Lodging and Boarding in Bangalore - Enough and Reasonable?

07/07/08 15:21 - kbsyed61

It seems we have a 'Nack' of overlooking some imporatant needs of the city. We try to overlook the need and at times go to an extent that we rubbishes the need. This needs suddenly erupts like a volcano and then suddenly we wake up from our deep sleeps and myopic urges, we start shouting from roof tops about the volcanoes. Then we start blaming everybody except ourselves. In order to beat the others in this blaming game we give ourselves tags like experts and what not.

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Driver Education DVD now available

07/07/08 08:18 - asj

Dear all,

Some of you are aware that I have produced 17 driver education videos about a year ago. All videos are posted on Praja and can be seen online. The videos now have over 100,000 online views and are available on a DVD. Every week I get requests for the videos to be supplied as a DVD. Given that I am currently working abroad, it became very difficult to sustain sending out DVDs (over a hundred were sent out free).

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The reason I don't use BMTC buses

07/07/08 05:12 - silkboard

* Dirty and crowded * Slower than my car or bike * Don't know schedules and timings * No or too few buses on my commute route * Bus stand too far from house

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Upcoming flyover on ORR at BTM - short sighted?

07/07/08 04:17 - silkboard

Its flyover time again. BBMP has invited bids for "Consultancy Services For Preparation Of DPR For The Construction Of Grade Separator At The Junction Of Ring Road And 16th Main BTM Layout". (Also see:RFP for this flyover). So once this is done, those heading towards Electronics City, instead of waiting at 16th main signal, they will all wait longer at the silk board signal. And in the evenings, the signal under Jaideva circle flyover will see twice or thrice the amount of waiting traffic it currently does.

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Air Force say no to second runway

07/07/08 04:06 - tsubba

Air Force opposes second runway south of the existing one at BIA. http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070560830300.htm

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Traffic Chaos and Reforms: Analysis and way forward

07/06/08 18:07 - asj

Sharing with Praja members, two compilations.

• First article
  • Traffic chaos on Indian roads: A Psychiatrists Perspective
• Followed by a peek at what needs to be done for traffic and road safety to change for better
  • Reforming and improving road traffic safety in India: A challenge for Indian Traffic Authorities

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Can we change to electric

07/04/08 17:03 - bangalorean

Petrol prices are soaring above the roof. We are also facing a huge problem with refuelling Petrol during these crunch times. Improvement in the public tranport is not going to be soon, i would alteast expect couple of years for the public transport to pull themselves up and provide some decent public transport. We have a grt responsibility to save fuel. As estimated there are around 1 lakh two wheelers in bangalore. If each vehicle consumes 1 lt of petrol each day then it amounts to total of 1 lakh litres of petrol. i.e. 1 lakhs * 60 = 60 lakhs/per day. (+ pollution)

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Why retain Kannada numerals?

07/04/08 11:56 - murali772

While the use of the Kannada script (but not on number-plates) does certainly contribute to the propagation of the language and thereby the culture, the numerals do not serve any such purpose at all. The regular 1,2,3 can as well be read ondu, eradu, mooru, so on, without in any way diluting the purity of the language, but in many ways simplifying life, particularly for the non-Kannadiga's who then have only to grapple with the jalebi's, the prospect of which is less intimidating.

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Forcing medium of instruction - High Court verdict

07/04/08 04:10 - swamy

What does praja say on the call made by the high court? Refer "kannada medium not must" for private schools.

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How to make NH7 Safer

07/03/08 16:36 - Photoyogi

I had the opportunity to drive down NH7 to the BIA last evening and again this morning. Some of the things that immediately struck me was that Yesterday, the taxis were driving at more reasonable speeds and why? At critical sections of the road there were these "interceptor" vehicles equipped with radar speed guns and were fining offenders on the spot.

I think that this definitely puts the fear into the drivers and will behave? Good going Bangalore Police may you be empowered further :-)

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