statal agencies and task forces in Karnataka

murali772 - 19-DEC-2008

A One day public consultation on their constitutionality, programs, influence and impact on Democracy
Date: 20 December 2008.  Time: 9.30 AM to 5 PM
Place: Legislator's Home, Vidhana Soudha. Bangalore

Background:

Bangalore parking centres

ar_t_kaushik - 18-DEC-2008

Parking is been one of the major issue to be taken into consideration when we think about our growth of the city. Every area/Zone should have a parking buildings/ parking lands rather than allowing to park along the roads and complaining that road width is not enough. We should prohibit parking along the roads especially in major traffic zones.

Heavy toll for NICE drive

murali772 - 18-DEC-2008

Already embroiled in litigation over key issues involved in the implementation of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor, its promoter, NICE on Wednesday delivered a shocker to motorists. The toll will be the highest in the country and will be in force until December 31 when it can exercise the option of revising it, at an annual rate of 10 per cent increase.

BIAL promoter pleads guilty to bribery

mcadambi - 18-DEC-2008

Siemens AG - one of the main promoters of BIAL pleads guilty to corruption and bribery charges.

"On Monday December 15th Siemens pleaded guilty to charges of bribery and corruption and agreed to pay fines of $800m in America and €395m ($555m) in Germany, in addition to an earlier fine of €201m."

Pedestrian Bridges

ar_t_kaushik - 18-DEC-2008

Hi all, So far we have been discussing about skywalks and subways, which are most of the time not used due to accessibility and safety. The major reason for introducing pedestrian bridges is to make Bangalore USER FRIENDLY.. More usability, more functional a space will always help in the growth of the city.

Urgent - need photographs for a PIL

Promod Kapur - 17-DEC-2008

Dear readers, we need some urgent help for our ongoing Bangalore Masterplan-2015 PIL. We require photographs that show the adverse effects of converting a road of a residential area into "mutation corridor" (see below for what is this, or see the attached doc). If the photos can also show vehicles parked on the road and pavements due to lack of proper parking space, it will be great.

Need BMTC contact info - for a shuttle service

srinathbava - 17-DEC-2008

I need a help.I'm looking for contact details of vijaynagar area BMTC traffic manager, like his mail-id. I want to request for mini-bus service between vijaynagar to kr market via Telecom layout. Please, help me to find his contact details, and also suggest me how i can proceed. like... any other officers also i need to meet, how to put effectivly my thoughts to them .... etc. Please help me.

KA least preferred by entrepreneurs?

Ravi_D - 17-DEC-2008

This Deccan Herald report shows how bad Karnataka is rated by entrepreneurs. I thought KA did better than this...

Another reminder for GOK to wake up, take note, and start to act.

Thanks,

Ravi

BIAL RTI - MOU between AAI & KSIIDC and Land Lease Agreement

Rithesh - 16-DEC-2008

In response to the RTI applications filled with KSIIDC, there was a meeting between Mr Nagaraj, DGM, KSIIDC and a couple of Praja members. The meeting was a very cordial one and Mr Nagesh apart from giving us the requested documents also shared with us his views on the development of BIAL.

How should the communication from Government look

shas3n - 16-DEC-2008

 

 

http://www.bmponline.org/egov-birth/PDF/PPT/jd.pdf