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Transport Dept making some right noises, finally murali772 - 13-NOV-2009
Skip the queues and the touts. Just pay Rs 25 and put your feet up -- the dakiya will home-deliver your driving license and even registration certificate (RC) of your vehicle. And India Post has promised to deliver them in just two days after they are processed. |
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Mysore in the news - for right reasons! murali772 - 10-NOV-2009
The Mysore City Corporation (MCC), which has privatised solid waste management in 48 wards of the 65 wards in the city, has bagged the Icon City award for best solid waste management. The award has been instituted by the Centre for Quality Management System, Jadhavpur University, Kolkata. |
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Public works - workings and problems silkboard - 8-NOV-2009
This is to understand and the criticize the way this whole public tendering and works process works. Not as sexy a topic as Roads, Flyovers or Airports, but this is where it all happens - execution matters most. Most corruption also happens here as this is the place where money changes hands. Citizen involvement (lack of it) plays here - as work must be checked for quality. |
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murali772 - 5-NOV-2009
There is the huge tract of land of 37 acres on the left when you come down BDA complex in Koramangala, while heading towards Wipro park. Just last week the Chief Minister has denotified the entire land in favour of the erstwhile land lord, inspite of orders at the Supreme Court level against any such act. |
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Netas snub board, meddle in police transfers murali772 - 24-SEP-2009
Even after Home Minister V S Acharya had recently explained the formation of the Police Establishment Board (PEB) to ensure that transfers are done without “external’’ pressure’’, there seems to be no end to political interference. |
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Government Tenders no more a closed fortress? psaram42 - 17-SEP-2009
Presently, all Government tenders prescribe certain set eligibility criteria for prospective supplier of goods and services against every infrastructure related project – especially those related to roads, water and sanitation. |
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Appreciating efforts to promote alternate Employment opportunities Kannadiga - 31-AUG-2009
This is letter to the Honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka. |
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Unique ID for telephone number? n - 24-AUG-2009
http://www.deccanherald.c... provides an article about a proposal to use the UID for telephone numbers. This is not a good idea and I emailed Mr. Acharya (the person quoted in the article; contact information at http://www.cdot.com/about...) pointing out issues and proposing alternate solution. He appears to be based in Bengaluru - can anyone local contact him and/or C-DOT and dissuade him/them against the idea? |
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Signalling the end of property cheats? murali772 - 19-AUG-2009
The proprietors of Orange and Granity properties gave an undertaking before the High Court that they would refund the amount they had collected from people for allotment of sites and flats in Banga |
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Hyperpopulation and city administration idontspam - 11-AUG-2009Many of the cities that had a population of 5-8 million and were reasonably well-managed until 20 or 30 years ago are struggling to manage populations of 12-15 million (and still rising). |