December 2012

Right to Services - Sakala doing well? Numbers for you

5 December 2012 - 9:31am — silkboard

Sakala launched in April this year, and the system should now have more than 6 months worth data for us to see. Thankfully, Sakala system makes a lot of data public. Just go to Sakala website, and then, on the right hand side, find links to "public reports", and report of last month, right now November.

The 'Cash Transfer Scheme' debate

5 December 2012 - 12:54pm — murali772

Of course, cash transfers have advantages too: they have lower transaction costs, more convenient for migrant labour, and might be easier to monitor.

Fighting Corruption: The Way Forward

5 December 2012 - 11:39am — murali772

Start: 9 Dec 2012 10:30

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

COALITION AGAINST CORRUPTION cordially invites you on the occasion of ‘International Anticorruption Day’ to a Public Lecture on "Fighting Corruption: The Way Forward"

by Dr. Samuel Paul, Founder Chairman, Public Affairs Centre,

A PIL for Namma Railu aka Commuter Rail Service (CRS)

4 December 2012 - 10:06am — silkboard

Friends, some of us have discussed possibilities of filing a PIL for seeking closure or accelerating work on Commuter Rail Service (CRS) for Bengaluru. At this point, we are not entirely sure how well or fast the project is moving. Going by some reports, there is good progress.

A welcome Initiative by Mr. Manivannan BESCOM MD

3 December 2012 - 11:13am — psaram42

In Bangalore Trees pruning by BESCOM task force is a familiar sight. Often the sore point is “Who should clear the debris” I was delighted and impressed while reading to day’s Bangalore Mirror article. Below is an excerpt of the same:-