Electronic Voting Machine - better know how it works

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 22-APR-2009

Dear All

Most of us know how Electronic Voting Machine works and how we vote - Still it will be better if we could just recollect how it works so that this knowledge may be disseminated to others also:

EVM has two units -

-Control unit and a Ballotting unit - cable wires connected

Praja meet to plan pedestrianization project

silkboard - 22-APR-2009

Thursday, Lalbagh West Gate, 4 pm

Let us make use of election day holiday to plan next steps on pedestrianization project. Refer back to recent discussions on pedestrianization possibilities for Commercial Street and Brigade Road stretch. Looks like there is enough interest and enough legs available to take this forward from mere discussion.

Me ? I'm not causing the problem !

das - 21-APR-2009

It's always somone else causing the problem !

In general, the richer the person is:

1. The more resources he uses

2. The more he feels that he part of the solution

3. The less he feels that he is part of the problem.

"Development Fundamentalism" and BBMP elections

Public Agenda - 20-APR-2009

Merry months of May, June and July 09 ahead for Bengalureans--  a grand development bonanza awaits all whther we like it or not. 

1. signal free roads
2. Metro rail
3. 6-lane roads
4. and later  Mono Rail

are the new icons of "development fundamentalism" in Bengaluru!

Roads in Nagarbhavi layout

Ramesh - 20-APR-2009

Nagarbhavi layout is an old BDA layout. Except few blocks almost all blocks have large population. After forming the Nagarbhavi layout it seems this area is completly neglected by BDA and now by BBMP. Roads are in very bad shape. Recently only few main roads are tarred. It is very difficult to use vehicles on this roads.

IT Returns from Candidates

Ravi_D - 20-APR-2009

Curiosity led me to look at affidavits filed by lok sabha election candidates on http://www.myneta.info. Interesting. If I had a net worth of 108cr like Mr Surendra Babu (JD-S, B'lore North) does, I'm sure our tax collectors will shadow me everywhere I go. But not so for our candidates.

LS Candidates 'Jaataka'

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 20-APR-2009

Dear All

If anybody wants to know their LS candidates details, please log on to www.myneta.info or SMS to 56070 -

myneta-space-picode(your area) or call toll free Mon-Sat 10 AM to 6 PM 1-8--110-440

The other citizens initiatives are listed below - other than www.praja.in -  taken from

Bagging it the green way

psaram42 - 20-APR-2009

 There was a big hue and cry sometime back as I remember about plastic bags. However I see that use of plastic bags continues unabated.

Death Trap - Mysore Road

pradeepl - 19-APR-2009

The traffic from Vijayanagar right upto townhall is getting more dense but there is no improvement in the road infrastructure at all.

Thank you for highlighting the water woes

silkboard - 19-APR-2009

Thank you, thank you very much Times of India, and journalists Jayashree Nandi & Aarthi R for highlighting the water woes of Bengaluru right atop your Sunday frontpage, bang next to that thing called IPL. Water shortage and quality issues came up high in Jaagore-Praja-SmartVote election issue survey here, which was a bit surprising (yeah, we know and care!). But no candidate has shown serious interest or understanding - forget solutions - for the looming water shortage faced by Namma Bengaluru.

Interested members who want to take this further, please sign up for this BWSSB tracking project which is running slow for lack of volunteers (just leave a comment there to say you want to help). We must track and understand BWSSB's projects and constraints, the understanding and impact of their initiatives (or delays) has to be taken beyond just some dedicated NGOs working in this space.