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Sonia's 5-fold attack on corruption

22 December 2010 - 4:10pm — murali772

Obviously conscious of the toll a series of scams and controversies have taken on the credibility and image of the Congress and the government, Sonia Gandhi on Sunday announced a multipronged war on corruption and directed ministers and partymen to tackle the menace head-on.

Sonia Gandhi’s five-point agenda for probity in public life:

Report on B/P-ToI 'Public Amenities' event

20 December 2010 - 8:31pm — murali772

By public amenities, the following were included: Distance to the closest park; Adequacy; Distance to the closest playground; Adequacy of Playgrounds. The was held at Sophia school, High Grounds, on Sunday, the 5th Dec.

Nirantara Rajyotsava

16 December 2010 - 10:31am — murali772

KSRTC outsourcing O&M of Mysore & Shimoga bus terminals

2 December 2010 - 4:47pm — murali772

Check this report in today's ToI. And, the tendering is being handled by Earnst & Young.

Report on B/P-ToI Mobility event

2 December 2010 - 11:11am — murali772

Though announced to start at 10 AM, the event (Times of India’s ‘Bangalore Patrol’ public meet held at Shree Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain college on J C Road, on Sunday, the 28th Nov - ToI report may be accessed

Water supply outsourcing welcome - but, why the secrecy?

30 November 2010 - 7:23pm — murali772

The state has apparently launched on a programme to 'privatise' water supply in quite a few cities in the state, going by the below clip from NewsX.

Not more auto's; instead, good shuttle bus services please!

30 November 2010 - 1:55pm — murali772

The transport department and traffic police are mulling over reforms that could scale up the number of autorickshaws in the city from about 80,000 to 95,000. Simukltaneously, however, the Transport commissioner, Bhaskar Rao, himself states “The system has many anti-social elements. The common man is a victim.

Sky-walk, literally

28 November 2010 - 5:38pm — murali772

The BBMP, it would appear, likes to impart literal meaning to the term sky-walk. This set (pictures below), coming up at the High Grounds junction (facing the Sophia school, and behind Basava Bhavan), has a ground clearance enough for a BMTC bus to pass under, even with a full grown adult standing erect on top.

Bangalore Patrol - BWSSB - public interaction

23 November 2010 - 2:31pm — murali772

Have a water problem? Just dial 22238888 for ‘immediate’ help.

digital tree census

18 November 2010 - 1:49pm — murali772

A group of students have been working on a street tree census in Bangalore. This team has now completed a count of all the street trees in one particular ward and put up the details online - here.

Worthwhile effort, I should think - may be prajagalu would like to join in.

Muralidhar Rao

An honourable exception

12 November 2010 - 3:58pm — murali772

There’s hope still. For citizens who are disgusted with rampant corruption and greed of the powers-that-be, minority welfare and wakfs minister Mumtaz Ali Khan comes across as a surprise.

'Honourable' Minister, 'Worshipful' Mayor, and their cronies

11 November 2010 - 6:12pm — murali772

“Screening of the movie began on time at 9.45 pm. About 15 minutes later, a huge group of people marched into the Classic Cinema Hall (Screen No 3), talking loudly. Seeing that the movie had already begun, a few from the group went out. Almost immediately, the screening was halted and the lights came on.

Green massacre

11 November 2010 - 12:57pm — murali772

Bloodless it will be, but it will make the city bleed in course of time. More than 850 trees on Jayamahal Road will be gone in a month’s time to make way for more vehicles of pollution.

Escoms need to perform first before seeking tariff hike

10 November 2010 - 11:45am — murali772

If Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) wants to hike the power tariff, you have the right to question its performance. As per law, the inefficiencies of the electricity supply companies (Escoms) cannot become a burden on consumers.

No toilet? You can’t contest ZP, TP polls

9 November 2010 - 8:30pm — murali772

If you want to contest the upcoming zilla and taluk panchayat elections in the state, make sure your house has a toilet. At least that’s the message from rural development and panchayat raj minister Jagadish Shettar, who is pushing hard to make it mandatory for a candidate to have a toilet in his/her house.

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