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Unpaid traffic fines - a survey s_yajaman - 29-OCT-2009
Was checking if there were any fines against my car's number at www.btis.in. None. Then I decided to do a random sampling of cars on unpaid fines. Did a random sample of 100 cars across the 5 RTOs for unpaid violations and fine amounts. This would be fairly representative as the number is quite large for a sample. |
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rs - 28-OCT-2009
In todays Wall Street journal there was an article on the fact that the old cabbies in Bombay are beating up Meru Cab drivers because people prefer to take Meru cabs - |
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psaram42 - 27-OCT-2009
“Today SM Krishna is having a field day at Leela Palace with the Russian and Chinese counterparts. There may be other very important issues other than ER.” |
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Speaking Kannada In Bengalooru drvk@in.com - 23-OCT-2009
I am a kannadiga and have noticed that kannadigas hesitate a lot to assert their identity and get blended with the society where ever they go. If kannadigas (especially the educated ones) stop speaking kannada to their own people as it is happening now, the future for our language appears bleak. |
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psaram42 - 16-OCT-2009
Kiran Bedi born on June 9, 1949 is a Peshawaria. While studying at the Sacred Heart Convent, Kiran joined the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and took up tennis. After school she studed Political Science at the Government College for Women, Amritsar. |
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Storm Water Drain (SWD) Muck / Mud Traps psaram42 - 13-OCT-2009
“In most countries, sieve/meshes only hold back items which are too big to clog the drains. It is hard to stop mud from entering drains using meshes.” - IDS |
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Roads over drains - The erstwhile "Club Pyramid" project Naveen - 12-OCT-2009
According to this report in DH, two elevated roads are being planned over SWDs : 1) Seshadripuram to Double Road; & 2) Rajajinagar to Mysore Road.
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Is Bangalore a good place to bring up a child? s_yajaman - 11-OCT-2009
IDS's post on the Olympics set me thinking a bit. Though the title of my post refers to Bangalore, we can substitute "any Indian mega city" in its place. Bangalore today is very different from the Bangalore in which I grew up (70s and 80s). I won't get into that too much. |
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Praja Monthly Meet Oct,10 2009 Bypanahalli Metro Station psaram42 - 11-OCT-2009
We gathered at the Bypanahalli Railway station to day at 9 AM. The following were present:- |
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Service Life of Elevated Metro blrsri - 9-OCT-2009
There have been numerous debates on wether we take metro underground or do we have it on elevated structures..these have been mostly related to the following: 1. Number of tree cut and properties damaged 2. Cost of going underground |