October 2011

Metro Recce - Tue 1st Nov

31 October 2011 - 2:04pm — srinidhi

Start: 1 Nov 2011 08:40

End: 1 Nov 2011 10:40

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

To travel the reach 1 stretch to check on last mile connectivity..

Will start from MG road station at around 8 :30 AM and travel to BYp

Mid-Day Meals - Philanthropy to the rescue of inept government service!

31 October 2011 - 7:34am — kbsyed61

A day before on my departure to US, I had the good fortune to visit "Mohsin Shariff Education & Charitable Trust Mid-Day Meals Programme" operations located in K R Puram. This trust every day prepares and delivers the 'Mid-Day Meals" for the government schools students in and around Bengaluru.

Mr Farook vs MLA Sampangi @ Kolar - story trail

29 October 2011 - 11:21am — silkboard

This is an interesting one from Lokayukta's list. Not sure if all of you remember the case of Kolar MLA caught taking bribe. The story here is different from Land conversions or bloated tenders. read the trail

The Hindu, Jan 30, 2009 - KGF MLA caught after 'accepting' bribe (link)

Metro-BMTC connectivity - a study

29 October 2011 - 12:56pm — srinidhi

Project number:	4554
Opened by:	srinidhi
Opened on:	Saturday, 29 October 2011 - 12:56pm
Last modified:	Saturday, 29 October 2011 - 3:36pm
Operations:	add Case \| view all project cases

Description: Look at newly opened Metro stations, assess Metro-BMTC connectivity situation

Initiator:

Praja RAAG

This is the project to look at newly opened Metro stations and analyze as-is situation on Metro-BMTC connectivity. A report would be the outcome of this project. The report is intended to help in advocacy efforts towards the expectations of public transport commuters such as:

Prostitution in Bangalore CITY - on the rise?

28 October 2011 - 11:42pm — ranjith86

I wonder how are we all silent about this sensitive topic, Call girls / gigolos are in raise in bangalore, and speaking of which I am a victim of it too, indirectly I must say, My story goes this way;