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SPOTLIGHT AGENCIES
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murali772 - 10-DEC-2011
This picture was taken on the footpath opposite Aadishwar showroom on the intermediate ring road (some 50M before the start of the Domlur fly-over ramp - approaching from Koramangala side). While such instances are not isolated across the city, what I found unique about this particular installation was its cross-arm covering almost the entire width of the footpath. |
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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. |
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murali772 - 30-NOV-2011
Some ten days back, I accompanied my brother to Mangalore, in his car, essentially to attend a family function. The drive out of Bangalore, on a Friday afternoon, was fairly smooth, once we were on the elevated expressway. The signages are still not quite proper, leading to our missing the turning to Hassan (onto NH-48) at Nelamangala, and the resulting detour and half hour time wastage. |
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types of public bus transport operations murali772 - 28-NOV-2011
Definitions extracted from M V Act 1988 (http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/Mvact1988.pdf) |
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Section 420 case against Kiran Bedi!! psaram42 - 28-NOV-2011
Section 420 “char sow bees” is an ill famous case known for cheating. If you think of NGOs it comes to mind that it is a common device for money laundering. A combination of these two is deadly in this case. |
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Metro Underground - Who Is Gaining the Expertise? pdk - 19-NOV-2011
Came across this report in DH: Metro’s Phase-I unlikely to meet deadline. From June 2012, to December 2013, to March 2014 and now December 2014, though Mr Sreehari admits anything before mid-2015 is a pipedream. |
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Would you nominate your MLA/ Corporator for an award? murali772 - 17-NOV-2011
The Namma Bengaluru awards set off an involved debate amongst the Koramangala netizens on the merits of nominating the local MLA, Mr Ramalinga Reddy, for the award, in the politicians category. Such debates in the open, I am sure, form a healthy trend, and will eventually contribute to better overall governance. |
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de-cattle-class-ifying bus services murali772 - 11-NOV-2011
Recently, I was required to make a few trips to Kochi. The options before me, and what each implied are listed below: |
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Bhubaneswar going Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - see RFP silkboard - 3-NOV-2011
They have been talking BRTS for at least 3 years now. Orissa government announced the intent earlier this year in July. This week, BDA (Bhuwaneshwar Development Authority, not our BDA) floated tenders for doing detailed technical project report for BRT for total 49 km long, 6 corridors of BRT. |
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Mid-Day Meals - Philanthropy to the rescue of inept government service! kbsyed61 - 31-OCT-2011
A day before on my departure to US, I had the good fortune to visit "Mohsin Shariff Education & Charitable Trust Mid-Day Meals Programme" operations located in K R Puram. This trust every day prepares and delivers the 'Mid-Day Meals" for the government schools students in and around Bengaluru. |