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srinidhi - 22-OCT-2015
It was in news recently that the road laid by BMRCL around cubbon road after it opened is not of good quality and BBMP was planning to discuss the same with BMRC. This is being done because it is stipulated that relaying roads worked on by metro is to be done by BMRCL itself.. |
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Metro and Interchanges(lack of it!) srinidhi - 7-OCT-2015
BMRCL has already made a mess of commuting in terms of integration with other transport modes especially BMTC. Lately they are also messing up their own interchanges with different phases of metro! About PH II: |
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Vasanth - 19-AUG-2015
All the IT office goers passing through Bellandur infront of ecospace as well as cab drivers, bmtc bus drivers are all talking about Ecospace. It has become a nightmare for Bangalore Traffic Police. Various company heads recently met Traffic Police Head, Sri. Saleem. This is a thread to discuss about how to solve this in a more innovative way. |
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Loyalty - To the Party or to the Nation? kbsyed61 - 15-AUG-2015
Wishing 'Happy Independence Day' to all my fellow countrymen. In this fast paced life, these are few occasions when we stop for a moment and try to reflect what this means to us. |
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Devegowda Petrol Bunk Flyover - Another Silkboard in the making ? Vasanth - 31-JUL-2015
A new flyover is being constructed at the Devegowda Petrol Bunk on the Outer Ring Road from Banagiri side to Kadirenahalli. Again, very poor planning just like many waste flyovers of Bangalore especially Silkboard. This is just similar to Silkboard addressing only 2 out of 12 combinations. |
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Blr - Chennai new infra. connection srinidhi - 20-JUL-2015
Gadkari is back with his mega projects and this time announcing concrete expressways accross India. One of them is to connect Bangalore to Chennai and bring down the travel distance from the current more than 300 Kms to 262 Kms and make it reachable in 3 hours time..land acqusition has already begun on the 70 Km stretch within Karnataka.. |
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srinidhi - 9-JUL-2015
Bangalore loosing its green cover is a constant complaint we all have but most of us have done nothing much about it..however there are some audacious move by agencies who want to keep the 'view' for their expensive billboards unhindered. They go about cutting trees planted on the street in front of the billboards, which tend to block the view if left to grow. |
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srinidhi - 1-JUL-2015
Tax rules have changed recently and that affects hotel bills. Please be aware of what you are paying after a meal, when the place is airconditioned...why just airconditioned? beats me! From 1st june onwards the service tax is 5.6% of the total bill amount . VAT is 14.5 % of the food bill in Karnataka..guess no other state charges so much! So if your bill is 1000/- |
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Solution in STP's around Bellanduru? srinidhi - 23-MAY-2015
As a common trend these days, any alarming occurance in the city is responded with some knee jerk reactions. It can be traffic issues or frothy waterways which CATCH FIRE! |
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Namma Railu Advocacy Campaign - It all started here 5 years ago! kbsyed61 - 9-MAY-2015
Namma Railu - The Citizen's advocacy campaign, it all started here 5 Years ago with that famous 'Praja Train Day'. It was May 8th, 2010 to be the precise day. That one train ride completely changed the lives of many of the Praja members and advocacy campaigns that Praja members have undertaken. |