Cracks showing on Kadugodi overbridge

03/08/12 14:06 - Sanjeev

The railway overbridge at Kadugodi junction in Whitefield was to have been completed in 15 months but it took almost four years. One would have expected that extra time to have been translated into better quality. But motorists travelling on the 640-metre bridge have a different story.

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First woman to drive the MMTS on Women's Day

03/08/12 12:44 - Sanjeev

On Women’s Day, the South Central Railway has decided to harness woman power to drive a train. S Satyavathi will become the first independent woman loco pilot, when she runs out the Falaknuma-Lingampalli Mathrubhoomi Ladies Special MMTS on Thursday. Satyavathi, who joined the Railways as assistant loco pilot in 1999 at Bengaluru, was later transferred to the Secunderabad division.

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New SMART Prize for New Mobility Entrepreneurs

03/08/12 08:00 - idontspam

ANNOUNCING MOBI-PRIZE

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BESCOM and street lights

03/07/12 06:32 - srinidhi

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Malur needs Commuter Rail badly

03/06/12 12:33 - Sanjeev

Malur example shows how commuter rail will help the people

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Hoarding menace - BBMP's helplessness?

03/05/12 02:44 - silkboard

Recently, before leaving the city, an expat left behind this 'hoarding' as his thank you note to Bengaluru. Humorous indeed, but to us and BBMP, this should be a hurtful mockery of the way things are out of control on our roads.

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Culture of jugaad Economics and voodoo politics

03/04/12 11:40 - murali772

The imperative for growth cannot be overemphasised in a country where over 450 million people can’t afford two square meals and where every year nearly 12 million youngsters line up for jobs. The magnitude of the twin problems of rising expenditure and falling growth obliges the government to act on both fronts and display some sense of urgency.

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Kingfisher debate

03/04/12 11:06 - murali772

Such an airline (Kingfisher) deserves not just to succeed, but to be appreciated. No doubt, the high costs generated by government policies adversely affected all airlines; Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways is said to have lost his billionaire status and become a mere millionaire.

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How did the BIAL runway deteriorate so fast?

03/03/12 13:29 - murali772

A full scale runway closure is a major event, and for a runway to be closed for "maintenance" implies serious repairs. Serious repairs on a spanking new runway, at a new airport which has commenced operations less than four years ago, clearly implies something extra-ordinary.

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"Sakala" - Wake-Up Call For Babudom?

03/02/12 10:58 - murali772

Beginning today, there is a deadline for all public services: be it a certificate or redressal of a grievance from any government department. If the deadline is not met, the official will be penalized. - - - -  “Enough is enough. We don’t want people running around for services,” the CM pointed out.

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