Is there a connect between Transport minister's plans and TAC's plans?

murali772 - 14-MAY-2012

BMTC will soon be building close to 50 new bus stands at various points in the city which will offer state-of-the-art facilities like bus bays, canteen and waiting halls along with commercial space.

And now, an award for (hold your breath!) TTMCs

murali772 - 5-MAY-2012

State held Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has bagged a national award constituted by the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO). The award recognizes BMTC's initiative of constructing ten Traffic and Transit Management Centres (TTMCs') in and around Bangalore.

Seminar on Sakaala

murali772 - 4-MAY-2012

IAC Karnataka and Dept of  Panchayati Raj & Administrative Reforms invite you to participate in this unique workshop on "Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act, 2011" Awareness Program on Guaranteed Services.

Date :  Sun 06th May;  Time: 11 am

Foreign funding of NGO's

murali772 - 1-MAY-2012

With reference to a certain context, a debate got started on the Hasiru Usiru Yahoo-group on the above subject, which I thought called for a larger debate, and hence this blog. The exchanges on the Y-group are reproduced below:

Is there a fear of Dr Ashwin Mahesh ushering in a Coterie rule?

murali772 - 19-APR-2012

I had posted this blog on the Hasiru Usiru Yahoo-group, apart from a few others, which can be construed as campaign material favouring Dr Ashwin Mahesh for the MLC graduate constituency vacancy, election for which is coming up in June.

How to pave the way for scams in Defence contracts

murali772 - 5-APR-2012

The Inland Rules was brought in 1986, when the Bofors scam took place, to knock out all honest and straight forward arms dealers. Coincidentally, thereafter, it seems that the scams in defence purchases have become bigger and bigger.

Guarding press freedom

murali772 - 13-MAR-2012

The Press Council of India (PCI) has objected to the Karnataka speaker’s decision to initiate proceedings against mediapersons for exposing Porngate, in which two BJP ministers allegedly viewed porn clips on the mobile phone of a colleague inside the assembly.

"Sakala" - Wake-Up Call For Babudom?

murali772 - 2-MAR-2012

Beginning today, there is a deadline for all public services: be it a certificate or redressal of a grievance from any government department. If the deadline is not met, the official will be penalized. - - - -  “Enough is enough. We don’t want people running around for services,” the CM pointed out.

Information Denial Facilitation Commission

murali772 - 29-FEB-2012

Now, it's a celebrated fact that the TTMC's in Bangalore are the biggest case of mis-use of JNNURM funds, as has more or less been established in this blog.

Welcome appreciation of media's role by CM

murali772 - 8-JAN-2012

The CM is bothered about negative reports in the media. In his August meeting, he had asked officials to appoint a nodal officer to respond and issue clarifications to reports in the media.