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Traffic Flow Change required in Malleswaram area rs - 20-FEB-2009
I sent the following letter to several people - Sood, Rajiv Chandrashekhar, Subramanian etc. in the hope of getting some feedback. I just thought I would send it to Praja as well since this topic is being discussed and would appreciate any feedback. |
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Old promises in new Karnataka budget belgaumblog - 20-FEB-2009
B.S. YEDDYURAPPA presented the budget for 2009-10 today at Bangalore. |
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Naveen - 20-FEB-2009
Hi Folks, It does seem a hugely expensive exercise that would cater to perhaps, a few thousand each day. At first look, it does seem a questionable investment decision with dubious rationale - is this really so ? A few points that may be pondered over --- |
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idontspam - 18-FEB-2009
There is an urgent need for a paradigm shift on two counts. Firstly, shift focus from road widening to junction improvement. Secondly, shift focus to create parking infrastructure. Pravin Sood, additional commissioner of police (traffic & security) |
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Railways - a major letdown for Karnataka nijavaada - 14-FEB-2009
In continuation with some threads on transportation, highways, and the unjust treatment Karnataka (including Bengaluru) has been facing from the Center, here're some fresh wounds the Railway ministry has made on Karnataka. |
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Bengaluru Mono Rail - proposal details idontspam - 11-FEB-2009
There is a proposal for runing Mono Rail in Bangalore by SCOMI-Geodesic consortium which is proposed to be awarded using the swiss-challenge method. As per initial high level information sent to Praja the consortium is proposing to build monorail along the three corridors. |
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murali772 - 10-FEB-2009
My wife received a challan by post a few days back for "holding/ using a mobile phone while driving" asking to pay up Rs 100/- fine as per Sec 230(A) KMV rules R/W 177 IMV. The incident was supposed to have happened at 9.40 hrs on Monday, 19th Jan, at Rajajinagara Entrance Circle. |
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psaram42 - 7-FEB-2009
To day while crossing the 100 feet road in Indiranagar I heard an elderly person advising an elderly couple to avoid walking on 100 ft road, referring to the recent accident at 100 ft road. The man remarked that they were well aware of the incident. He seemed not to appreciate the advice. |
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Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's on liberalism - gone too far? mayank - 5-FEB-2009
These were the comments made by the renowned Russian Author and Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. A World Split Apart — Commencement Address Delivered At Harvard University, June 8, 1978.
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Cost and Time Overruns in Public Utility Projects. kbsyed61 - 1-FEB-2009
The cost and time overruns in projects executed by public sector units in India has direct impact on inflation and increases the cost of the final products both in private sector and public sector. This is the conclusion of Mr. Sebastian Morris of IIM, Ahmadabad, writes in one of his papers published in 1987. It sounds little surprising and unconvincing. This paper by Mr. |