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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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Walk for your freedom, rally for your rights murali772 - 11-FEB-2009
COALITION FOR DEMOCRACY |
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Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's on liberalism - gone too far? mayank - 5-FEB-2009
These were the comments made by the renowned Russian Author and Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. A World Split Apart — Commencement Address Delivered At Harvard University, June 8, 1978.
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Unique ID for citizens, voters' list, and German registration system murali772 - 18-JAN-2009
German registration system for citizens and aliens consists of a single data-base which is used for bringing people into the electoral rolls, tax net, into the compulsory education and vaccination systems, insurance systems, Births and deaths, etc. |
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Para-statal agencies and task forces in Karnataka murali772 - 19-DEC-2008
A One day public consultation on their constitutionality, programs, influence and impact on Democracy |
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murali772 - 6-DEC-2008
In this season of bad news, here's something to cheer. People turned out in impressive numbers to vote in all the states where assembly elections have taken place recently. Their faith in this crucial democratic exercise is heartening, especially when parts of the public sphere are resonating with anti-politician rhetoric. |
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psaram42 - 2-DEC-2008
I bought the Booker Award winning book by Arundhati Roy in 1997, but could not complete reading it. However I did not realize this Man Booker award winning "white Tiger" by Arvind Adiga was something different. It is not just different but earth shaking. |
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murali772 - 14-NOV-2008
I was born and raised in Bangalore in a traditional old bungalow in the heart of the city in National College Circle in Basavangudi. It was gifted to me by my late aunt with much love over 20 years ago. To my great sorrow, this property will soon be destroyed by the disastrous planning of the 'Namma Metro'. |
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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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silkboard - 4-AUG-2008
Once in a while, in the midst of all the raves and rants here, we should appreciate the spirit of freedom we have in our country. I read this "Facebook activists in Egypt" and imagined things.
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