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Belgaum is in Maharashtra: Alumnus of IIM-A

12 August 2008 - 10:07pm — 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.

Out of sight, out of mind?

10 August 2008 - 8:22am — tsubba

If the middle class lives in secure communities, then how will things improve? If the movers and shakers opt out of sharing the problem that everyone else is facing, how will things improve? When the middle class evacuates a sphere, like education, or healthcare, doesn’t it go to the dogs?

These are a set of questions asked in an outlook article on gated communities. I have attached RK Mishra's take on these questions. But, beyond his opinions, what do you think? This by itself is a loaded question, but let us extend this beyond gated communities and ask similar questions about SEZ's and satellite towns. If industry and enterprise go to exclusive enclaves, will not the city go to the dogs?
Or is this all so much more theory? Or is it? To be part of the solution, do you have to be part of the problem?


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First Information Report

9 August 2008 - 7:59am — psaram42

Today's Times of India carried the following article of interest. It is not uncommon for public to face rude police behavior. Not registering an FIR is simply unjust. This is a very irritating matter and has to be tackled.

Cops understand only crack of whip, says Supreme Court, 9 Aug 2008, 0001 hrs IST, Dhananjay Mahapatra,TNN (Link: Register FIR or face jail: SC to cops):

Way forward on customer issues

7 August 2008 - 4:27pm — murali772

Hindustan Unilever, the consumer goods giant, has just done an interesting thing. It has got a retired high court judge to agree to be an ombudsman for customer complaints. If consumers have a grievance at HUL or its products, and aren’t satisfied with the response to their complaint, they will be offered the option of having the ex-judge investigate the matter. And his verdict will be binding on both parties.

Enhancing school education to counter some everyday problems

7 August 2008 - 4:44am — blrpraj

From the various discussions on Praja we observe everyday problems such as
- Corruption
- Traffic congestion and chaos
- Unorganized & uncontrolled urban growth
- Complete lack of civic sense and amenities
- Pollution (land, air and noise pollution) and it's affects on health

P Chidambaram, Honourable Union Minister of Finance - Book Reading at Bangalore

6 August 2008 - 4:45pm — mcadambi

Prajagale,

Shri P Chidambaram, Honourable Union Minister of Finance, Government of India will be in Crossword for a book reading from his book "A View from the Outside : Why Good Economics Works for Everyone"

More about the book: http://www.vedamsbooks.co...

When: 8th August 2008, Friday

What Time: 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM

Where: Crossword Bookstore, Residency Road

7 year old Rohan Ajit Kokane Skating to glory

5 August 2008 - 8:28am — belgaumblog

At seven, this boy is looking forward to create a world record in limbo skating.

Rohan, son of Ajit Kokane of Belgaum, is working hard to create a history on Independence Day by skating under bars with a clearance height of 6 inches, not only in the forward direction but also in reverse skating.

Once in a while ...

4 August 2008 - 8:01pm — silkboard

Once in a while, in the midst of all the raves and rants here, we should appreciate the spirit of freedom we have in our country. I read this "Facebook activists in Egypt" and imagined things.

Earlier in the year, a group of young Egyptians used Facebook to organize support for a strike by textile workers on April 6. To put it mildly, Egypt's authoritarian government did not welcome this extension of civil society into cyberspace.

Cleaning Up 2008-2009 Lok Sabha Elections: ADR Needs Support

4 August 2008 - 6:25am — tsubba

Thampan forwards this important email:

Association for Democratic Reforms
Strengthening Indian Democracy: Proposal for the coming General Elections in 2008-09

Contact:
Trilochan Sastry
Professor, Indian Institute of Management
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076, India
Phone: 91-80-2699-3285. Fax: 91-80-2658-4050
(ADR: www.adrindia.org)

Diesel quota model in Davangere

30 July 2008 - 10:15am — mcadambi

The Davangere district administration implemented a successfull diesel quota system.

http://www.hindu.com/2008...

"The Davangere district administration has managed to tide over the diesel crisis and ensure equitable distribution of diesel to vehicles and choultries where it is used for power generation. It has also been able to prevent the hoarding and black marketing of diesel in the district.

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