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murali772 - 12-MAR-2009
First they were arrested for the mere offence of partying in a farmhouse and put in jail. Then they were accused of consuming drugs without any trace of evidence. But their woes did not end there. Even though 58 of the 101 persons were granted bail on Monday, they could not walk out of the jail due to procedural issues. |
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Bangaloreans contribute to city's power crisis: survey bcsagar - 11-MAR-2009
Reported in The Hindu |
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KSRTC’s profits are all blown up: CAG murali772 - 26-FEB-2009
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) overstated profits by a total of Rs 126.42 crore in 2007-08, says the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for the year. KSRTC, in its accounts earlier, had shown a profit Rs 40.54 crore in 2007-08. This means the KSRTC had actually incurred a loss of Rs 85.88 crore in 2007-08. |
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Ravi_D - 26-FEB-2009
Have you noticed those huge full-page / half-page ads in the news papers the last few days? |
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murali772 - 23-FEB-2009
Whereas the magistrate should have been pulling up the police for not charging the perpetrators of the violent incidents targeted at women under more stringent sections, it is totally shocking that he has instead chosen to direct the police to register an FIR against Ms Renuka Chowdhry, and all just for stating that "Mangalore has been Talibanised". |
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murali772 - 23-FEB-2009
With concepts like Autonomy, Sustainable growth, Forward Planning, HRD, etc becoming buzz-words in management circles, government babu’s couldn’t quite stomach the idea of being left out. |
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Some practical suggestions for Traffic/Pollution psaram42 - 16-FEB-2009
One of the most significant and visible problems that Bangalore currently faces is traffic and the related congestion, noise and air pollution. On our Bangalore roads, we routinely see many accidents, fights, noise from engine and honking, pollution from smoke spewing vehicles, damage to health, complaints and frustration. |
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Bangalore - Governance Reforms silkboard - 6-FEB-2009
Growth pains of Bangalore lead to demands for urban governance reforms to bring more local participation and autonomy to the urban area referred to as the Bangalore Metropolitan Region. Expanding BMP to Bruhat BMP via bringing adjoining CMCs within the fold of this Bangalore MEtropolitan Region was the first step. |
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Kasturirangan Committee Executive Summary admin123 - 1-MAY-2008A copy of the Report of the Expert Committee on GOVERNANCE IN THE BANGALORE METROPOLITAN REGION AND BRUHAT BANGALORE MAHANAGARA PALIKE, aka Dr. Kasturirangana Committee report is now available online. You can download the entire document from the KUIDFC website(pdf 1.87 MB), or alternately from here. (optimized pdf 1.35 MB). Posted here is the executive summary. |
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ABIDe's Bengaluru Governance Act: Basics getting in place? idontspam - 5-FEB-2009
ABIDe ... has stressed on creation of a structure that would become the local planning authority for the city and the metropolitan region. Besides this ABIDe’s focus of citizen centric governance has been further enhanced by the proposal of a comprehensive development and co-ordinated execution of developmental projects. See: ABIDe presents Governance Bill |