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One upon a time, before computers in Bangalore E.R. Ramachandran - 26-DEC-2009
Bangalore scene before computers.........(This was published earlier in Churumuri on August 14, 2009 as ‘Once upon a time before computers in Bangalore’ ) |
Reconstitution of land and property - new alternative to TDR murali772 - 24-DEC-2009
In what is now loud thinking, BDA, BBMP and urban-affairs officials are proposing a new scheme in town planning whereby there will be ‘reconstitution of land and property’ instead of acquisition. |
Legislators, MPs garner prime sites kbsyed61 - 23-DEC-2009
Deccan Herald carried a news report titled "Legislators, MPs garner prime sites". http://www.deccanherald.com/content/42820/legislators-mps-garner-prime-sites.html Interesting to read is about Dr. Hemchand Sagar's name in the report. |
House panel indicts Murthy for faulty airport design murali772 - 23-DEC-2009
The Joint House Committee (JHC) probing the construction of the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) has indicted Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy, MP Rajeev Chandrashekar, bureaucrats V P Baligar, K Jairaj and other officials for "faulty" design and construction. |
Per capital health care expenditure state wise vinod_shankar - 21-DEC-2009
State-wise Per Capita Health Expenditure and Number of Government Hospital Beds Available per 100,000 Population
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thampan - 21-DEC-2009
This blog entry is to capture some RWH calculations and upload an excel file to show the calculations. |
DAKSH report on democracy and governance in Karnataka murali772 - 21-DEC-2009
DAKSH (a registered civil society organization committed to enhancing citizens’ engagement with issues of democracy, governance, and equity) undertook a review of democracy and governance in Karnataka, as a way for a citizen’s group to engage with the democratic structures and processes at a state level. |
Portion of IT complex demolished - Which is this complex/builder? gbhupesh - 17-DEC-2009
TOI carried one news in Monday' News paper on second page : "Portion of IT complex demolished " it does not name builder' name or correct photo of the complex |
RTI : Amendments requested by Lokayukta srinu - 15-DEC-2009
The Empower Lokayukta Campaign team filed an RTI with Lokayukta office to understand what amendments to Karnataka Lokayukta Act are they asking from the Government. We also put in couple of other questions about case details from last 3 years. Please see attached scanned copy of RTI Srinivas |
More teeth for Lokayukta - justification and risks silkboard - 13-DEC-2009
Refer the "Empower Lokayukta" campaign running elsewhere on this website. It is important to understand what exactly this "suo motu" thing means. |