Dodda Anyaaya!!!

murali772 - 12-JAN-2011

In Dandinashivara ZP constituency (Turuvekere taluk, Tumkur dt), various party candidates had promised the voters of getting a KSRTC bus facility sanctioned to Kurubarahalli Koppa village. Retired school teacher H K Nanjamma, hailing from Hullekere village, had contested as a BJP rebel candidate but lost to the BJP official candidate.

KSRTC outsourcing O&M of Mysore & Shimoga bus terminals

murali772 - 2-DEC-2010

Check this report in today's ToI. And, the tendering is being handled by Earnst & Young.

Recipe for completing public utility projects successfully!

kbsyed61 - 2-DEC-2010

If one looks at BBMP, BMTC, BDA and the works they underatke each one tells a tale of how not to execute the projects in the right manner. Magic boxes, MMTC's, flyovers without service roads all are examples of our state/city bureacrats professionlism and talent. Looking at these projects one would wonder if at all we as Indians do know how to build things right.

Water supply outsourcing welcome - but, why the secrecy?

murali772 - 30-NOV-2010

The state has apparently launched on a programme to 'privatise' water supply in quite a few cities in the state, going by the below clip from NewsX.

Bangalore Patrol - BWSSB - public interaction

murali772 - 23-NOV-2010

Have a water problem? Just dial 22238888 for ‘immediate’ help.

Escoms need to perform first before seeking tariff hike

murali772 - 10-NOV-2010

If Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) wants to hike the power tariff, you have the right to question its performance. As per law, the inefficiencies of the electricity supply companies (Escoms) cannot become a burden on consumers.

PRAJA Saarige not to be, atleast for now

murali772 - 13-AUG-2010

After a persistent pursuit, through registered letters, RTI queries, appeals, etc, targeted primarily at the Commissioner for Transport in Karnataka, he has finally got the the RTO, Koramangala, to write to me officially to say that I cannot be issued a license to operate 'majilu vahanagalu' (meaning 'stage carriage', I guess) in the city.

Food coupons - finally

murali772 - 4-AUG-2010

HCL Infosystems' led consortium with Accor Services and Virgo Softech has bagged a contract from Madhya Pradesh government for implementing food coupon-based targeted public distribution systems (PDS) in the state.

The steeply sloping playing field

murali772 - 4-AUG-2010

The official demand for returning the money paid by the government telecom arm, BSNL, for third-generation (3G) spectrum (turned down, for now, by the Union finance ministry) is an illustration of why the state should be kept well away from running a business — it is not possible to be both player and umpire.

BWSSB - story of unclaimed dues

murali772 - 30-JUL-2010

Though fund-starved, BWSSB is doing little to claim dues running into crores of rupees from Govt agencies. Says Board chairman P B Ramamurthy: "Since bill collection is the main source of revenue for BWSSB, we have been continuously pressing both the government and semi-government bodies to pay their bills.''