Posts : law and order

Foreign funding of NGO's

murali772 - 1-MAY-2012

With reference to a certain context, a debate got started on the Hasiru Usiru Yahoo-group on the above subject, which I thought called for a larger debate, and hence this blog. The exchanges on the Y-group are reproduced below:

Hoarding menace - BBMP's helplessness?

silkboard - 5-MAR-2012

Recently, before leaving the city, an expat left behind this 'hoarding' as his thank you note to Bengaluru. Humorous indeed, but to us and BBMP, this should be a hurtful mockery of the way things are out of control on our roads.

An aborted Chain snatching incident

psaram42 - 10-JAN-2012

 

The chain snatching incidences are on the increase for quite some time now. Our neighbor lady had lost her gold chain to an auto rickshaw driver a few years back, during her early morning walk. Similar incidences are on the increase which has made Bangalore police to sit up and take note. Beat police on motor bikes are a common sight, during our early morning walk.

Defacing of public spaces

murali772 - 5-JAN-2012


Strong Lokpal, weak judiciary recipe for failure

murali772 - 27-DEC-2011

This debate misses the main reason why the Lokpal is likely to flop. Even if the Lokpal controls the CBI, it will have no control over the courts. These seem incapable of convicting any resourceful person beyond appeals within his or her lifetime. Little will be achieved if the Lokpal initiates a thousand cases that then drag on for decades, with the accused out on bail. - - -

Code of conduct for Social Networks

psaram42 - 7-DEC-2011

 

There is nothing wrong in expecting a code of conduct when people talk in public gatherings or express their views on social web sites. There is no doubt about the need for a code of conduct. I think there is one in the Praja site. This site has a set of rules.

Section 420 case against Kiran Bedi!!

psaram42 - 28-NOV-2011

Section 420 “char sow bees” is an ill famous case known for cheating. If you think of NGOs it comes to mind that it is a common device for money laundering. A combination of these two is deadly in this case.

Appointment with Sri Suresh Kumar Monday, 28th Nov

murali772 - 24-NOV-2011

Managed to get an appointment with honourable Sri Suresh Kumar at 10.45 AM on Monday, the 28th Nov. It will be held in Room no 262, Vidhana Soudha.

Muralidhar Rao

defanging the LokAyukta

murali772 - 14-NOV-2011

Chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Sunday blamed former PM H D Deve Gowda for the transfer of Lokayukta ADGP Jeevan Kumar Gaonkar, prompting the latter to dismiss it as ‘‘utter nonsense’’.

Karnataka - Right to Services Act Bill proposal

Public Agenda - 5-NOV-2011

Here is the full bill proposed by the GoK

THE KARNATAKA (RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO TIME BOUND DELIVERY OF SERVICES) ACT, 2011

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