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Power and water connections only after BBMP approval murali772 - 29-SEP-2008
Aspiring house owners, beware. It would be best to stick to the sanctioned building plan, as even the smallest deviations in the form of setbacks in front, rear, left or right side of the building, height of the structure or number of floors, could leave the building in darkness and without water. |
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murali772 - 23-SEP-2008
Public Affairs Centre expresses great pleasure in inviting you to an open house on RTI Youth Initiative - to be held on Saturday, 27th September 2008 at Rotary House of Friendship, Lavelle Road, (next to Hotel Rama), Bangalore 560 001 between 3.30 pm to 5.45 pm. Shri K.K.Mishra, Chief Information Commissioner, Karnataka State Information Commission has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest on the occasion. |
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Politics over principles characterises India: Shashi Tharoor mcadambi - 15-SEP-2008
Indian politics is essentially debate over principles unlike developed country politics: "The French political scientist Maurice Duverger once explained that politics in India involves conflict over basic principles and in Britain, conflict over subsidiary principles, whereas in the US, party politics amounts to a conflict without principles. For both parties agree on most things: liberal democracy, free-enterprise capitalism, low taxes and superpower status abroad." |
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murali772 - 15-SEP-2008
When Ravindranath first saw the irregularities, he started investigating and found that the buildings did not have occupancy certificates . "But the trade licences were given by the BBMP's health department. When I informed the authorities, they were not bothered. So I took up the issue through RTI and approached the KIC. Following the KIC order in May 2007, the three commercial complexes have been closed down and sealed," he explains. For more |
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How do you know its time to bribe? silkboard - 3-SEP-2008* Beforehand itself (reputation, hearsay) * The guy asks * Hints (delay etc) but no direct demand * I simply offer it for speed * Agent guides me through it |
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s_yajaman - 1-SEP-2008
Karnataka made it to the Hall of Shame. Please see this report in today's DH. http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep12008/... "This has been confirmed in a 2007-08 survey, conducted by Transparency International India and the Centre for Media Studies, New Delhi. the state which was ranked 17th in a 2005 Transparency International India (TII) survey, has now climbed to the top slot of “very highly corrupt states.” |
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Overloaded trucks of Mangalore silkboard - 19-AUG-2008
Was in Mangalore recently, and witnessed the famous overloaded ming trucks first hand. Can someone from the area enlighten us - how does this thing work? Some questions I got are |
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mcadambi - 19-AUG-2008
We in Karnataka know very well how our feudal Reddy brothers control the mining mafia and the transport mafia as well. Our miners prefer to travel by helicopters. |
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Rs 8,830 mn - bribe paid by just BPL households last year murali772 - 17-AUG-2008
The level of corruption is "alarming" in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, says a new survey based on experience of BPL households in availing various public services last year. |
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Small money corruption - why BBMP why? silkboard - 13-AUG-2008
Assuming Mr Basavaraj Itnaal got his facts right in this Deccan Herald news story, what does it say? Thats why we keep saying - proactive disclosure is a must. Do nothing else BBMP, just do this. Just put details of all your activities - planned expense, actual expense, receipts reports - on your pubilc website. Refer Biscuits for Rs 50,000 on BBMPs gravy train By Basavaraj Itnaal, DH News Service, Bangalore. One snippet: |