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Recipe for completing public utility projects successfully! kbsyed61 - 2-DEC-2010
If one looks at BBMP, BMTC, BDA and the works they underatke each one tells a tale of how not to execute the projects in the right manner. Magic boxes, MMTC's, flyovers without service roads all are examples of our state/city bureacrats professionlism and talent. Looking at these projects one would wonder if at all we as Indians do know how to build things right. |
State of Pedestrians in Bangalore idontspam - 29-NOV-2010
Footpaths: This film was made by Samarth Saran, Saumya Tyagi and Bharat Sharma — a team of three people from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore who took part in the short-film making competition held at IIM Ahmedabad’s flagship management festival Confluence 2010. |
pdk - 28-NOV-2010
I'm sure a lot of Praja users have read about and listened to The Radia Tapes and derived a lot of joy and/or sorrow out of them. Others may not be aware of where to access them since the media has virtually blacked out the news, except for some old fogies like The Hindu, Outlook magazine, and DH today and disrespectful upstarts like Open magazine. |
santsub - 19-NOV-2010
We have already discussed this on Praja long time ago about how other cities in India should shape up for sporting mega events. Here is a media published article on Bengaluru being a strong candidate for the next Asian games (2019) http://www.deccanherald.com/content/114001/asian-games-blore.html |
murali772 - 12-NOV-2010
There’s hope still. For citizens who are disgusted with rampant corruption and greed of the powers-that-be, minority welfare and wakfs minister Mumtaz Ali Khan comes across as a surprise. |
vlnarayan - 12-NOV-2010
A total of 41 RUB/ROB's are being planned to constructed. |
'Honourable' Minister, 'Worshipful' Mayor, and their cronies murali772 - 11-NOV-2010
“Screening of the movie began on time at 9.45 pm. About 15 minutes later, a huge group of people marched into the Classic Cinema Hall (Screen No 3), talking loudly. Seeing that the movie had already begun, a few from the group went out. Almost immediately, the screening was halted and the lights came on. |
murali772 - 11-NOV-2010
Bloodless it will be, but it will make the city bleed in course of time. More than 850 trees on Jayamahal Road will be gone in a month’s time to make way for more vehicles of pollution. |
Sanjeev - 9-NOV-2010
BBMP chief hints at ‘consensual’ plastic ban The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Commissioner has hinted at banning plastic in the capital city |
No toilet? You can’t contest ZP, TP polls murali772 - 9-NOV-2010
If you want to contest the upcoming zilla and taluk panchayat elections in the state, make sure your house has a toilet. At least that’s the message from rural development and panchayat raj minister Jagadish Shettar, who is pushing hard to make it mandatory for a candidate to have a toilet in his/her house. |