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High petrol prices in Karnataka - why, and where does it go? silkboard - 9-OCT-2012
Petrol prices were reduced this week to adjust for rupee dollar exchange rate softening. However, back in May, our CM had promised to look into cut in cess on petrol prices, here: |
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Paying your domestic help, BMTC strike, and the minimum wage scandal silkboard - 8-OCT-2012
A question for you. Did you give your domestic help(s) a day off on Gandhi Jayanti? If not, then did you give them (domestic help, apartment security, etc) double the usual pay for working on a National Holiday? |
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Bengaluru Commuter Rail - Facts and Figures kbsyed61 - 6-OCT-2012
Many have asked about handy fact sheet for Bengaluru comuter rail service. Though the same was provided in the FAQs - Bengaluru Commuter Rail Service and other CRS information brochures. Still a One-Pager was preferred over multiple page brochures. Here is the one page CRS Fact sheet. |
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An evening with North-East Friends - Sunday, 7th Oct, 4.30PM, YWCA, Koramangala murali772 - 6-OCT-2012
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Hundreds of uncleared idols spell disaster for Hebbal lake’s bio-life idontspam - 4-OCT-2012
Next time you pass over the Hebbal Flyover towards the airport, glance to your left towards the lake. Towards the ring road you will see how the lake has been spoiled by the Gneshas being dumped, wood pieces & PoP ganeshas floating around. |
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Bangalore - Mysore Track Doubling & Electrification - when? eralilebby - 3-OCT-2012
I regularly commute between Mysore and Bangalore both by Road and Rail. While it takes roughly between 3 to 4 hours by road depending upon the time and traffic, train takes between 2 to 3 hours even with the tracks being only partially doubled. So the need of the hour is to fast track the doubling and electrification of this section to bring down the travel time between 1&1/2 to 2 hours. |
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murali772 - 2-OCT-2012
I am reproducing below, relevant extracts of mail exchanges on the subject in "OneBengaluru Google-group" (there is an unwritten code in the group that such involved discussions should not be encouraged, and that it is meant largely for exchanging information - well, I guess, that's where PRAJA comes in): |
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Why is the link to "code of conduct" on the CREDAI site not functional? murali772 - 2-OCT-2012
The CREDAI, Bangalore (Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India) site is accessible here. Listed amongst various links on it is one on "code of conduct". But, if you click on it, it just takes you in circles. |
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tellvkb - 1-OCT-2012
Once again just in name of diesel hike BMTC has hiked bus fares http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bus-fares-hiked-in-karnataka/296790-60-115.html |
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Walkathon to build awareness on SWM - 2nd Oct murali772 - 28-SEP-2012
Citizens’ Action Forum (CAF) along with Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT) has been campaigning for the introduction of Segregation of waste at Source and the promotion of the concept of Zero Waste Output at the ward level so that the need to transport large quantities of municipal solid waste over long distances to land fill sites is eliminated a |
