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The peoples Representatives – How to keep them in check? psaram42 - 8-JAN-2011
The front page story by Kushala of the Bangalore mirror about our minister Ashoka though on the verge of being a “gossip” its seriousness cannot be ignored. |
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105 roads to be widened by year-end imran_huq17 - 7-JAN-2011
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to widen 105 roads by the end of 2011, according to Chairman of the Standing Committee on Major Roads, H Ravindra. |
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psaram42 - 2-JAN-2011
Yesterday News X TV channel carried the story with footage of big size CFC cables found in the man holes sewage lines. The anchor was trying to color it as a multi crore scam of the same order as the 2G spectrum scam. I was curious to find whether the story would appear in TOI too. However to my surprise I found it in Deccan Herald. |
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Seminar on 74th CAA in Karnataka: Status in 2010 and Future murali772 - 1-JAN-2011
CIVIC Bangalore has great pleasure in inviting you to a STATE-LEVEL SEMINAR on 74th Constitutional Amendment Act in Karnataka: Status in 2010 and Future |
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Mis-use of Kannada by Registrar of Societies murali772 - 27-DEC-2010
The Registrar of Societies has a very important function to perform in the state, particularly with associations multiplying in their numbers by the day. As it is, they are short of capacity to handle the job they are assigned, effectively. |
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Govt Service Providers' Consumer Committee/ Council - how effective? murali772 - 26-DEC-2010
Taking over as the MD of BESCOM, Mr Manivannan, IAS, is moving in earnest to set up a 'consumer participatory council', which he insists should have 'bottom upwards' approach, lest it also get labelled elitist, like had happened in the case of BATF and ABIDe. |
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murali772 - 24-DEC-2010
Australia on Thursday apologized to Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef for wrongly detaining him on terror charges three years back, saying it was a mistake and hoped that the compensation paid to him will mark the end of an “unfortunate chapter”. |
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Right to response in English, an official language of GoK murali772 - 24-DEC-2010
What is clearly noticeable, of recent, particularly after the RTI usage has become quite extensive, is the mis-use of Kannada by government officials to deny information, through plain obfuscation (This is apart from other subtle, and not-so subtle, ways of denying information being adopted - click h |
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Workshop on Urban Mobility, IISc, Jan 10 (Mobilicity) idontspam - 23-DEC-2010
Discussions will be held to understand the issues (political, social, economic and technical) for developing livable cities; take a systems view of the challenges being faced; identify possible ways forward. Focus will be put on ways to learn from urban case studies from across the world and capture critical issues and their effective solutions for application in t |
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Kumaraswamy Layout - going to dogs? acoward - 23-DEC-2010
Some real angry words from a whistelblowing resident of Kumaraswamy Layout: |