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Photoyogi - 30-SEP-2010
Being elitist may never payoff and more so if you you have an elitist attitude towards Infrastructure projects On August 23, 2010, I was driving back from Madurai and took the Elevated Road that links E City to Silk board jn. Envisioned and supported by IT giants. |
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ABIDe's working group on Right To Education Act admin123 - 28-SEP-2010
Got a press release from Abide office. Title: "ABIDe forms working group to review implementation of Right To Education Act and make recommendation to Government".
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Bangalore Police - performance data silkboard - 28-SEP-2010
So, how much do you know about Police's performance. Policing is on part of infrastructure that doesn't get 'reviewed' as such. And thanks to movies and what not, our take on police is mostly based on misconpcetions, and not data. |
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New green belt projects from BDA? silkboard - 22-SEP-2010
On the eprocurement website, spotted two interesting tenders from BDA for work in the green belt zone. Seeds for raising plantation in green belt
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Motorcycles kill more than BMTC buses? silkboard - 19-SEP-2010
An interesting stat in the data sets from Traffic police - despite all the negative talk about BMTC drivers (tabloids love it), motor cycles accidents result in more deaths on city roads than BMTC buses. Further, tractors cause more deaths on city roads than taxis and maxi cabs combined. So much for the yellow plate trash talk :) |
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Request to KMF society to reduce use of plastic materials for distributing Milk products Ramesh Menon - 18-SEP-2010
As we climb the Chamundi Hills Banglore, we get to see a warning board requesting us to keep the place free of plastics. I was happy to see it as I drove up. A visit to the temple and then to the exclusive Nandini Shoppe let me down completely. The outlet is selling milk products in plastic sachets which are thrown around by customers after consumption. |
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Driving Schools & Scientific Test Track Ravi_D - 17-SEP-2010
My wife needed a 2 wheeler license, and went to Jnanabharati / Kengeri RTO yesterday. They don't conduct tests on their Mysore Road location anymore, and are requiring that the test be taken at the new 'electronic / scientific' test track at Mallathahalli. |
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Sachidananda Nagara Nyaya Para Andolana murali772 - 15-SEP-2010
Paying bribes for issue of khatas has become common place today and it happens in almost every apartment or residence in Bengaluru. Through this fight we want to wipe out CORRUPTION in KHATAS from our layout.. from our city.. and from the entire country itself! |
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Saving the planet earth, including our own Bangalore – an Architects view point and contributions psaram42 - 7-SEP-2010
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Ravi_D - 31-AUG-2010
BBMP has invited Expression of Interest to "Prepare a DPR to establish e-Goveranace facilities at BBMP". |