Posts : Bangalore

Urban development - the skill gap silkboard - 2-DEC-2008 Time for a boring post. A habitual visitor to MoUD website, I was waiting to put up a small summary of a policy paper that showed up recently. Its called "Capacity building scheme for urban ...". If that was all greek and latin to you, jump to section 3 (page 9) on that pdf, and under "specific capacity gaps", find things that you and me complain about everyday - they don't know how to plan, how to run projects, how to handle public relations etc etc etc.

The Real Problem murali772 - 2-DEC-2008 But not a single politician spoke of the real problem. There can be no change unless India is able to strengthen not its laws, as we have more than enough of these its security network. For this only two steps are necessary: end politicisation and rid the police and the intelligence and security agencies of corruption.

India Shining psaram42 - 2-DEC-2008 I bought the Booker Award winning book by Arundhati Roy in 1997, but could not complete reading it. However I did not realize this Man Booker award winning "white Tiger" by Arvind Adiga was something different. It is not just different but earth shaking.

Brand IIT the only way, or Karnataka Inst. of Tech possible? silkboard - 1-DEC-2008 This is a reaction to "Demand for IIT rejected again". It seems the main reason KA's request was turned down was because the state already has IISc and IIM here. Is getting a central govt sponsored, IIT branded institute the best way of setting up a premier education institution in the state?

Bangalore: Open Praja meeting admin123 - 28-NOV-2008 Trying to start recurring Praja meetings, see this post for background. Venue Lalbagh West Gate. Agenda: update each other on things we are into, think how to make our virtual group do more and help members collaborate better.

Praja.in : about moving ahead on actionables ananth.bangalore - 28-NOV-2008 Hey SB and naveen, Thanks for your replies (to this comment), please find my inputs below.. "Anant sir, If you are willing to come forward and help carry out this survey, some of us here are willing to fund it."

How petrol pumps cheat you bijeshkrishnadas - 28-NOV-2008 I had written about this some years back and forwarded it to as many people as I know. These practices that I mention below still continue. Do your part and spread awareness to everyone you know.

id proof and address proof seenivisesh - 27-NOV-2008 i am a bit confused. different authorities ask different prrofs for ID and adress the government is to regularise the issue of voters id as well as the reation card,otherwise it is very difficult for middle class families who run their lively hood partly by loans only. no registration for gas unless there is ration card.how to go further. narayanan

appoint volunteers and issue complimentary passes on "turn "basis to have fair reporting about the traffic in the routes of BMTC seenivisesh - 27-NOV-2008 private bus operators had tested it and found it working well to have their private reporters on traffic, suggestions for improvement, involving the public in actions etc. for this you can issue complimentary passes to volunteers on turn basis and can try if it works our at bangalore. narayanan

PHS 8 service. seenivisesh - 27-NOV-2008 i observed this service is quite irregular in the evenings and it may cut its service at its conveneience.is there not a time schedule for this. narayanan

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