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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

RWH-calculation

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.