Corruption - Real estate relationship - How to reduce this?

Vasanth - 1-SEP-2011

Real estate business do not go without corruption. Right from Khatha Extract to Registration to Plan Approval, every stage has corruption. Builders, Contractors, Real Estate Agents everyone is ready to shell out anything to acquire property either legally or illegaly. Enroachment of Government or Private Property is common and cannot be controlled due to corruption.

Jharkhand set to get Right to Service, Karnataka next?

silkboard - 24-AUG-2011

Jharkhand is the latest state all set to pass a Right to Service Bill. Quoting from Jagran Post:

Call for a "We Do not Take Bribe" movement by government sector employees

Ramesh Menon - 23-AUG-2011

Into the 8^th day of the fast by Sri Anna Hazare, there is a general perception and comment that government sector employees have stayed away from support to this social movement. Looking at it with an unbiased view, I do notice a gap in that segment of our civil/administrative society in this cause.

Has Lokayukta been effective in Karnataka?

silkboard - 22-AUG-2011

* Yes, they put a minister in jail, and removed a CM * No, but not their fault, they need more power * May be, but I don't see any change in day to day corruption * No, they haven't done enough in last 5 years

An FAQ - Anna's movement, democracy, revolution and blackmail

silkboard - 21-AUG-2011

Bangalore is buzzing with it. Friends, colleagues at work, close Praja friends, everyone wants to either discuss it, or go visit Freedom Park. Watched a lot of TV, and read almost all major newspaper editorials last week.

Parliamentary panel seeks public opinion on Lokpal Bill!

kbsyed61 - 21-AUG-2011

Here is an opportunity for Praja community to submit their anger/suggestions/opinions to Parliament standing committee on the hot subject "LOKPAL BILL. The petition can be submitted as follows:

1. Two Copies of Memranda typed in double space either in Hindi or English,

2. Address to:

Taxes & Corruption - comparative figures/estimate for Karnataka?

silkboard - 15-AUG-2011

Last week, GoI released some data on Direct Tax collections. I thought why not compare them against estimates of "alleged size" of corruption in Karnataka. Why should we compare only Direct Tax? Because to me, this corruption thing we hear about is like corporates and individuals paying additional direct tax.

Empower_Lokayukta - Bike Rally Across Bangalore

murali772 - 10-AUG-2011

Dear Friends
 
Starting from today, we have planned Bike Rallies across Bangalore until Aug15th. Please see the below Schedule.

Do we have the rule of law at all?

murali772 - 5-AUG-2011

The report captioned "Whose lake is it any way?" in the Bangalore Mirror made for some amazing reading. Some excerpts are reproduced below (the full text may be accessed here):

Anomalies in stamp duty valuation

murali772 - 4-AUG-2011

Whenever a property transaction takes place, there exists a fair and just methodology for determining the stamp duty leviable, taking care of buyer's, seller's, developer's, as well as government's revenue interests, in the form of the 'guideline market value', published by the government, in accordance with the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957.