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The Namma Metro project crossed yet another hurdle on Thursday with the Karnataka high court giving green signal for the acquisition of land near Jayanagar along RV Road for the construction of the South End station. A division bench of justices VG Sabhahit and Manohar dismissed a petition filed by Zakirunnisa and two others, requesting the court to direct the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to stick to its original alignment for the station. The petitioners alleg…

Jaipur

May 21, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Kali Sindh project set to meet deadline

The work at 1,200 mega watt Kali Sindh power plant is going on in full swing as the deadline for completing the first phase of the project by October 2011 approaches. On Wednesday, the 211 tonne boiler drum of the plant was erected at a height of 75 m which marked the completion of the initial level and now officials are planning to speed-up the process so that deadline for both the 600 mw units could be met. Chairman cum managing director (CMD) of Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limi…

Pune

May 21, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

City firm’s software to block calls, SMSes

A call or SMS from an agent to sell an insurance policy or announce the latest offering from a nearby mall can now be barred by the users without any intervention from the service providers. Pune-based Optinno Mobitech Private Limited has developed a unique software called Mobiwatchman that allows one to block unwanted calls, messages and spam. Founder and company’s CEO Sagar Bedmutha claimed that this is the first such solution to be developed by any Indian company. "All…

Bangalore

May 19, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

Brawl in Barbados, none in pub city

Their brash behaviour in a Barbados pub got six Indian cricket team players into trouble with the BCCI. A drinking binge and a brawl later, they are now being served show-cause notices. But how many such wild, brazen pub brawls has Bangalore, which remains the Pub City of India, witnessed? Almost none, pub-goers tell DNA.?Such pub brawls used to happen in the city 10-15 years ago. We don’t hear of any pub fights now. Bangaloreans who visit pubs and indulge in a drink or two are mostly e…

Pune

May 19, 2010 Worldsnap Staff

IT: Now a place for non-engg students

BSc student Sandhya K landed up with a job in an IT firm, just like her cousins with engineering degrees. The 21-year-old will join a Bangalore-based top company from July on a starting salary of Rs1.8lakhs, and her job profile includes a ‘non-technical’ activity like testing. Sandhya says four IT firms came to her college for placements. Like Sandhya, there are several non-engineering graduates ? most of them who are BSc graduates, while a few with BCom and BA degrees ? who are ge…