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04/08/10 09:07 - manjari
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Renewing DL at the RTO without touts/bribes 04/08/10 05:52 - s_yajaman
My wife and I went yesterday to the Indiranagar RTO to renew her DL. As soon as we stepped into "the zone" there were touts offering help. We, of course, ignored them and walked up to the RTO. As we walked up we realized that my wife's DL said "RTO BNG CENTRAL" (Koramangala) and we wondered what trouble that would mean. But we decided to check anyway. There was a helpdesk there. It was operational. We asked the lady there if we could renew the license here. She gave us the forms and asked us to check at Window 3 if it was possible. We also realized there was a medical fitness certificate (completely in Kannada) to be got from a doctor. At Window 3 there was a reasonably helpful lady. She told my wife that it was possible to do it there. She confirmed if the address remained unchanged. She asked us to write a letter requesting that the license be renewed there. We paid the Rs.250 fee at the cash counter and my wife went to get her MC done. person s_yajaman's post | forum 13 Comments | Read More
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Traffic alerts on signboards - Variable Message Signboards (VMS) 04/08/10 03:48 - vlnarayan
DH Reports : Bangalore, the first City in the country to have Variable Message Signboards (VMS) on roads and junctions. Four VMS were commissioned at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Airport Road at Hebbal (two signboards - one towards airport and another towards City) and K R Puram (towards City). These boards are connected to Traffic Management Centre (TMC).
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04/07/10 08:26 - manjari
Times of India along with Janaagrah launch Bangalore Patrol (starting tomorrow) says the cover page of TOI today. I tried to look for it online but couldnt find a thing about the same. But if you have a TOI around check it out, it is impossible to miss. According to the Advertisement "Bangalore patrol involves a stringent ward infrastructure and services assessment programme with the singular aim of demanding direct evaluating and accountability from the local administrative and governance system." They will start with 5 essential civic rights of water supply, Mobility, Sanitation, Environment and Public amenities. It will measure the same in 198 wards. By doing so they intend to monitor the work of our newly elected representative's in each of the wards. In my opinion the best measure of performance and also at the same time we get a good idea about our city. person manjari's post | forum 3 Comments | Read More
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The Lok Satta Party public interactions meet with JP 04/07/10 06:59 - psaram42
After the recent BBMP election JP is visiting Bangalore in carrying forward the new party’s agenda. This interaction reminded us the probable scenario which might have prevailed at the time of freedom struggle. The fight now is against the middle class apathy ignorance and above all their pretence to know best according to JP.
JP stressed on the importance of local government. An increase in per capita income alone may make the country rich but still a banana republic. He felt that with proper management the malaise like power cuts etc can be avoided altogether.
To days scenario highlights the viciously guarded statues quo by our politicians. The confused nonchalance and apathy of the voters is a boon to them. Many levels of changes are needed. JP alluded to the two major types of corruption, the extortional and collusive type of corruption. Both kind of corruption are to be tackled.
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04/07/10 03:52 - Ravi_D
These meetings haven't been as regular of late. How about reviving our second Saturday early am meeting tradition? Pls leave a note here if you wish to attend. All are welcome. Agenda: Discuss projects (Ongoing & Planned) & other Praja activities. Feel free to stay back for an open forum right after. Venue: Open to your suggestions. My office has moved out of Cunningham road; I can host it in my current location @ BTM Layout instead. person Ravi_D's post | forum 17 Comments | Read More
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What's on FM radio about Bus Day this week!? 04/06/10 18:24 - jennypinto
Just to keep all in the loop about what's on air about bus day.... 94.3 , radio one, started Monday this week. Busday: person jennypinto's post | Read More |
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Incremental List of Parameters 04/06/10 15:32 - Neha_Dar
The following is an incremental list of the parameters we plan to track as part of the water index. We shall continue to add parameters until we finalise a stable index. Request Praja members to review this list, focusing on
To add to the list, edit this wiki page and enter your suggested parameter(s) under the sixth category (Additonal Parameters). Please enter clear and concise parameters/descriptions. Rap on the knuckles for vagueness. :)
The first five categories form the initial list. Additonal parameters suggested by Praja members form the 6th category: 1. Pipe Water a. Hours of Supply b. Coverage - Percentage of households having a bwssb connection. c. Unaccounted for Water- Calculated by measuring the amount of water that BWSSB bills to the amount of water that it supplies. person Neha_Dar's post | Read More |
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04/06/10 12:59 - surajnair
For a detailed FAQ please check out http://openskool.wordpress.com/faq/ and the PPT attached. person surajnair's post | Read More |
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04/06/10 11:05 - shekhar_mittal
Once we have the presentation and an initial list of parameters ready, we need to start reaching out to all the experts we can for feedback. Let us create a list of experts we should get in touch with as well as the person who can be the point of contact. This is a wiki so make the changes in the post itself.
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