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Rajyotsava Racketeering

3 November 2010 - 6:22pm — murali772

On Saturday, Collin Timms, MD of Pecos Hotels and Pubs Private Limited, a son of the soil himself - a Mangalorean, filed a complaint with police commissioner Shankar Bidari seeking protection.

All the investigative agencies should be merged into one single agency, the Lokpal. Give it jurisdiction over both bureaucrats and politicians. Give it comprehensive powers to investigate and prosecute the guilty without needing any permission.

Public Consultation Process - Best Practices

31 October 2010 - 8:17am — kbsyed61

With communication becoming part of the life, flow of information and public awareness has tremendously improved all over the world. This scene is no different in India also. With that citizens are increasingly becoming active and demanding their due share of services. Even the political class and the bureaucracy is getting sensitized to these aspirations.

Anti Corruption Parade - Saturday, 11th Dec

29 October 2010 - 7:53pm — murali772

Start: 11 Dec 2010 00:01

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

A number of NGOs, RWAs and other citizens' organisations in the city have voiced their growing anger at the depths to which politics in the state has plunged. The recent report from Transparency International ranking Karnataka among the most corrupt states in the country has only reinforced a view that is already accepted by many, and regretted by millions.

Karnataka Police Act

28 October 2010 - 9:34pm — n

The draft of the proposed police act (table of contents and the body) are attached. The link is at KSP's site. Minister Ashoka mentioned (last line in article) that it is being reviewd.

Right to offend

26 October 2010 - 2:08pm — murali772

The point of free speech is to cause offence. If nobody is offended by anything that somebody says or writes, then there is no need for a constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. The reason such a guarantee exists is to protect those who say things that provoke or offend.

The 'Upper house' concept - some replies

21 October 2010 - 5:54pm — Mani1972

Dear Friends, this is to clarify on the concept of ‘upper house’ which seems to be widely discussed some time ago in Praja.

Why is BBMP broke - where is the money?

21 October 2010 - 4:16pm — silkboard

We are told that BBMP is broke, they have no money. How many of us know the reaon why. A growing city, with so much commerce (IT, BT and all) going on, how exactly would it be broke? No english is required to explain things, numbers always tell their story.

Protest to press for rights of evicted hawkers

21 October 2010 - 12:14am — vinay_sreenivasa

Start: 21 Oct 2010 11:00

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

Dear All,

As you may be aware, since the last few months, street vendors have been getting evicted from different parts of Bangalore .

BBMP broke

20 October 2010 - 8:09am — idontspam

"Forget mega infrastructure projects, there is no money even for ward-level works,"

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