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Small money corruption - why BBMP why?

13 August 2008 - 3:31pm — 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:

Water supply PPP

13 August 2008 - 11:28am — 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

In defence of Delhi Metro

13 August 2008 - 1:32am — mcadambi

In defence of Delhi Metro:

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

Concession agreements vis-a-vis MRTP

13 August 2008 - 12:16am — 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

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.

Trains to terminate / originate from Cantonment Station

12 August 2008 - 8:45pm — mcadambi

Trains to either terminate and/or originate from Bangalore Cantonment

http://www.deccanherald.c...

where's the level playing field?

12 August 2008 - 5:24pm — 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"

Aero India 2009 still from Yel?

11 August 2008 - 5:15pm — blrsri

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=41195

Very interesting to see that Yel AFB will be hosting the 2009 Aero India again. I was of the opinion that BIA had spelled doom for this primier show..was wondering if air show would be a nightmare for the BIA ATC..

So many sorties to manage..IAF plans to include vintage flying in this show..wonder if BIA wont raise any objections!

Parking for profit, and how we can help

11 August 2008 - 11:19am — silkboard
Traffic

Location, Whitefield. First photo may tell you nothing, whats wrong with parking on the edge of the road anyway. Second one tells you why I clicked it. Blatant, isn't it?

We see examples like this everyday. Some of us fools waste time taking pictures. And the rarest of rare, nut cases, take the trouble of sending these to Traffic Police to feel like doing 'their bit'.

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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