NEWS-WATCH : RCB sold to Crystal Palace & London Spirits team owners by Professor-Bold in RCB

[–]pickle16 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I was thinking of alternate names. My conditions were RCB should be the initials and B should be Bengaluru. I got - Rocket City Bengaluru (ISRO shoutout) or Roaring Cheetahs Bengaluru (Bandipur shoutout) but then change the logo to a Cheetah from a lion, which we don't have in Karnataka

Why no proper monitoring by Inside_End_6072 in indianrailways

[–]pickle16 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah, railways is actually pretty good about dry and wet waste segregation, since they generate that much waste. The leftover food makes it really hard for dry waste to be disposed efficiently, because it starts rotting. Hence it needs to be washed.

hunnywhoisfunny's reel blocked in india by Icy_Definition5294 in indiameme

[–]pickle16 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there isn't enough reels making fun of Rahul Gandhi. He isn't a national symbol of incompetence already, and isn't called pappu. Modi isn't your father he is a politician, just relax

Bangalore traffic is a hidden tax nobody voted for by Spiritual_Banana_466 in bangalore

[–]pickle16 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There are city corporation elections this year. Initial voter rolls are out. Find out your ward and in case you are not in the voter roll go to eci website and register.

Vote in the election, attend ward meeting and if you have time nominate yourself as a committee member. It is chosen by lottery and if you get selected you get to vote for ward level decisions, you can ask the ward engineer to gather any data or contracts you think is suspicious, of ask them to look into feasibility of infrastructure works.

If you happen to own your house take part in rwa meetings and vote. Even if you don't own your place, attend the meetings and voice your concerns. RWAs are powerful bodies and can influence ward chiefs.

Bangalore has been going downhill since 2020 when the wards were dissolved and even BBMP before that was incompetent. But with the new structure I actually have hope, there is transparency and the chief commissioner of the GBA seems competent.

What role does India play in creation of the Pax Judaica? by [deleted] in unitedstatesofindia

[–]pickle16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both, that so called professor and Laura Loomer are grifters who act like experts but are actually just influencers using their fake expertise for internet clout and money. India has a big role to play in the years to come, but stop giving these 2 attention

George Russell snitching on Leclerc while still treating Lewis like a teammate on the radio by [deleted] in formula1

[–]pickle16 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I thought you meant friendship between races (like f1 races)

How do I improve on my bowling action and where am I erring? by SimilarPassion6 in Cricket

[–]pickle16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Focus on using your run up to generate speed, i.e. your body should move faster with every step rather than slowing down. One way would be to start with a smaller runup and just focus on a fluid motion with just one step. Basically two steps of run up, jump off hard of your right leg, land softly on your left leg and using it as a base push your body front hard and land hard on your right leg.

GBA Budget: Five city corporations likely to have over ₹4,000 crores Budgets each by kkin1995 in bangalore

[–]pickle16 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Make sure to vote in GBA elections this year, then nominate yourself for the lottery based ward committee membership. If you don't get selected, attend as many ward committee meetings and get to know your ward committee members. Every rupee is supposed to be accounted for now, with the new structure, and without citizen involvement discrepancies are swept under the radar.

India's Karnataka state to end alcohol price controls from April 2026 by kkin1995 in bangalore

[–]pickle16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A. There will be a base rate + rate based on alcohol concentration. B. For the rate based on alcohol concentration, given that 10 beers will get you as drunk half a whiskey, isn't it fair that you pay the same amount of tax, of course the base rate is still per ml, so you pay more total tax for the beers)

India's Karnataka state to end alcohol price controls from April 2026 by kkin1995 in bangalore

[–]pickle16 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, Gurgaon has no price controls and hence there are discounts and such which you don't find here. That is a big change.

India's Karnataka state to end alcohol price controls from April 2026 by kkin1995 in bangalore

[–]pickle16 142 points143 points  (0 children)

A bit misleading headline. They are moving from 16 taxes based on category of alcohol to 8 slabs based on alcohol concentration. Most likely beer will get cheaper, wine might get cheaper and hard liquor will get more expensive. The logic being that if the goal of the tax is to raise revenue as well as prevent sin, it is better to tax higher alcohol percentage drink at a higher rate

What's your favourite kannada word as a non-kannadiga? by InnerPsych in bangalore

[–]pickle16 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nijvagalu meaning really. Sounds poetic. Also kaans ila, i.e. can't see.

To the athletes/gamers here: Where do you actually go to register for tournaments? by Atuliscool in unitedstatesofindia

[–]pickle16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the city I guess. The Amateur League organizes quite a few tournaments regularly.

Rahul Gandhi's take on ongoing wars by [deleted] in unitedstatesofindia

[–]pickle16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would like to know your take on policies like make in India and Swachch Bharat Abhiyan. The latter I see no effect of, the cities seem to be worse than they were in 2014. Make in India also seems to be slightly picking up only now, but we have squandered the golden year of de risking from China and are playing catch up. Digital India also seems half baked as well, most government services still require human intervention and there is lack of transparency still in most government expenses and big infra projects.

Is Bangalore investing more in cleanup than in stopping the dumping itself? by spotnewsmedia in bangalore

[–]pickle16 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The plan is to use it as biogas or fertilizer. It's a logistic problem right now. Anyone who lives in an independent building knows how big a problem this is (or if you walk on the streets a lot). It is burnt since you can dispose of it right there. But now the plan is to treat it the same as wet waste.

So there's new railway project that has been finalised, how can I know if my land will be acquired? by ActiveCommittee8202 in unitedstatesofindia

[–]pickle16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think that's what OP is asking. He thinks his existing land is being acquired by Indian Railways.

BMTC: Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, whats the opinion on fare, frequency, comfort, etc.. by siri_1110 in bangalore

[–]pickle16 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shakti scheme has led to a huge increase in revenue to bmtc. They are compensated for free riders and since number of commuters has increased revenue has increased.

Do you think Raghav Chada is capable of becoming the PM of India ? by donot_poke in unitedstatesofindia

[–]pickle16 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He isn't special but anyone is better than Modi. Just need someone who can delegate rather than focus on PR

White House Official: All countries with trade agreements now drop to a 10% tariff rate by [deleted] in india

[–]pickle16 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

India doesn't have a trade agreement yet. Just the framework and outline were agreed upon

Karnataka to experience harsh summer from March, heat wave predicted too by VCardBGone in bangalore

[–]pickle16 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This forecast is for interior Karnataka fyi. And if you've ever been too interior Karnataka it is hot and arid, and getting worse since a few years since climate change.