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2.94 crore cases pending!

11/02/08 02:59 - mcadambi

Our judiciary, which can arguably be described as one of the least dsyfunctional organs of our nation (however slow). Still, it is overburded with 2.94 crore cases! That is about 29.4 million cases!

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Tech boost for power sector

11/01/08 08:53 - murali772

Encouraging the IT sector to realise the business opportunity in the power sector, Minister of State for Power, Jairam Ramesh, said on Thursday that the Centre was planning to infuse technology into the power distribution of the country and replicate the success of IT in the power sector.

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Urban and Real Estate Chaos - New urban policy on the anvil

11/01/08 02:04 - mcadambi

We all know how chaotic the real estate scence is in Bangalore. Nearly 99% of all buildings have some violations of some sort. Some are totally gross blatant disregard for the law and while others happily add extra floors and compromise on setback area and parking areas.

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Notes from BMRC meeting

10/31/08 15:56 - silkboard

Putting up a placeholder post for logs from the BMRC meeting today. 8 of us were present, so we should expect at least that many notes here.

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Mission ‘PEACE’ - Reducing Noise Pollution by Autos and Honking

10/31/08 08:26 - Rithesh

Mission ‘PEACE’ Reducing Noise Pollution by Autos and Honking A step towards a Peaceful & Healthy Bangalore WHO we are: A bunch of Bangalore residents who have got together to transform our city.

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Walk to reclaim Bengaluru: 9th Nov 2008, Sunday, Lalbagh West Gate

10/31/08 05:28 - kanishkaRCML

Hasiru Usiru, a network of community organisations, residents associations, project affected communities, voluntary organisations and individuals concerned about protecting equitable access to public spaces such as roads and parks in Bengaluru, invite you to participate in a Walk to Reclaim Bengaluru on November 9th 2008, at 11 am at Lalbagh West Gate.

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Bus Priority Examples: Manchester Automatic Traffic Bollards

10/30/08 18:13 - asj

This is rather amusing but its a great example of ensuring bus priority - and though this stuff can be used on segregated bus lanes in Delhi and Pune, they may be best considered for implementing peripheral bus lanes with success.

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Jaime Lerner's Presentation at TED Talk (BRTS, design and city planning)

10/30/08 17:09 - Rithesh

I stumbled on this nice TED talk by Jaime Larner. Jaime Larner is an architect and urban planner. He is well know for the BRT systems that he introduced in Curitiba (an industrial hub in South Brazil)as a mayor of that city. He is also know for converting the gridlocked commercial artery city into a spacious pedestrian mall(!!!).

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BIAL-RTI Progress Update

10/30/08 16:57 - kbsyed61

Prajagale,

Before we are overtaken by great things that are happening on Praja front, it is time to share some progress update on BIAL-RTI efforts. Here is a summary of the progress so far:

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Police Accountability Authority

10/30/08 07:13 - murali772

The constitution of a Police Accountability Authority to take care of the acts of omission and commission by the police personnel and the setting up of a State Police Board to cater to a strategic policing plan, figure prominently in the draft New Karnataka Police Act.

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