What purpose does the LokAyukta serve?

murali772 - 11-OCT-2013

Following are the excerpts from the Supreme Court order dt 1st Oct, 2013, in the Anil Kumar & Ors. Vs. M.K. Aiyappa & ANR.(full text of the order may be accessed here), whereby it upheld the Karnataka High Court order quashing criminal proceedings initiated against senior IAS officer M.K.

What purpose does BMTF serve?

murali772 - 11-OCT-2013

Holding that the power of the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) is restricted to protecting public property and detecting unauthorized construction/encroachment on such land, the Karnataka high court on Thursday quashed the chargesheets and FIRs filed by BMTF against BBMP engineers for not stopping illegal construction on private properties.

Bus Day Fever - Petroleum Ministry to observe every Wednesday as 'Bus Day'

kbsyed61 - 8-OCT-2013

Who had thought that one day 'Bus Day' observance will go places. Though in Bangalore it has relegated to a monthly ritual, since Feb 2010, it has been tried in many cities including Chennai, Cochin etc.

Re-assertion of rule of law?

murali772 - 1-OCT-2013

Illegal apartment complexes, temples, coconut plantations, temporary sheds, buildings and compounds around Kaggadasapura lake in Varthur hobli will be brought down on Saturday, as the Bangalore Urban district officials will undertake a major eviction drive to clear the encroachments around the lake.

Parking Policy

Ravi_D - 19-SEP-2013

Source: DH

New DULT report based parking policy is accepted by the BBMP concil, unanimousely. 

Land Acquisition, R & R Bill - last nail on industrialisation coffin?

murali772 - 28-AUG-2013

The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Bill introduced in Parliament is a terrible piece of work. It is a Luddite proposal that threatens all economic development.

Now you can file RTI online including paymemt of Fees for Central Government/Departments!

kbsyed61 - 20-AUG-2013

One more step towards greater accountability and transparency.

Source - Times Of India

Kannada Baralla to Kannada Barutte - Learning Kannada is the Hot Trend in Namma Bengaluru

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 1-AUG-2013

Cafe Coffee Day, Mac Donald and other yippee outlets are full of youngsters trying to learn Kannada, understand Kannada and talk Kannada in their own yuppee style.  report at:

The '108 service' conundrum

murali772 - 31-JUL-2013

Duty calls, but they decided to hold the state on ransom to make their woes heard, by evading duty calls. Hundreds of drivers and paramedical staff of Arogya Kavacha (108 ambulance services) gathered at Freedom Park to press for their demands for job security and wage hikes on Sunday.

Signal-free corridors for arterial city roads - advisable?

murali772 - 8-JUL-2013

What would be better is to complete the ongoing strategy of BBMP to make the Big10 roads and the Outer Ring Road signal free. This will create a preferred mobility corridor for movement in and out of the city, and also around the city.