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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.

Laudable approach - kannada kali

3 November 2010 - 6:07pm — murali772

Under a state government-sponsored scheme, the Visvesvaraya Technological University will conduct functional Kannada classes for non-state students and lectures in culture for those from the state. "There are thousands of engineering students from other states in the state.

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.

Agricultural liberalization need of the hour

1 November 2010 - 7:25pm — murali772

The following are the excerpts (for a quick reading) from an excellent essay by Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, on the subject. The full essay can be accessed from the attached document.

Making Public Transport the First Choice

27 October 2010 - 10:06am — murali772

That was the title of the Nobel Memorial Seminar convened by 'Volvo Buses', yesterday (26th Oct) at the Leela, Bangalore.

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.

Global Hunger index - India's pitiable position

18 October 2010 - 12:30pm — murali772

In observance of the World Food Day, on 16th October, Genetic Resource Ecology Energy & Nutrition Foundation (GREEN Foundation), with Bangalore Film Society, organised a group discussion on "The Crisis of Food Today", at Ashirvad, Bangalore.

Some happy developments on the RTI front

17 October 2010 - 3:47pm — murali772

Your access to information will get a tad easier with the state planning to bring in a law for proper maintenance of all public records. Based on a recommendation by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC), the state will rope in Karnataka Public Records Act to make public information more accessible to the 'aam aadmi'.

The de-notification racket

9 October 2010 - 5:08pm — murali772

On February 5, 2010, ABIDe had written to the CM, anticipating problems likely to arise from the slew of denotification orders issued by the urban development department. It had termed these denotifications as ‘non-transparent’. The letter had also recommended that “the ad hoc denotification of notified property be stopped completely.

Kar-nataka live!

21 September 2010 - 5:19pm — murali772

Independent MLA and Sports and Textile Minister Goolihatti Shekhar threatened to commit suicide if dropped from the Cabinet. Sagar MLA Belur Gopalakrishna, who claims to have the support of over 20 MLAs, threatened that they will resign en masse if he is not made minister.

Sachidananda Nagara Nyaya Para Andolana

15 September 2010 - 5:07pm — murali772

Paying bribes for issue of khatas has become common place today and it happens in almost every apartment or residence in Bengaluru. Through this fight we want to wipe out CORRUPTION in KHATAS from our layout.. from our city.. and from the entire country itself!

Dual status for land - fraud on fraud!

14 September 2010 - 5:15pm — murali772

In the letter, a copy of which has been marked to the DG&IGP and the home minister, the city Police Commissioner Mr Shankar Bidari has said there have been irregularities and delays in implementing the land revenue Act and rules, giving scope for serious fraud, forgery and law and order situation.

Tech savvy policing

8 September 2010 - 12:25pm — murali772

A perennial complaint across cities about auto rickshaws is addressable through this proposed SMS facility. This will be more effective than a few manned auto help centres near bus and train stations since its reach will cover the entire city.

Draft National Anti-Corruption Strategy

7 September 2010 - 6:43pm — murali772

The National Anti-Corruption Strategy represents a blue print for commitment and action by the various stakeholders to the governance process. It aims at systematic and conscious reshaping of the country’s national integrity system.

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The EVM controversy

6 September 2010 - 12:03pm — murali772

There is worldwide acceptance of the need for a paper trail in conjunction with EVMs. Electronic voting was introduced in many countries. But serious doubts were soon raised about the security, accuracy, reliability and verifiability of electronic elections. In October 2006, the Netherlands banned the use of EVMs. In 2009, the Republic of Ireland declared a moratorium on their use.

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