booze, banjo and bangalore

08/14/08 13:33 - tsubba

* drinking and driving dont mix * drumming and drinking dont mix * drinking, drumming and bangalore dont mix * by two kaapi for me

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Jayanagar 5th Block RWA interacts with MLA and officials

08/13/08 17:10 - blr_editor

Mr Mukund shares with us the following piece of news :

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Hope for green belt? - breaking news

08/13/08 14:04 - murali772

CAF's counsel in their "Master Plan PIL" has informed as below:

After hearing the arguments at length, the Division Bench of the Hon'ble Chief Justice and Justice V Gopalagowda was today pleased to pass an interim order that any approvals in the Green Belt of 714 km under the '95 CDP shall be subject to further orders of the Court.

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Small money corruption - why BBMP why?

08/13/08 10:01 - silkboard

Assuming Mr Basavaraj Itnaal got his facts right in this Deccan Herald news story, what does it say? Thats why we keep saying - proactive disclosure is a must. Do nothing else BBMP, just do this. Just put details of all your activities - planned expense, actual expense, receipts reports - on your pubilc website.

Refer Biscuits for Rs 50,000 on BBMPs gravy train By Basavaraj Itnaal, DH News Service, Bangalore. One snippet:

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Water supply PPP

08/13/08 05:58 - murali772

Nagpur Municipal Corporation has invited for 'Expression of Interest' for pre-qualification for bidding for its 24x7 City Water Supply Project, on PPP basis. Should Bangalore follow suit?

Through its ad on page 15 Sunday TOI (dt 10/08/08, click on right-side bottom corner at

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In defence of Delhi Metro

08/12/08 20:02 - mcadambi

In defence of Delhi Metro:

http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=331266

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Concession agreements vis-a-vis MRTP

08/12/08 18:46 - mcadambi

Concession agreements for infrastructure should be within the frame work of the Competition Act (previously MRTP Act):

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/11/29/stories/2006112900880700.htm

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Belgaum is in Maharashtra: Alumnus of IIM-A

08/12/08 16:37 - belgaumblog

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Sunday released a book that deals with stories of 25 of its alumni who chose the less trodden path to make their mark as successful entrepreneurs.

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Trains to terminate / originate from Cantonment Station

08/12/08 15:15 - mcadambi

Trains to either terminate and/or originate from Bangalore Cantonment

http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Aug122008/city2008081284140.asp

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where's the level playing field?

08/12/08 11:54 - murali772

BSNL has prime real estate, access to the best spectrum, has been guaranteed priority spectrum for 3G, and by virtue of its state-owned status, will always have a line of sight into spectrum.

Apparently, you can never possibly have a level playing field as long as government player is also in the picture. Is that a satisfactory scenario?

Reproducing the text of the article by Shalini Singh, which appeared in the TOI on 9th Aug, under the caption "BSNL unions question IPO valuation"

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