Bangalore Discussions

[gentem]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

All i want is GOI to take care of bangalore.

Bangalore gave India a face in IT + houses the highest R&D centers is india.Bangalore needs GOI's attention,Central govt's went to an extent of taxing BMTC on its profits too,while other in other cities for Commuter services it doles out bail out packages.

Bangalore has developed much on its own,past 10 years its growth was tremendous and mostly we had opposing govts at state and center,that says it all.

It is easy to justify any demand like politicians do.. Actually chennaiites are better at giving reasons.. like chennai is to the east, so it is best. chennai suburbs are bigger than city. and kaveri likes tn, so it leaves ka and goes to tn they will justify even world is flat

central govt is funding for metro that is enough. and they funded for bwssb kaveri stage two too

[JhonJ]

An engine design for a greener planet



Three years ago, Ravi Kumar, a vehicle enthusiast, met Somender Singh. Ravi had come to know about an unique invention that increased the performance of any engine.

Singh, who had developed the technology to increase the efficiency of engines by at least 10 per cent, offered to install the technology in his car. “It is like driving a new car everyday,” says Ravi. The seemingly miraculous transformation in his old car is due to ‘Grooves’.

“The easiest way to make your old car run better is to check out the prices of a new car”, was a sticker at Garuda Research and Development, or Garuda garage. It is a small garage that often eludes the attention of people who drive past the Chamundi Vihar Indoor Stadium.

Located right opposite the stadium, the place belongs to Somender Singh. An avid enthusiast of engines, his passion for motor vehicles have taken him to many places. But, he was not one of those who would just drive the car around without knowing what made the car move.

Unburnt fuel

After learning about the fine aspects of the engine, he realised that a huge amount of fuel remained unburnt and resulted in toxic emissions. “If we consider a petrol engine, the engine burns 14 litres of air for every litre of petrol and emits gases that are colourless, odorless and are harmful to life-forms on earth. It was necessary to reduce these emissions,” he said.

That thought and his relentless endeavor to contribute towards reducing pollution, for a green planet, led to US Patent 6237579.

The patent was awarded in 2001 to Singh for his ‘Design to Improve Turbulence in Combustion Chambers’.

‘Groove’ design

The design is an ingenious alteration in the normal engine. The Groove technology of Singh can be implemented not only to four wheelers, but also to motor bikes.

The design deformed the regular engine in a constructive manner, by creating grooves in parts of the engine, which resulted in smoother and better performance of the vehicle.

Taking a test drive in his ‘old’ Maruti 800, he can travel at only 20 kilometres per hour, while the top gear is engaged. Surprisingly, the engine does not knock. The grooved engine also consumed a lot of lesser fuel.

“If it takes about 10 litres of petrol to drive from Mysore to Bangalore in the normal engine, with the grooved engine it would require only 9 litres or even eight,” he pointed out.

Several reputed companies have approached him to make use of the technology, but he said with automobile companies “it is always a catch-22 situation.”

However, he questions “What good are discoveries and inventions if they are not put to use?” Well, that is a long-standing question indeed.

source:http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...er-planet.html

[JhonJ]

Every ward, taluk to get a 100-bed hospital

BANGALORE: To strengthen the healthcare delivery system, the state government will set up 100-bed hospitals in every BBMP ward and every taluk in the state. Health minister Aravind Limbavali announced this on Sunday at the inauguration Adamya Chetana Utsava, the four-day annual carnival, organized by Adamya Chetana, a non-profit organization. The carnival is being held at the National High School Grounds in Basavanagudi.

Over 2,000 people took part in 22 different competitions and events related to literature, theatre and culture on the first day of the carnival. Street plays, folk arts, bhajana competitions, story telling and quiz were conducted. A blood donation camp in association with Rashtrotthana Blood Bank and Red Cross was also launched at the venue.

A book fair has also been organized, which will remain open from 10am to 6pm on all four days. Visitors can pick one book for free at the exhibition.

source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/17826418.cms

[JhonJ]

I found the soul of Bengaluru

A few days back, I was at a Kannada book launch in Basavanagudi where two translated works were being presented. Had one of the two books not been mine, I would have never gone there, for the simple reason that the world of Kannada literature touches me only marginally.

My idea of Karnataka is largely about the wonderful, friendly people, the beautiful state outside of the urban chaos, great food and glimpses of her performing arts, but not her language and literature and the way they hold together the Kannadigas as a people.

At the book launch, I was in for many surprises. The publisher, Chanda Pustaka had done up the venue like a wedding, a far cry from any of my English book launches in any metro ever; the venue proudly showcased the who’s who of Kannada culture in black and white photographs, from Kuvempu to Raj Kumar.

People arrived quietly at the venue, elderly men and women, young folks and children, and soon there was no standing room. But know what? They had turned up only in part because I was one of the authors. They had come for another book: Mao’s Dancer, presented as a translation in Kannada.

The event lasted two hours in pin-drop silence. The audience listened to the involved talks by the two translators and then two eminent critics spoke at length. No cell phone rang and no one got up in the middle.

I was witnessing a Bengaluru I had not felt before; I realised I was in poverty for two decades even as I think of myself as a half-Kannadiga.

There are four similarities between the Silicon Valley and Bengaluru: both were fruit-growing places at one time, both have great weather, educational institutions of repute, and defence establishments of significance. And in both places, the locals are in minority. No wonder both places have emerged on the world map as symbols of the knowledge economy. Because, all knowledge is about displacement.

In letting Bengaluru happen, the immigrant was not marginalised like in Mumbai; nor was the immigrant culturally tolerated like in Kolkata. Bengaluru built a very equal relationship with the migrant. In the process, it has lost a few things for sure. But along the way, the migrant has lost more. Unlike me, who took two decades, the average migrant would probably not even know that ordinary people can come on a Sunday morning to listen to the translator of a book titled Mao’s Dancer and then go home feeling good about what the critic had to say and their own critique of the critic.

After years of relentless globalising, today I am asking myself, can I be in love with a beautiful woman if I do not know the language she thinks in and speaks; even as she speaks in it only sometimes?

(Subroto Bagchi is Chairman, MindTree Ltd)

source:http://www.deccanchronicle.com/13010...soul-bengaluru

[Indiadreams]

Originally Posted by Cygnus-X1

However, there are no justifiable answers to the following:
2) Why is BMTC being taxed despite the absence of a city railway system?

Actually this is because of archaic laws in India. BMTC lost its charitable entity status as it generates more than Rs.10 lakhs/ crores ( not sure) revenues from commercial activities like chartered buses, ads etc.

This law is there to check exploitation by privately managed trusts( hospitals/ educational institutions). This is now under pre-judice and appropriate laws may come up. But our judicial system functions at its own pace. There had been many such instances where archaic laws hindered genuine cause.

As such, the tax claim is going to be less than Rs. 30 Crores, as BMTC' s profits is declining due to ageing of bus fleet. I don't know why IT dept is chasing such negligible amount. Strangely State Govt also taxes Bmtc while their counterparts are not taxed in their respective states.

[vinodgopal]

Originally Posted by naveen_blr

1.TN Buses are making 4500 Cr loses.
2.JNurm buses allotted to Bangalore are the least among Metros when it is highly dependent on Buses.
3.BETL/Tumkur Road came very late to Bangalore check other cities which got toll free road exits.Look at Airport Express by NHAI which collects the toll exactly for airport commuters which is crazy
4.No Commuter Rail to bangalore while cities smaller in Population like Hyderabad & Chennai have got it.
5.TN Power is in huge losses
--Bangalore also needs support as it gives taxes to the center second only to Mumbai & the city has grown 100% in last 10 years check Chennai its grown by only mere 3L (close to 0% when you consider the deceased i guess) and it still got metro/Commuter rail extn

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[nandan_ks]

what nonsense

[gentem]

BMTC deserves to be taxed as it has monopoly. They should open up this licence raj in bangalore public transport

Railway division headquarters hubli is under rule of bangalore, hubli is not some other state or something

[Cygnus-X1]

Originally Posted by Indiadreams

Actually this is because of archaic laws in India. BMTC lost its charitable entity status as it generates more than Rs.10 lakhs/ crores ( not sure) revenues from commercial activities like chartered buses, ads etc.

This law is there to check exploitation by privately managed trusts( hospitals/ educational institutions). This is now under pre-judice and appropriate laws may come up. But our judicial system functions at its own pace. There had been many such instances where archaic laws hindered genuine cause.

As such, the tax claim is going to be less than Rs. 30 Crores, as BMTC' s profits is declining due to ageing of bus fleet. I don't know why IT dept is chasing such negligible amount. Strangely State Govt also taxes Bmtc while their counterparts are not taxed in their respective states.

Thanks for this summary - makes it clearer.

[Cygnus-X1]

Originally Posted by gentem

BMTC deserves to be taxed as it has monopoly. They should open up this licence raj in bangalore public transport

Railway division headquarters hubli is under rule of bangalore, hubli is not some other state or something

Be careful what you wish for - you may actually get it!
In Mangalore, which has only private buses, people are fed up of shoddy, erratic services, cancellation /buses terminating several stops before destination (dependent on load), etc. So, they are demanding KSRTC.

[nandan_ks]

Well, there is Private transport in Bangalore as well... and they are more dangerous than BMTC. They literally race against each other to get to the next stop first and pick up the passengers. I have seen so many accidents involving such mini buses on Kanakpura road.

[Cygnus-X1]

Originally Posted by vinodgopal

Bangalore has not so impressive history - Chennai was once the capital of the Brit empire in India. So obviously we got ourselves a metro status long back and hence a commuter train track. Bangalore has gained significance only in the last 25 years. Moreover your rail division head is Hubli and so Bangalore is not even a division head to get suburban train approval. Whereas Chennai and Secundarabad are Rail Division heads. We have a well rounded economy while Bangalore is IT dependent.

Smaller in population does not mean they should not get it and your city deserves to get it. Bangalore was improperly planned and designed. It is not meant to take this sudden increase in population over the last two decades. It was meant to be a contonment for retired people. Be happy it has gone this far.

Nobody mentioned that only bangalore deserves it & other cities do not - so, kindly mind what you state.
Further, your post sounds like sour grapes - you should be happy that bangalore could not take all of the IT investments & some of it got diverted to chennai.

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by vinodgopal

Bangalore has not so impressive history - Chennai was once the capital of the Brit empire in India. So obviously we got ourselves a metro status long back and hence a commuter train track. Bangalore has gained significance only in the last 25 years. Moreover your rail division head is Hubli and so Bangalore is not even a division head to get suburban train approval. Whereas Chennai and Secundarabad are Rail Division heads. We have a well rounded economy while Bangalore is IT dependent.

Smaller in population does not mean they should not get it and your city deserves to get it. Bangalore was improperly planned and designed. It is not meant to take this sudden increase in population over the last two decades. It was meant to be a contonment for retired people. Be happy it has gone this far.

You need not have railway HQ in your city to get trains for your city

Bangalore has the best R&D centers spanning all domains,i will challenge you on this come bring facts,I will single handedly take you on this..Baro shishya


Most indian cities face similar civic issues and all are not well planned.

[JhonJ]

January begins, feels like March

BANGALORE: It was a warm welcome to the New Year, quite literally. The city, which is famous for its cool and breezy climate, experienced a sudden rise in the daytime temperature, which shot up to 30 degrees celsius on Tuesday afternoon. But the weatherman says it's not unusual. The city's hottest day of January was recorded in 2003 at 32. In 2011 and 2012, the temperature had shot up to 31 degrees celsius in January.

Said B Puttanna, director in-charge, Bangalore Met Department: "Maximum temperature has shot up in the city due to clear skies and it is likely to remain so for the next few days. The night time temperature too has gone up by a couple of degrees, but it will come down in a couple of days. By next week, the minimum temperature will once again be around 16 degrees celsius."

Agrometeorologist MB Rajegowda explained: "Clear skies led to higher incoming radiation, which in turn increases the day time temperature. Once the cloud building starts, the minimum temperature will come down. But the city will experience winter- like condition only by January 20 now."

Meanwhile, the met department has predicted light rains in some parts of coastal and interior Karnataka.

source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/17849977.cms

[JhonJ]

Annavru Rajkumar comes alive on Hampi chariot

The city will soon witness the installation of another statue of thespian Dr Rajkumar, making it one of the many structures dedicated to the legend who has enamoured millions of fans over many years.

The bronze statue which will be placed inside a stone chariot that replicates the one in Hampi will be installed at Kurbarahalli Circle in Nandini Layout. Area Corporator Nagaraj along with Chalukya Yuvakara Sangha will be installing the statue.

The corporator took the initiative along with a few youngsters who contributed an initial sum of ` 1.5 lakh for the project.

“An actor like Dr Rajkumar is irreplaceable. He has done a lot to take the Kannada film industry forward. We wanted to give something in return. The idea of having a chariot came during the Hampi festival. We identified the sculptors from Mysore,” said Nagaraj. Speaking about the sculptors of the chariot, he said, “Umapathi, son of National awardee Shilpi S Narasimahcar, along with sculptors Vinod and Prakash from Mysore went and studied about the chariot. They took almost three-and-a-half years to complete and assemble the chariot.”

The bronze statue in his Mayura (the film) avatar was sculpted by DC Shivakumar who resides in Bangalore. “Annavaru looks very handsome in this particular film. So we decided to go with it. Mayura was the only film shot inside Mysore Palace. Shivakumar watched the film a number of times to study the gesture and facial expressions. He took nearly two years to complete the statue,” said Nagaraj.

The entire sculpture (Statue and the chariot) costed them `1.30 crore. “We got donations from various sectors including BBMP who donated around `25 lakhs towards this installation.

Narayan Gowda of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, director S Narayan and many other film personalities have taken initiative towards this project and they are all looking forward to February 8, the day the statue will be installed. We have in fact planned to have a grand function on the lines of Ambi Sambrama that happened in 2012,” revealed Nagaraj.

The stone chariot weighs around 45 tonnes and is 14 ft while the statue is around 10 ft in height. The chariot is made out of black stone picked up from HD Kote and they had a reason to install it particularly at Kurubarahalli circle. “Not many are aware that lot of freedom fighters resided and still live in this area. Also it is close to Annavara samadhi. Whoever visits the samadhi will also come to see the statue. That’s one of the reasons, we decided to install at Nandini Layout.

As of now, Rajkumar’s sons, Shivarajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar have seen the chariot and the statue. “Raghavendra Rajkumar will be seeing it in a day or two. Paravathamma Rajkumar will be seeing it on the day of the inauguration,” said Nagaraj.

source:http://newindianexpress.com/cities/b...cle1403637.ece

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by gentem

BMTC deserves to be taxed as it has monopoly. They should open up this licence raj in bangalore public transport

Railway division headquarters hubli is under rule of bangalore, hubli is not some other state or something

Byappanhalli station to be like this?

Originally Posted by gponniah;98802882[B

]It would be great if they can make Bangalore City Junction, Cantt, KR Puram, Baiyappanahalli station[/B] too like Hubli station... Bangalore being capital getting neglected.

Originally Posted by Manjunath kasigavi

Hubli Railway Station !!!

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Originally Posted by Manjunath kasigavi

Platform No 1.

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Originally Posted by Manjunath kasigavi

'D' Block u/c! A mall will come up here....

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Originally Posted by Manjunath kasigavi

Main Entrance

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[Mahesh Nanjunda]

Originally Posted by vinodgopal

Bangalore has not so impressive history - Chennai was once the capital of the Brit empire in India. So obviously we got ourselves a metro status long back and hence a commuter train track. Bangalore has gained significance only in the last 25 years. Moreover your rail division head is Hubli and so Bangalore is not even a division head to get suburban train approval. Whereas Chennai and Secundarabad are Rail Division heads. We have a well rounded economy while Bangalore is IT dependent.

Smaller in population does not mean they should not get it and your city deserves to get it. Bangalore was improperly planned and designed. It is not meant to take this sudden increase in population over the last two decades. It was meant to be a contonment for retired people. Be happy it has gone this far.

What nonsense - you've only managed to show your ignorance and your pathetic attitude.

Chennai was not the capital of British India - it was Kolkata followed by Delhi.

Bangalore has a 500 year history and was well planned right from the beginning - the sudden influx of people has created problems which any Indian city would struggle with.

FYKI, Bangalore is not dependent only on IT, although the IT sector dominates. A city of 1 crore people that forms a major part of the (21st century) Indian economy deserves the best infrastructure and the funds for it, 'well-rounded' has nothing to do with it.

[JhonJ]

Originally Posted by Mahesh Nanjunda

What nonsense - you've only managed to show your ignorance and your pathetic attitude.

Chennai was not the capital of British India - it was Kolkata followed by Delhi.

Bangalore has a 500 year history and was well planned right from the beginning - the sudden influx of people has created problems which any Indian city would struggle with.

FYKI, Bangalore is not dependent only on IT, although the IT sector dominates. A city of 1 crore people that forms a major part of the (21st century) Indian economy deserves the best infrastructure and the funds for it, 'well-rounded' has nothing to do with it.

There is a myth in IT/ITES/BPO/Call centre .... employee's that only because of them only any Indian city is surviving.

Since most forumers here might be directly employed in above organisations.

The IT Population in Bangalore is a mere - 8-10 Lakhs. IT/ITES/BPO/Call centre .... employee's altogether is mere 12 Lakhs. whereas, the population of Bangalore is 1 Core not including Bangalore Rural ( Doddaballapur, Hosakote,Devanahalli) and falsely claiming Hosur also contributes to 1 crore population of Bangalore.

Note weren't crying foul, saying injustice has been created to Bengaluru. All our point is " If the same amount of importance, Funds, Packages ( 25,000 to 50,000 crores given to some other cities) was provided to us. we would have put Bengaluru in even better position compared as of today.

We would have got more Metro network just like delhi which is 400+ Kms. B'luru would have atleast 250+ Kms, PRR would have been completed, 5 signal free corridors would have been completed......

[nandan_ks]

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by JhonJ

Note weren't crying foul, saying injustice has been created to Bengaluru. All our point is " If the same amount of importance, Funds, Packages ( 25,000 to 50,000 crores given to some other cities) was provided to us. we would have put Bengaluru in even better position compared as of today.

We would have got more Metro network just like delhi which is 400+ Kms. B'luru would have atleast 250+ Kms, PRR would have been completed, 5 signal free corridors would have been completed......

Yes I have already told many times....Bangalore is private driven,while cities like Chennai and kolkata are govt babies,without govt support not much works out there.(But i still love chennai )

No matter what civic issues bangalore faces private investors still flock here.I don't blame State govt here for bangalore's civic issues.State govt is for the entire state,GOI needs to take off some burden from GOK by assisting in developing bangalore.

GOI must take care of metro cities without bias.

Karnataka had opposing governments at center and state in the last 10 years,that was the period when bangalore boomed like never before. so you can make out how insensitive the center has been towards bangalore.