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Renewing DL at the RTO without touts/bribes s_yajaman - 8-APR-2010
My wife and I went yesterday to the Indiranagar RTO to renew her DL. As soon as we stepped into "the zone" there were touts offering help. We, of course, ignored them and walked up to the RTO. As we walked up we realized that my wife's DL said "RTO BNG CENTRAL" (Koramangala) and we wondered what trouble that would mean. But we decided to check anyway. There was a helpdesk there. It was operational. We asked the lady there if we could renew the license here. She gave us the forms and asked us to check at Window 3 if it was possible. We also realized there was a medical fitness certificate (completely in Kannada) to be got from a doctor. At Window 3 there was a reasonably helpful lady. She told my wife that it was possible to do it there. She confirmed if the address remained unchanged. She asked us to write a letter requesting that the license be renewed there. We paid the Rs.250 fee at the cash counter and my wife went to get her MC done. |
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Our experience with Karnataka Electrical Inspectorate s_yajaman - 2-FEB-2010
Those of us living in apartments might know that an annual inspection of the electrical installations in our buildings (DG set, earthing, wiring, lifts, etc) by the KSEI is mandatory. This is their vision (from their citizen's charter). |
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Getting a khata without paying any "service fee" s_yajaman - 2-FEB-2010
Been a while since I posted anything - so here goes. This is a small story of how we in one apartment complex have gotten our khatas without paying any bribe. For good reasons, I will not disclose the name of our apartment. Some of you know where I live and request you not to disclose it inadvertently. It will cause needless problems. |
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A debate on India’s changing political landscape psaram42 - 30-JAN-2010
The debate was held at the Mount Carmel College basement auditorium on Friday the 29th Jan 2010, between 5:30 to 7:30 in the evening. This debate was organized by Janaagraha in collaboration with the Bangalore International center. |
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silkboard - 17-JAN-2010
Story from Pune area. RTI activist murdered, allegedly for exposing unauthorized construction of a bunglow in Talegaon. http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011761180800.htm The Hindu bit doesn't mention details of what was being exposed here. Does anyone remember a similar news item reported from Bangalore last year (was it around hooch/liquor shops, not sure)? |
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Indian Society can not be happy till its governance is fixed, fast. psaram42 - 6-JAN-2010
“Gurcharan Das was the CEO of Procter & Gamble India and Vice President for Procter & Gamble Far East between 1985 and 1992. He was later Vice President and Managing Director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide. |
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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. |
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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 |
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More teeth for Lokayukta - justification and risks silkboard - 13-DEC-2009
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Way out of the mining imbroglio murali772 - 1-DEC-2009
Mining, like defence contracts, is prone to corruption. Extracting resources from the ground does not lend itself to the usual rules of competition. A mine is a natural monopoly and the state, which gives the right to mining, is also a monopoly. The two come together in the backroom and you get crony capitalism. What is the answer? |
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