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Welcome appreciation of media's role by CM

8 January 2012 - 2:37pm — murali772
Governance

The CM is bothered about negative reports in the media. In his August meeting, he had asked officials to appoint a nodal officer to respond and issue clarifications to reports in the media.

Dismal Town planning and the Bellandur lake.

8 January 2012 - 9:00am — psaram42
Urban DevelopmentGovernance

 

The 60th National Town and Country Planners Congress on “Planning and Development, 2025: is currently on at Mysore.

Strong Lokpal, weak judiciary recipe for failure

27 December 2011 - 11:06am — murali772
Governance

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. - - -

Banana Republic

13 December 2011 - 11:13pm — murali772
Public Health

It is highly unlikely that all the directors of AMRI, Kolkata, were in charge of day-to-day functioning of the hospital. It was the same when the Bhopal disaster happened.

Code of conduct for Social Networks

7 December 2011 - 9:24am — psaram42
Governance

 

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.

The Karnataka Right to services act - Event Report

4 December 2011 - 9:40am — psaram42
Governance

The right to services act has been enacted in some of the Indian States like J&K, Rajasthan and a few others. The main purpose of this proposed act in our state is to hold our government officials including some NGOs accountable in providing various services promptly. The important issues are both time frame and satisfaction of the common man.

Rally on International Anti-Corruption Day - 9th Dec

2 December 2011 - 1:52pm — murali772
9 Dec 2011 10:00
Asia/Calcutta
Governance

UN General Assembly, as mandated through resolution no. 58/4 dated 31st October 2003, has designated December 9th as International Anti-Corruption Day in order to raise awareness against corruption.

many questions about UIDAI by Home Minister

29 November 2011 - 1:13am — Public Agenda
Governance

IN many ways an open debate was long overdue. But now with salvos fired against UID by the Home Ministry, Planning commission, security analysts jurists and civil society.  Now it is clear that it is patronage that has kept UID alive for so long.

Public consultation on The Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Bill

28 November 2011 - 3:35pm — murali772
3 Dec 2011 15:00
Asia/Calcutta
Governance

CIVIC Bangalore has great pleasure in inviting you to a panel discussion and public consultation on The Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Bill

Mr. Lukose Vallatharai, IAS (Retd.), Founder-Convenor, Forum for Good Governance will preside
Chief Guest - Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, IAS, Principal Secretary, DPAR (AR), GoK

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