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Practical governance - need of the hour! nijavaada - 12-SEP-2008
We've all been evidence to this. All of us might have stumbled upon this at some point of time. India is a union of linguistically formed states, and hence governance in India is a matter of managing people of different languages/identities. Even though these remain written truths, there're subtle ways in which our identities have been forcibly compromised with, and attempts to mask various identities under one off identity have been made almost everywhere in the past 61 years of India's existence. |
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BATF model - love it, or hate it? silkboard - 30-AUG-2008
In the midst of reams of paper devoted to potholes and sticky roads (come rains, and newsmedia remembers road quality issues) I caught two tiny paragraphs devoted to things that may deserve Prajagale's attention. Our state government has created a new BATF (remember it?) like body. The "Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure Development" team is headed by an Rajya Sabha MP Mr Rajiv Chandrashekhar (Convener), and other members include: |
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Care. Participate. Know. Change tsubba - 29-AUG-2008An inspiring story from HD Kote shows why the geeks will rule the world. The Hindu A 14-km stretch connecting Bidarahalli with N. Begur in H.D. Kote wore out within a few months after it had been re-laid. The residents, led by a non-governmental organisation, filed an application under the Right to Information Act and found out that the money spent was not proportionate to the work done. They filed a complaint with the Lokayukta and we ordered the road to be re-built, Mr. Hegde said. |
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CAF PIL on Bangalore Master Plan 2015 admin123 - 24-AUG-2008
Vijayan Menon, resident Bangalorean and an urban planning citizen enthusiast, forwards us the documents related to the Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by the Citizens Action Forum(CAF), the Koramangala Initiative(KI) and several residents of Bangalore, challenging BDA's Draft Revised Master Plan - 2015. Also included is the Report of the Advisory Committee on the Draft Revised Master Plan -2015, also called the PSS Thomas Committee Report, which was set up to analyse citizens feedback.
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2000 acres for IT park, what about other things? silkboard - 7-AUG-2008
I am terribly sorry. But I have an issue with developments like these - new IT park on 2000 acres around the city (source: DH). No, I am not going to speak the beaten line of farmland acquisition. I am not anti development at all, but I speak for us, the urban dwellers who lead close to miserable lives in this city today. The government is setting up a sprawling IT park on 2,000 acres around the City to create the much-needed space for IT firms to expand their activities. Wonderful news, and the plans look good. But lets do some maths now.
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mcadambi - 6-AUG-2008Title sound latin to you? Well, thats because it is! It means "Ignorance of laws and procedures is not an excuse". |
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Should BMIC be transparent and make their plans public? tsubba - 4-AUG-2008* Yes. Atleast, make the two Original Framework Agreements and all the maps public. * No. No need for transparency. Just get the darn thing done. * Yaaawn! I dont care either about the project or transparency. |
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Cleaning Up 2008-2009 Lok Sabha Elections: ADR Needs Support tsubba - 4-AUG-2008
Thampan forwards this important email: |
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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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tsubba - 18-JUL-2008
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