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Govt firm on privatising Escoms murali772 - 19-NOV-2009
The Government is firm on privatising the Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms) as per their policy. Both Central, State govts regard the move as key step in power reforms, and also for ensuring financial stability, Energy Minister K S Eshwarappa said here on Wednesday. |
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murali772 - 15-NOV-2009
Growth accelerated with tentative reforms in 1980, and shot up to 9% after reforms deepened in the current decade. How much lower would infant mortality, illiteracy and poverty have been had India commenced reform a decade earlier, and enjoyed correspondingly faster growth and human development? |
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Recycling of old stories - BMTC's way of remaining in the news murali772 - 13-NOV-2009
Here's a peace of information for commuters who are used to that `blind wait' - without a clue on the arrival or departure schedule - for BMTC buses. Keonics in association with Siemens Information Systems is running a pilot project for BMTC to introduce global positioning system (GPS) devices on its fleet. |
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murali772 - 5-NOV-2009
There is the huge tract of land of 37 acres on the left when you come down BDA complex in Koramangala, while heading towards Wipro park. Just last week the Chief Minister has denotified the entire land in favour of the erstwhile land lord, inspite of orders at the Supreme Court level against any such act. |
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BMTC Drivers issuing used tickets aghose - 30-OCT-2009
Many BMTC Drivers and conductors (Mainly ordinary, pushpak and suvarna) are issuing used tickets. It works like this: I buy a ticket for say 30 Rs. Say I do not have change and I hand over Rs. 100 to the conductor/driver then he writes at the top on the back side of one ticket the amount he has to return me back (Rs 70). |
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Ever bribed Bengaluru traffic police? silkboard - 19-AUG-2009* Yes, a few times * Never, always pay the fine amount |
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KSRTC turns to homas to Prevent Road Accidents murali772 - 19-AUG-2009
The Tumkur division of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation ... has organized different homas to reduce accidents ... These homas began from 6 am and ended at 9 pm. |
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Reporting BMTC ticket corruption silkboard - 12-AUG-2009
Further from those posts on ticket-less corruption in BMTC, we now have a way of reporting these incidents. Yes, it is an Internet based system, so the complaints about this not being available to majority of BMTC commuters etc etc apply. Still, something is better than nothing. |
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Empower CAG like Lok Ayukta with judicial powers to prosecute erring officials Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 25-JUL-2009
Many Government servants/officers are involved in some scam or the other - if proper examination and inquiries of Audit Paras are conducted and action taken to launch prosecution/criminal cases, without fear or favor, many may loose their jobs. But....? |
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The development mantra taking us for a nice ride psaram42 - 20-JUL-2009
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