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More government hospitals for the city??? murali772 - 9-MAY-2009
Amongst the several projects supposedly announced earlier, and proposed to be taken up now, are four government hospitals on the lines of Victoria and Bowring medicare institutes to be built on land to be identied by BDA, going by |
Analyzing Traffic Police's spot fine system silkboard - 5-MAY-2009
I am told that developed countries do not have this system of spot fines. We do - and I guess that low levels of automation would be one reason we have this in place - sub-inspector or above can issue challans and levy spot fines. |
Was there selective cleansing of Bangalore electoral roles? murali772 - 28-APR-2009
That's in effect what Justice M F Saldanha (Retd), Chairman – Karnataka Chapter, Trnasparency International India, is alleging. His letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Karnataka, is reproduced below: |
murali772 - 27-APR-2009
There is much talk about the urban middle class’s apathy and how they intentionally stayed away from the polling booths despite initiatives like Lead India and Jaago Re. But, actually, problem isn’t voters’ apathy - it's the flawed electoral system. |
A Kyra debate upon the on going Parliamentary Elections. psaram42 - 17-APR-2009
Kyra is a organization for theatrical arts like the Shankarnag Ranga Mandira. The difference being it is a cusine too with a Bar attached. The panelists for the debate were |
ahumanbean - 6-APR-2009
Long time reader of this excellent praja.in website here. Not sure where to post this: |
Why it's difficult for me to consider voting for Congress murali772 - 6-APR-2009
The secret owners of the secreted monies operate in secrecy — venal businessmen, corrupt politicians, public servants, drug lords, and criminal gangs like the D-company. The slush monies are the financial RDX for terror, besides weapons of mass destruction of national and global finance. That there is secret money is no more a secret. Only the amounts and persons are secret. |
Why I may want to vote for BJP this time murali772 - 31-MAR-2009
"I want to say that if NDA (BJP-led National Democratic Alliance) is voted to power, we will pursue this issue at legal and executive level and force Indian citizens to bring back their wealth to the country," Advani said, citing the "crusade" by western countries against tax havens provided by Swiss banks. |
FAA downgrades Indian Civil Aviation mcadambi - 31-MAR-2009
We have to pat ourselves on our backs! The Federal Aviation Authority of the US (FAA) has downgraded Indian Civil Aviation to Category 2 - a privelge we share with countries like Senegal and Nigeria! |
Great grand-mother of all scams murali772 - 27-MAR-2009
The poll-eve race among political parties to promise foodgrains at cheap rates to poor people, when implemented, is counter-productive, warns the Justice D P Wadhwa Committee in its report submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. |