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Urgent - have your say on the magic boxes! admin123 - 1-AUG-2008
Here is a request from a long time Praja member (see email pasted below). Apparently, the ongoing efforts (to slow down the magic boxes) in the High Court might be driven by those who may prefer flyovers over magic boxes. We don't want to get in these battles as there is no way to prove things one way or another. But, if you believe that Bengaluru should first do due diligence with magic boxes before considering flyovers as solution at any intersection, please pitch in by sending a postal letter to BBMP as soon as you can.
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BIAL House Committe Probe - What can we do? Ravi_D - 1-AUG-2008
Friends, Apart from RTI efforts (http://bangalore.praja.in/bangalore/discuss/2008/07/bial-right-information-rti-efforts), we might have another oppurtunity here. You might have already seen this news item. http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Aug12008/scroll2008080182143.asp?section=updatenews |
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tsubba - 1-AUG-2008Folks at Hebbal have come out with a revolutionary idea. The Hebbal-jana plan to get together and thrash out a plan for Hebbal. Next, they will hand this plan to their MLA, with the express understanding that he will execute that plan. Very interesting dont you think? I am salivating imagining the possibilities and fallouts. People's ideas will get executed. But more interestingly can you imagine what it can do to governance and electoral and devlopment politics? Awesome. Hebbal-janre, all the best. |
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murali772 - 31-JUL-2008
There's a local saying that if you do your 50%, God will do the remaining 50%.
Our CM quoted in today's TOI: "I have implicit faith in God. I went to Tirupati temple and cried before the Lord around 4.30 am. I asked him why 5.5 crore people in the state are being punished for no fault of theirs. Our prayers have been answered with good rain’’. Muralidhar Rao |
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Understanding law and order + policing silkboard - 31-JUL-2008
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Meeting with Mr. Sood -- Thoughts on a roadmap for taking this forward vvr - 30-JUL-2008
So, we are off to a great start to a potentially rewarding engagement with Mr. Sood. In inimitable Praja style, the floodgates have opened and ideas have come gushing out that touch on a whole myriad of issues, clearly a reflection of the collective knowledge of the group as well as the enthusiasm of the members. |
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cvikash - 30-JUL-2008
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cvikash - 30-JUL-2008* I love my car. I don’t care what it costs me or to the society. * I like that others love my car. I will switch to an alternative, that secures my identity and social status. * TINA – There is No (Practical) Alternative. I will switch the day an alternative is available. * I don't own a car and don't intend to. |
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Just how to regulate wisely - remains the question today murali772 - 30-JUL-2008
In the West, the Left tries to conserve the welfare state. The liberal, economic right wants to dismantle it. Beyond that, the distinctions are blurred. The Right has accepted transfers to the poor but it wants them to be efficient. The Left no longer wants government to run businesses. Few oppose the market - the debate is on how to regulate it wisely. Read more in this TOI column. |
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Diesel quota model in Davangere mcadambi - 30-JUL-2008
The Davangere district administration implemented a successfull diesel quota system. http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/30/stories/2008073057600300.htm "The Davangere district administration has managed to tide over the diesel crisis and ensure equitable distribution of diesel to vehicles and choultries where it is used for power generation. It has also been able to prevent the hoarding and black marketing of diesel in the district. |
