Comments on: Incendiary India: petrol strike leaves Bangalore becalmed http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2012/05/31/incendiary-india-petrol-strike-leaves-bangalore-becalmed/ Perspectives on South Asian politics Thu, 23 May 2013 10:43:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Robert MacMillan http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2012/05/31/incendiary-india-petrol-strike-leaves-bangalore-becalmed/comment-page-1/#comment-20426 Robert MacMillan Thu, 31 May 2012 20:04:43 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/india/?p=5763#comment-20426 Regarding noise pollution: the streets of Bangalore from dawn until dusk on every day including Sunday produce a huge amount of noise because of the large number of vehicles on the road. Today, in the middle of Thursday afternoon, there was very little noise. Walking down the middle of MG Road in the middle of the day, normally an impossibility, was pleasant and quiet. Regarding noise pollution: the streets of Bangalore from dawn until dusk on every day including Sunday produce a huge amount of noise because of the large number of vehicles on the road. Today, in the middle of Thursday afternoon, there was very little noise. Walking down the middle of MG Road in the middle of the day, normally an impossibility, was pleasant and quiet.

]]> By: maGiK http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2012/05/31/incendiary-india-petrol-strike-leaves-bangalore-becalmed/comment-page-1/#comment-20420 maGiK Thu, 31 May 2012 13:05:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/india/?p=5763#comment-20420 I have never seen an Indian metropolitan city suffering near total bandh yet, let alone commenting on the latest BJP sponsored bandh. Looking at the pictures on this thread, I come to believe this is how I live everyday in London here (barring those boys on the street playing cricket and the mall displaying a 'shut for business' poster). So quiet on all week days and during weekends. But bandh in India does bring about a (temporary) halt to the noise pollution. How? Nadeems, Nazirs and Kannaiahs are robbed of their daily visit to the local tea shops and pan kiosks for their addictive smokes and high-decibel political banters. I have never seen an Indian metropolitan city suffering near total bandh yet, let alone commenting on the latest BJP sponsored bandh.

Looking at the pictures on this thread, I come to believe this is how I live everyday in London here (barring those boys on the street playing cricket and the mall displaying a ‘shut for business’ poster). So quiet on all week days and during weekends.

But bandh in India does bring about a (temporary) halt to the noise pollution. How?

Nadeems, Nazirs and Kannaiahs are robbed of their daily visit to the local tea shops and pan kiosks for their addictive smokes and high-decibel political banters.

]]> By: nahar http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2012/05/31/incendiary-india-petrol-strike-leaves-bangalore-becalmed/comment-page-1/#comment-20419 nahar Thu, 31 May 2012 12:38:16 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/india/?p=5763#comment-20419 i(NAHAR) being a business man i don't really don't understand why is that in Bangalore petrol prize is higher then other state is our fault that we have born in Bangalore are the foreigner input in Bangalore made the prize high if so stop giving visa to those earlier we use to give Rs 3000/ to Rs4000/ rent now why the prize r high for all for example same rent are ten time high Rs 30,000/ to Rs 40,000/ why why why will some body answer where as the earning is just 2time more comparative. in two decade i(NAHAR) being a business man i don’t really don’t understand why is that in Bangalore petrol prize is higher then other state is our fault that we have born in Bangalore are the foreigner input in Bangalore made the prize high if so stop giving visa to those earlier we use to give Rs 3000/ to Rs4000/ rent now why the prize r high for all for example same rent are ten time high Rs 30,000/ to Rs 40,000/ why why why will some body answer where as the earning is just 2time more comparative. in two decade

]]> By: nahar http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2012/05/31/incendiary-india-petrol-strike-leaves-bangalore-becalmed/comment-page-1/#comment-20416 nahar Thu, 31 May 2012 12:27:09 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/india/?p=5763#comment-20416 I hope today's bandh will really hit the prize of petrol are public ultimate we the local public are the sufferer i(NAHAR) being a big business man can effect how about the day to day earner will they survive I hope today’s bandh will really hit the prize of petrol are public ultimate we the local public are the sufferer i(NAHAR) being a big business man can effect how about the day to day earner will they survive

]]> By: nahar http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2012/05/31/incendiary-india-petrol-strike-leaves-bangalore-becalmed/comment-page-1/#comment-20414 nahar Thu, 31 May 2012 12:20:47 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/india/?p=5763#comment-20414 i really say to government that at for this many months are this many weeks are this many years the prize will remain same so that we as a business man can dicide on the prize due to fluctuation in prize the government is under profit we as a business man has bear all the losses i really say to government that at for this many months are this many weeks are this many years the prize will remain same so that we as a business man can dicide on the prize due to fluctuation in prize the government is under profit we as a business man has bear all the losses

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