Mr Farook vs MLA Sampangi @ Kolar - story trail

silkboard - 29-OCT-2011

This is an interesting one from Lokayukta's list. Not sure if all of you remember the case of Kolar MLA caught taking bribe. The story here is different from Land conversions or bloated tenders. read the trail

The Hindu, Jan 30, 2009 - KGF MLA caught after 'accepting' bribe (link)

Bengaluru Ministers & Corruption - in numbers

silkboard - 27-OCT-2011

With so many high profile guys in jail, or at the door steps, one good thing that I see is that Media is becoming more and more comfortable carrying numbers in their reports on corruption. What we knew and heard through the 'grapevine', now has concrete numbers. But this is probably because of well documented and researched Lokayukta reports.

Uncaring passers by left an accident victim to die near Mekhri Circle

kbsyed61 - 23-OCT-2011

What a tragedy. A young man lost his life in our own Namma Bengaluru not because he was drunk or speeding in a Ferrari or Mazda sports car? This young man, Arjun Nair, an MBA aspirant was knocked down by a speeding KSTDC cab on Bellary Road near Mekhri Circle.

LPG Akrama

idontspam - 18-OCT-2011

Draw you own conclusions on the state of the Banana Republic & make nte of all these people when you vote. 

The ministers, who opposed the ‘cleansing act’ of the department, reportedly told Shobha that she should not be unduely concerned about the ‘bogus connections’ as it was the Centre which was supplying the subsidised cylinders.

Apathy of the BWSSB towards the LIC Colony,Jeevan Bima Nagar,BLR

Residents Forum - 11-OCT-2011

Hi all

Metro Launch - monumental waste of money.

rs - 8-OCT-2011

I came accross this article in the Hindu today

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Bangalore/article2520263.ece

Bangalore is No 2 in the world (ahem...for the wrong reasons)

Clive VanBuerle - 30-SEP-2011

Finding that elusive parking spot is a problem worldwide, but according to a new study Torontonians have it relatively easy.

How Indian Doctors Loot Patients

murali772 - 27-SEP-2011

This is by Dr B M Hegde, MD, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPG, FRCPI, FACC, FAMS  -  Padma Bhushan Awardee 2010 (for more on him, click here), which has been doing the Yahoo/ Google - group rounds of recent:

Is Public Works Coordination Agreement working? Fresh roads still being dug up

vijaypadiyar - 17-SEP-2011

Like many others, I was very happy when the Public Works Coordination Agreement was put in place to have better coordination between various civic agencies.

Inhuman lock-up conditions

murali772 - 15-SEP-2011

Both Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law B Srinivas Reddy have been lodged at the Central Crime Station (CCS) lockup which is 'famous' for bandicoots paying a visit now and then. Sources told Express that in the absence of a cell in the CBI office at Koti, CBI joint director VV Lakshminarayana has decided to keep the duo in the CCS lockup.