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Padmanabhanagar doomed - rest of Bengaluru too? murali772 - 20-MAR-2010
The following is the report by Sri N S Mukunda, Convener of Abhyudaya, a federation of RWAs in Padmanabhanagar, on the debate they organised between the BBMP Corporator candidates on 19th March. The prospects for the ward look pathetic. And, like Mr Mukunda has pointed out "I am sure that the expecrience is similar except in the degree of disappointment in other constituencies as well", and offered the possible way out as "like many of our colleaguews have done in this election only jump into the fray and contest and try to win - time we start thinking of far beyond this tokenism". |
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Ankzz - 14-MAR-2010
Today evening while returning from Marathalli, while I was driving along with my friend, a guy on Yamaha takes a left cut in front of me. It was such an extreme cut, I somehow saved the guy and in return screamed and asked to drive properly. The guy and pillion riders stare at me, but I continued on my way. After a while, they overtake me and ask to stop. I stopped and they started screaming. I started explaining that what he had done was wrong. In no mood to listen, they both start landing blows on me. And they thunder," you come to our area and scream at us, how dare you?". They beat me black and blue and you know what all the people in crowd around were saying, "Yeh , they speak hindi. They cant scream at them. and all started murmuring against us" Seeing the crowd support for them, I continually said "Sorry" while both were landing blows on me and my friend as well. No one from the crowd even mediated. Some how when they saw blood on my face, they left after hitting me badly in my stomach. |
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sanjayv - 13-MAR-2010
I came across this interesting document while surfing around on the BBMP website for Qtr2 09-10. It is a fairly large report sent to quarterly to the central government on the status of various JNNURM projects implemented by the BBMP. It makes interesting reading. I think a careful perusla and analysis will shed a lot of light on how projects are run and the attitude of the govt officials towards the public. Here is a snapshot from the item on the Tagore circle underpass. Tender release date: 25/09/2007, Scheduled date: October 2008 Budget: 2318 lakhs Reason for delay: Project not started due to non-cooperation by the public.MLA intervention is sought. Issue is being "solved".
Eh? The public is an impediment. in the path of progress. A problem! Link to the report here. |
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Suffering in Konankunte - will BBMP please listen to us? hemaraj - 8-MAR-2010
We the citizens of konanakunte, srinidhi layout, 1st main, 1st cross. are living in a primitave old civilisation environment. we do not have proper manhole and sanitation, storm water drains and roads. We will be facing a lot of problems once monsoon rains starts. |
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Compound wall crack due to neighbour' s borewell digging - issued resolved ahumanbean - 2-MAR-2010
Crack in the compound wall issue seems to be resolved, temporarily. Other RTI + Lok Ayuktha files, will have be be followed up in due course. Another huge grey area seems to be that very few citizens are aware of permissions that are / are not needed before a borewell can be sunk. The 'consultant's digging the borewell of course make all the rules up...! |
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Analyzing Karnataka's Census data silkboard - 1-MAR-2010
Come 2011, and we will have our once in a decade census done. If the projections prove right (http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Projected_Population/Projected_Population.pdf), then Karnataka would be pegged at ~ 5.94 crore people. |
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Mock BBMP Elections tomorrow (as originally scheduled) murali772 - 20-FEB-2010
Mock BBMP Elections to protest mockery of Elections |
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Discussions on “New Age Political Movements in India” psaram42 - 17-FEB-2010
The meeting was held at 4th floor, Auditorium, St Josephs College of Commerce, 163, Brigade Road, Bangalore, on Monday February 15, 2010 between 5:30 – 7:30PM. It was attended by myself and pathy. |
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murali772 - 16-FEB-2010
Key-note address by: Dr. A. Ravindra, IAS (Retd.), Urban Advisor to CM, GoK, Former Chief Secretary, GoK |
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New Age Political Movement in India psaram42 - 13-FEB-2010
Monday February 15, 2010 5:30 – 7:30PM 4th floor, Auditorium, St Josephs College of Commerce, 163, Brigade Road, Bangalore. |