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How dare you stop a Lal-Batti wala? murali772 - 10-MAY-2015
The Bengaluru Central police chargesheeted the security guard who was booked following an argument with ADGP Railways, RP Sharma, and his driver last November. If found guilty, he could be get a jail term of one month for illegal restraint. |
srinidhi - 2-JAN-2015
"There is no effort from the government to crack the whip on BMRC, whose bosses haven't made any extra efforts to chase contractors and get work done. For the contractors, Metro work is a learning process. |
Suggested safety practice for women folk engaging cabs/ auto's murali772 - 7-DEC-2014
A woman in Delhi was raped on Friday allegedly by a taxi driver who is now missing. - - - The woman in her complaint said that after getting into the cab last night, she fell asleep and woke up to find the car parked at a secluded spot. The driver then allegedly raped her.
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Can genuine Public Consultation happen through government web-sites? murali772 - 6-DEC-2014
Within a week, every citizen of Bengaluru can voice his or her opinion on how the city's administration should be restructured, through an interactive web-site, as part of an unprecedented series of public consultations on the issue.
Citizens can log on and state their opinions on whether the city should be bifurc
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Two more contentors for Namma Bengaluru award murali772 - 18-NOV-2014
Senior IAS officer M N Vijayakumar has asked the Chief Secretary to immediately remove Mir Anees Ahmed as special deputy commissioner, whom he has charged with corruption.
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murali772 - 26-OCT-2014
"There is no proposal to demolish or alter Balabrooie. The discussion to have a legislators' club on the lines of the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi has been going on for 10 years. The government has not taken any decision yet on where to have it,'' Siddaramaiah told STOI.
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Draft Concept Note on Smart City Scheme murali772 - 12-SEP-2014
To fulfill the vision of the Prime Minister of India of developing ‘one hundred Smart Cities’, as satellite towns of larger cities and by modernising the existing mid-sized cities, the Ministry of Urban Development, as a first step has convened a National Conclave of States and Union Territories on 12/09/2014 for inviting suggestions on the concept note
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FDI-funded PPP model for Namma Railu? murali772 - 28-AUG-2014
The government on Wednesday notified the liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for Indian Railways, permitting 100 per cent foreign direct investment through automatic route in several areas, including high speed trains.
However, proposals involving FDI beyond 49 per cent in sensitive areas, from security point of view, will be
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Need is to fast-track the entire judicial system murali772 - 4-AUG-2014
A bench of Chief Justice R M Lodha and Justices Kurian Joseph and R F Nariman told attorney general Mukul Rohatgi, "Now there is a demand from the Union government to fast-track trials pending against MPs. It cannot happen piecemeal. If fast-tracking of trials against MPs is needed, it is equally true for cases involving women and senior citizens. |
S I Srinivas T R - my nominee for this year-end Namma Bengaluru award murali772 - 1-JUL-2014
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