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Extortion racket by faking accidents murali772 - 28-AUG-2019
The following was posted by a resident on our apartment complex WhatsApp group:
Thought I should share an incident that happened today as I was going to work (around 9 AM, Monday, 26th Aug, '19); and some thoughts. Might help others.
I was in my car near the... |
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Open letter to BTM layout MLA from BAF-BTM cluster murali772 - 3-JUL-2019
To
Honorable Sri Ramalinga Reddy, MLA, BTM layout, Bengaluru
Respected Sir
Sub: poor livability conditions in S T Bed layout, and even in the whole of Koramangala
Bangalore Apartments Federation (BAF - https://baf.org.in/), comprising of over 400 apartment complexes across the city, is already known to you,... |
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Koramangala 4th block flood mitigation plan murali772 - 13-SEP-2018
A few weeks back, there was an announcement of the commencement of work on the subject plan, with a pooja, presided over by the BTM layout (under which Assembly constituency, the area falls) MLA, Sri Ramalinga Reddy.
The announcement talked about laying of pipelines along the 80 ft road (Google terms it "Srinivagilu main road"), in the vicinit
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Failed PPP's, and finally, a good model murali772 - 5-AUG-2018
With government-owned, and thereby incapacitated, "public utilities" (BESCOM, BMTC, BWSSB, etc in Bengaluru) unable to meet the burgeoning and varied demands of the fast-growing urban centres, the way out for managing them very clearly points to PPP's.
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If I were to be the Mayor of Bengaluru murali772 - 6-DEC-2017
Citizen Matters recently invited essays from citizens on how they would go about things if they were to become the "Mayor of Bengaluru".
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murali772 - 4-OCT-2017
The "Citizens for Bengaluru" is organising a "BekuBedaSanthe" on the 15th Oct, and the following is what I posted on their web-site as comprising my initial "wish-list" (The linked blog-posts provide more details.
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murali772 - 28-SEP-2017
An Indian Express reporter called to ask if I could write a 200 page note on pedestrian issues in the city, perhaps since I was part of the PRAJA team that had filed a PIL in this behalf in the High Court (check here, for more on that).
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Trees planted but WRONG intentions!! srinidhi - 13-MAR-2017
Initially when the TenderSURE works started, it was decided that there would be no new trees planted. This was an autrocious decission as there cannot be pedestrains on the footpath without tree shade in our city. |
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Hurray!! State Government signed a MoU with Railways for Bengaluru Suburban Rail! kbsyed61 - 16-JAN-2017
Prajagale, |
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murali772 - 11-SEP-2016
Karnataka has a legitimate grievance that its drinking water woes will worsen on the Supreme Court enforced release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Just as Tamil Nadu has a genuine case that without this release its samba crop would be in danger. |