Oh, for a government job!

murali772 - 23-MAY-2012

The government has instituted very strict labour laws. But, unable to comply with them, even as they remain the biggest employers in the country, government organisations are openly flouting the laws, as comes out clearly in each of the following cases:

Are you registered to vote in the Bangalore Graduate Constituency MLC elections?

sanjayv - 7-MAY-2012

* Yes * No * Submitted the form * Planning to submit this week * Not interested

Debate on "Can new India win elections?"

murali772 - 2-MAY-2012

Is there a fear of Dr Ashwin Mahesh ushering in a Coterie rule?

murali772 - 19-APR-2012

I had posted this blog on the Hasiru Usiru Yahoo-group, apart from a few others, which can be construed as campaign material favouring Dr Ashwin Mahesh for the MLC graduate constituency vacancy, election for which is coming up in June.

Right to Services aka Sakala - live from April!

silkboard - 31-MAR-2012

So Right to Services, or timebound delivery of services to citizens goes live in state of Karnataka from Monday, April 2.  What services are we guaranteed to get? Well, go to this website, go to "Services", pick your department to see what services are "in scope" (http://sakala.kar.nic.in). I went there, clicked on BBMP, here is the list:

Hoarding menace - BBMP's helplessness?

silkboard - 5-MAR-2012

Recently, before leaving the city, an expat left behind this 'hoarding' as his thank you note to Bengaluru. Humorous indeed, but to us and BBMP, this should be a hurtful mockery of the way things are out of control on our roads.

Culture of jugaad Economics and voodoo politics

murali772 - 4-MAR-2012

The imperative for growth cannot be overemphasised in a country where over 450 million people can’t afford two square meals and where every year nearly 12 million youngsters line up for jobs. The magnitude of the twin problems of rising expenditure and falling growth obliges the government to act on both fronts and display some sense of urgency.

"Sakala" - Wake-Up Call For Babudom?

murali772 - 2-MAR-2012

Beginning today, there is a deadline for all public services: be it a certificate or redressal of a grievance from any government department. If the deadline is not met, the official will be penalized. - - - -  “Enough is enough. We don’t want people running around for services,” the CM pointed out.

Information Denial Facilitation Commission

murali772 - 29-FEB-2012

Now, it's a celebrated fact that the TTMC's in Bangalore are the biggest case of mis-use of JNNURM funds, as has more or less been established in this blog.

District Improvement Charges

idontspam - 19-FEB-2012

With BBMP running out of money & unable to present a coherent budget, city improvement programs have reached a dead end. While congestion charging can provide money for development programs & also reduce congestion it needs technology investment & infrastructure work to plug holes in the congestion chaging cordon.