HOT TOPICS
SPOTLIGHT AGENCIES
|
Namma Metro: Authorities placing optimism it neither promises nor deserves kbsyed61 - 7-MAY-2015
By M. A. Siraj and Khader B. Syed
It was in June 2006 that the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the Namma Metro. It was by far the largest urban infrastructure project taken up for Bengaluru whose population is projected to peak to 19 million by 2031.
|
|
srinidhi - 2-MAY-2015
Its been the bane of the slum that Bangalore has become that we do not have any credible mass public transport options in the city even after many years and many thousands of crores! Its almost 10 years that the metro dream started in Bangalore and only parts of it is reality today. That reality is also far from ideal! |
|
srinidhi - 26-APR-2015
There are umteen number of slums in Bangalore which were and are being populated for 'vote banks' for the local politicians. So the way they went about it was: |
|
idontspam - 2-MAR-2015
The mowing down of the school going 19 year old Arpita & others in Hebbal has caused severe consternation amongst people in Bangalore. The driver has been reported as saying he was new to the city & was looking for a signboard which could tell him the directions to where he needs to go and that diverted his attention from the signal in front of him. |
|
Naveen - 2-MAR-2015
CM & several MPs /MLAs have requested central govt & railways for Suburban rail for Bengaluru with cost-sharing on 50/50 basis, the budgets are out, but no Suburban Rail for Bengaluru yet, even as the budget makes substantial allocations for Mumbai & Chennai Suburban systems. A Reality Check |
|
Land Acquisition bill - reality check srinidhi - 26-FEB-2015
There are big discussions on blocking the land ordinance bill..ppl who were for it are going against it etc..here is what BJP is saying about it now
|
|
Trucks at Whitefield - a solution? srinidhi - 9-FEB-2015
Lot of happenings in Whitefield over the weekend where the local population protested against the the truck traffic which has been a cause of severe concern these days. |
|
How other cities are doing and efforts in improving Suburban Rail services Sanjeev - 5-FEB-2015
Central Railway completes 90 Years of Electric Local Train : Tuesday was a red-letter day for the Central Railway as it celebrated the first-ever run of an electrical multiple unit (EMU) exactly 90 years ago on February 3, 1925. From where to where did it run? |
|
Bpac in illegal commercialization row vmenon - 1-FEB-2015
|
|
Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Namma Railu ! kbsyed61 - 19-JAN-2015
It is my pleasure to present a case study of Socio-Economic and environmental impact of proposed Namma Railu services in Bengaluru. The report is a study on impact of Socio, politico, economical and environmental on the Bengaluru City in the context of proposed Suburban/Commuter rail services.
|
