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psaram42 - 16-OCT-2009
Kiran Bedi born on June 9, 1949 is a Peshawaria. While studying at the Sacred Heart Convent, Kiran joined the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and took up tennis. After school she studed Political Science at the Government College for Women, Amritsar. |
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Storm Water Drain (SWD) Muck / Mud Traps psaram42 - 13-OCT-2009
“In most countries, sieve/meshes only hold back items which are too big to clog the drains. It is hard to stop mud from entering drains using meshes.” - IDS |
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Roads over drains - The erstwhile "Club Pyramid" project Naveen - 12-OCT-2009
According to this report in DH, two elevated roads are being planned over SWDs : 1) Seshadripuram to Double Road; & 2) Rajajinagar to Mysore Road.
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Is Bangalore a good place to bring up a child? s_yajaman - 11-OCT-2009
IDS's post on the Olympics set me thinking a bit. Though the title of my post refers to Bangalore, we can substitute "any Indian mega city" in its place. Bangalore today is very different from the Bangalore in which I grew up (70s and 80s). I won't get into that too much. |
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Praja Monthly Meet Oct,10 2009 Bypanahalli Metro Station psaram42 - 11-OCT-2009
We gathered at the Bypanahalli Railway station to day at 9 AM. The following were present:- |
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Service Life of Elevated Metro blrsri - 9-OCT-2009
There have been numerous debates on wether we take metro underground or do we have it on elevated structures..these have been mostly related to the following: 1. Number of tree cut and properties damaged 2. Cost of going underground |
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Mayor not informed about 100 crore development works belgaumblog - 5-OCT-2009
In a written statement to the opposition, Mayor Yallappa Kurubar on Saturday said that, he had no information about the works being undertaken in the city under the Rs.100 crore special funds from the CM. |
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belgaumblog - 5-OCT-2009
A tug of war and fight for a chair is common in politics, but Belgaum is different from the lot. |
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Relevance of Lakes in Bangalore psaram42 - 29-SEP-2009
The topology of the city of Bangalore located at 3000 feet above sea level runs into three valleys |
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Sustainable public transport system II n - 28-SEP-2009
First pass at adding to blrpraj's document as promised. Additions are in a different font ("Arial") and colour (blue); no modifications or deletions. Comments are welcome. |