Namma Railu gets Approval from State Government!

kbsyed61 - 20-MAR-2013

Prajagale,

Namma Railu Proposal has been approved by GOK.........................

No Commuter Rail Proposal from GOK - PMO

kbsyed61 - 25-FEB-2013

"No proposal was received from Government of Karnataka to start the Commuter Rail Service in Bangalore" was the reply from Prime Minister's office to a RTI query.

Chiranjiv Singh report - on new capital for Karnataka

silkboard - 4-FEB-2013

Mr Chiranjiv Singh, an IAS officer from 69 batch, now retired headed this Alternative Capital Project (ACP). ACP and Mr Singh apparently produced a report that suggested building a new capital city of Bangalore. I have heard about this report from a few people, but haven't seen this report at all, nor have I met Mr Chiranjiv Singh.

GOK to develop 8 towns to decongest Bangalore

kbsyed61 - 31-JAN-2013

Source - Deccan Herald

"Rs 4500 not good enough" - how much is?

silkboard - 30-JAN-2013

Some interesting numbers from the ongoing protests by anganwadi workers. See them in context of minimum wages prescribed by state government.

From The Hindu, Jan 24,

NICE Road agreement analysis

n - 22-JAN-2013

Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) has been embroiled in controversies from the 1997 when the framework agreement was signed.  Though the agreement itself does not appear to be on a public domain, a good analysis of the mechanics of PPP agreement is attached.  Some excerpts:

CRS - Minutes of Nov 17th Meeting (Shared by PS, IDD) !

kbsyed61 - 11-DEC-2012

Dear Prajagale,

I would like to share the minutes of the meeting held under the chairmanship of Dr. Amita Prasad, IAS, Principal Secretary, UDD to examine the RITES report on "Implementation of Commuter Rail Service in Banaglore.

Thanks to Dr. Rajkumar Khatri, IAS, for sharing this meeting minutes with me in response to my email request.

Paying your domestic help, BMTC strike, and the minimum wage scandal

silkboard - 8-OCT-2012

A question for you. Did you give your domestic help(s) a day off on Gandhi Jayanti? If not, then did you give them (domestic help, apartment security, etc) double the usual pay for working on a National Holiday?

Where is Namma Railu Today?

kbsyed61 - 13-JUN-2012

Do you know where our Namma Railu is?

It seems Namma Railu is stuck at DULT station. The much awaited RITES final report is ready. No nobody knows what is holding up at DULT?

Here is a depiction of Namma Railu's journey so far!

The Karnataka Right to services act - Event Report

psaram42 - 4-DEC-2011

The right to services act has been enacted in some of the Indian States like J&K, Rajasthan and a few others. The main purpose of this proposed act in our state is to hold our government officials including some NGOs accountable in providing various services promptly. The important issues are both time frame and satisfaction of the common man.