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Liberalize the railways

02/25/10 06:37 - murali772

The Indian railway system continues to be in a crisis since it has kept the winds of liberalization at bay, said Lok Satta Party President Dr Jayaprakash Narayan said here today. When Delhi let go its stranglehold on airports and sea ports and permitted States to promote them, the country has witnessed a dramatic growth in the two sectors.

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Pedestrianization success story

02/25/10 03:34 - rs

Interesting story about Amman's Master Plan...

www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/world/middleeast/24amman.html

They seem to have implemented a pedestrianization project which has transformed the city. If only Bangalore's powers that be had such vision...

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A case study from koramangala on land grabbing

02/24/10 19:00 - vmenon

Dear all,

A posting on a legal win in a land case in Koramangala.It might serve as a boost for others in similar fights and also some indications of methodology, though of course that would change from a case to case basis.
 
Essentials of the case

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Have managed to get a NBW Non Bailable Warrant issued. Now what do I do?

02/24/10 08:55 - NBWissued

Briefly: a NBW is being issued today in a different state. FIR under Sect. 506, Criminal Intimaidation.

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Private buses using BMTC stops for waiting

02/24/10 08:54 - Bheema.Upadhyaya

 While I appreciate government's(NHAI)  efforts to complete the hosur road bus stops, I observed they are not used by BMTC to full extent. I have earlier posted a blog regarding possible root causes.

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Carlton Fire - What can we learn?

02/24/10 05:05 - Ravi_D

Earthquake in Haiti showed us results of bad construction practices. A 5.1 Richter scale quake is a distinct possibility in Bangalore per this study.

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Deregulated State Railway Authority

02/23/10 16:13 - idontspam

KRC is the model to go if we need to resolve the local problems. If Delhi continue plan and execute we will definitely continue to have hundreds of  KR Puram/Whitefield like engineering disasters called flyovers.

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BBMP admits to incorrectly sanctioning a plan

02/23/10 06:36 - vaishvittal

The town planning department of the BBMP has wrongly greenlighted a convention centre near Bannerghatta Road. Residents angered over this and other plan violations in the area.

Read this Citizen Matters expose

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/1793-bbmp-admits-zoning-violation-panduranganagar

Excerpts:

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Address by Mr. PB Ramamurthy Chairman BWSSB at FKCCI

02/23/10 06:11 - psaram42

 This meeting was held at the cabinet hall of FKCCI Kempegowda Road Bangalore on 22 Feb 2010. The cabinet hall was full. 

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Protest cum work review at the bridge work-site?

02/23/10 05:11 - silkboard

Okay, so we have had 3-4 comments expressing interest to participate in a protest sort of event near the work site. If 15-20 people can commit to attendance, let us fix a date and do it.

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