Scientific Land fills

01/05/13 09:32 - psaram42

To days TOI article pertaining to the Bangalore garbage crisis by Asha Rai was interesting as always.   

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Delhi Rape - Emergency helpline that didn't help!

01/05/13 01:54 - kbsyed61

The script of non-functional systems, morals is once again at the fore. Once again it is same story. Helplines, laws encouraging citizens to lend help to victims exists only on paper. The late "Amanat" could have better chances had the '100' number worked they way it should, someone from onlooking public had taken her to nearest hospital little earlier.

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Hubli - Ankola railway line

01/04/13 13:03 - Tejaswi KR

I happened to read an article in the Indian express today which spoke about the likelihood of Hubli - Ankola railway line receiving environmental clearance sometime soon. Here is the link to the article :

http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article1401870.ece

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Sewage water treatment in Apartments

01/04/13 10:55 - Anithasunil

I have a question regarding operation of sewage treatment plants in apartments. 

I live in a community which has 300+ flats, and we have constant complaints on the sewage treatment plant from the KSPCB. One of the major complaints is about the treated water being thrown out to the storm water drain.

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Why isn't plea-bargaining being practiced In India?

01/04/13 08:01 - murali772

While the demands for Taliban-type punishments grow louder, one point being missed is that tougher the punishment, lesser the chances of it being awarded and longer it will take to execute.

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Why should the 17-yr old rapist be allowed to get away lightly?

01/04/13 07:31 - murali772

While the cacophony for the death sentence for the accused grows louder, most of us ignore the fact that the main accused in this crime is a juvenile. Forget about the death penalty, he cannot be jailed in a regular prison even for a day. Nor can he be tried in a regular court of law. This case should provoke a rethinking about our juvenile justice laws.

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'Globalization, Development and Inequality' -Joseph Stiglitz, Ravi Kanbur and Robert Wade; Tuesday, 8th Jan

01/03/13 13:27 - murali772

Azim Premji University - Public Talks series

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Dec-16 as Nirbhaya/ Damini (rather, the actual name) Raakhee day

01/02/13 12:09 - murali772

The Delhi gang-rape case has brought to the fore the need for fast-tracking of not just the courts, but all of the following:

1) Professionalisation of preparation and maintenance of voters' lists:

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Mid day pass, and age for senior citizen pass in BMTC

01/02/13 11:06 - tellvkb

Kudos to KSRTC for age reduction - now decreased fare by 25% for senior citizens for 60 yrs from 65 earlier.

But still in BMTC daily pass is still 50 for senior citizen even after having proof.

They accept only BMTC id card. Why should we need one more card if we already have KSRTC id card /voter's id/govt id card ?

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Praja Party - New year, Award for Namma Railu Project and anything else for celebration

01/01/13 16:53 - dvsquare

Prajagalu's

- Long time from the last meet

- Long time we celeberated together

- Long time we had discussed something concrete on Namma Railu as how to move forward

(SB was also mentioning about meeting after new year break to discuss further strategies regarding PIL for Namma Railu)

Reasons:

- New Year

- Christmas

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