Posts : Bangalore

Race Course Shifting-CM stresses Asia's tallest monstro-city bldg.

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 19-JUN-2009

 

Race Course is again in the news

- SHIFT elsewhere-Till such time race in Mysore says CM,

-  No says horse lovers,

-  Yes says CM for Asia's tallest building,

-  No says environmentalists and citizens.

Integrated BMTC Volvo routes map

kaundinya - 19-JUN-2009

BMTC has approximately 25 volvo routes. An integrated map over the Bangalore city map would be useful. Or even a plain line-sketch drawing of all these integrated routes would be helpful to plan the commute. Is there any such map available on line? The website btis.in has stopped giving information (tracking) on volvo busses.

Subramanya's legacy

murali772 - 19-JUN-2009

The power of the Magic Boxes and the Tragic Hoaxes he invented can be assessed by confining ourselves to just one of his gifts to BB – the VIP road from Golf Club Circle to Mekhri Circle. That short stretch of “signal-free highway” is a signal contribution by the visionary in Subramanya.

The Black Gold of Bangalore

psaram42 - 19-JUN-2009

 When we visited the KC Valley sewage water treatment plant on Monday the 15th June 2009 the one thought that struck me was that the product of this treatment plant is infact a black gold. We were told that this material is transported by trucks free of cost. obviously, I thought. 

GOI online 'Working' Grievance forum

blrsri - 18-JUN-2009

Dear All,  

Shouldn't EIA apply to Kukke temple 'development' also?

murali772 - 18-JUN-2009

The Minister for Housing and Endowment, Sri Krishnaiah Setty (though he has just stepped down, I am not sure the proposal will get shelved) had stated that Shree Kukke Subramanya temple, deep in the middle of dense rain forests, would be developed at a cost of Rs 180 crore, and the department has already issued work order for Rs 60 crore.

Using Social Media for Mobilisation

murali772 - 18-JUN-2009

For some time now, blogs, facebook  and other forms of social media have been used extensively for rallying people around an issue or a cause. However, what makes some of these campaigns more successful than others? Does the workability of social media for mobilisation depend on the manner in which information is designed and/or disseminated?
 

School Bus - Another Business?

Vasanth - 17-JUN-2009

Nowadays, School Bus Fares is even higher than School Fees. This has become like a daylight robbery done by School Management in the name of education.

Why is the Bellandur Lake Dead?

psaram42 - 16-JUN-2009

There are 20 storms cum sewage water inlets feeding polluted water into the Bellandur Lake in total. Out of this only one inlet namely Koramangala Challaghatta (KC) valley inlet water is being treated before discharging into the Lake.

Silence Please!

murali772 - 16-JUN-2009

Come Friday evening, Hudson Circle, one of the more congested traffic spots in the city, will witness a peace march of a different kind, where “silence” will be both its method and message.