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The way AHEAD.

1 August 2008 - 5:58am — tsubba
Governance
Folks at Hebbal have come out with a revolutionary idea. The Hebbal-jana plan to get together and thrash out a plan for Hebbal. Next, they will hand this plan to their MLA, with the express understanding that he will execute that plan. Very interesting dont you think? I am salivating imagining the possibilities and fallouts. People's ideas will get executed. But more interestingly can you imagine what it can do to governance and electoral and devlopment politics? Awesome. Hebbal-janre, all the best.

50:50::man:god

31 July 2008 - 1:51pm — murali772

There's a local saying that if you do your 50%, God will do the remaining 50%.

Our CM quoted in today's TOI: "I have implicit faith in God. I went to Tirupati temple and cried before the Lord around 4.30 am. I asked him why 5.5 crore people in the state are being punished for no fault of theirs. Our prayers have been answered with good rain’’.

God is doing his bit faithfully year after year. Is man's bit only to pray to God?

Muralidhar Rao

Understanding law and order + policing

31 July 2008 - 10:40am — silkboard

[Forked out of this thread on id-cards] Talking law and order in general, the mess is probably deeper than the issue of id-cards: there are a lot of things involved. Lets try analyze this if we can. Let me put a common sense based list of things on the table as I see them:

Meeting with Mr. Sood -- Thoughts on a roadmap for taking this forward

30 July 2008 - 10:05pm — vvr

So, we are off to a great start to a potentially rewarding engagement with Mr. Sood. In inimitable Praja style, the floodgates have opened and ideas have come gushing out that touch on a whole myriad of issues, clearly a reflection of the collective knowledge of the group as well as the enthusiasm of the members.

Why do you own a car?

30 July 2008 - 3:08pm — cvikash

Is fuel supply the only concern for car owners. They may need a rethink.

Why do you own a car?

30 July 2008 - 2:44pm
I love my car. I don’t care what it costs me or to the society.
0% (0 votes)
I like that others love my car. I will switch to an alternative, that secures my identity and social status.
0% (0 votes)
TINA – There is No (Practical) Alternative. I will switch the day an alternative is available.
71% (32 votes)
I don't own a car and don't intend to.
29% (13 votes)
Total votes: 45

Just how to regulate wisely - remains the question today

30 July 2008 - 10:41am — murali772
In the West, the Left tries to conserve the welfare state. The liberal, economic right wants to dismantle it. Beyond that, the distinctions are blurred. The Right has accepted transfers to the poor but it wants them to be efficient. The Left no longer wants government to run businesses. Few oppose the market - the debate is on how to regulate it wisely. Read more in this TOI column.

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.

'Local bodies pocket Rs 151.8 cr ... '

30 July 2008 - 9:46am — belgaumblog

Interesting news article from New Indian Express - "Local Bodies pocket Rs 151.8 cr ...":

The latest Comptroller and Auditor General of India report has revealed that of the Rs 174.59 crore collected by the local bodies between 2004 and 2006 towards cess, only Rs 5.33 crore was transferred to the Government.

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