BBMP celebrates record Tax collection
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1260257
“Further, to celebrate this tax collection and the work done by BBMP officials during election duty, a grand feast was organised for the officials in Palace Grounds on Friday afternoon by central employees association. Over 800 employees, including BBMP commissioner and BBMP officers were present to celebrate the feast.”
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Speaking personally I see no harm in this. These guys have done a good job by their own standards. The SAS collection was a decently run campaign. There was enough publicity and awareness amongst the public and as a result of which they collected a record sum. Won’t you want these guys to enjoy a bit after all the hard work they have put into this. I fear very soon a RTI is going to be filed and the BBMP is going to be forced to make the amount public. This will fuel a public out roar
Look at your own professional lives. Haven’t you gone out on a team event? Haven’t you stared at outrageous bills? Hasn’t your company or the client in turn footed the bill? So why complain about BBMP.
Alright the food budget has been a little over the roof and the after thought of inventing stories and covering up the celebration are definitely irritants. Nothing to be ashamed about. Acknowledge the fault and move on. I would suggest that BBMP should factor in such celebrations in their annual budgeting exercise.
I would recommend that this practice spreads to other parts of the governmental agencies as well. Why doesn’t the policeman who sweats it out in the hot summer sun and constant pollution get a stake in the fine amount collected? Of course you need some checks and balances in place. But if he gets a certain incentive percentage wouldn’t he be more motivated in ensuring that traffic rules are followed and more importantly miscreants are punished.
Surely everyone needs a reason to celebrate. TV9 stop complaining.
Tamil Nadu: Karuna appoints Stalin as Deputy CM
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-nadu-karuna-appoints-stalin-as-deputy-cm/467979/
“Karunanidhi appointed M K Stalin, his second son and Local Administration Minister in his government, as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in the clearest signal yet paving the way for his taking over the reins from him.”
True dynastical politics at play. As I remarked on one of my tweets there is a new family trying to out wit the wily old fox of the south’s family. After some additional thought I think the choice may have been made wisely. Atleast the rich daughter didn’t strike a claim and neither has she sulked it out. In Stalin you have a man who has atleast been active in local politics taking over the reigns
With Rs 500 each, they took on Mayawati
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/with-rs-500-each-they-took-on-mayawati/466336/
“Asked to surrender their identity cards, badges, belts and arms in the police lines on September 18, 2007, Pawan Kumar Singh and Sonu Rathi were among the 18,700 constables who were sacked by the Mayawati Government. Not daunted, they soldiered on, and they had every reason to celebrate the Supreme Court’s Monday order which asked the Mayawati Government to provide provisional appointments to the constables dismissed in 2007.”
I wish more of such stories hit the media headlines. Victory of the common man over the farce policies of the government. Atleast this generates a glimmer of hope amongst us that there is a legal recourse. It may take time (especially in India) but justice gets served in some cases. I also wish all the very best to Mr. Moily to make the much needed judicial changes. These changes like the police reforms have been pending to an extent that they have almost hurt the democratic foundations of the society
Down the borewell hole ! Unique video footage
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/blog/2009/05/26/down-the-borewell-hole-unique-video-footage/
“In this spectacular video we can see something that we normally would never see — what goes on inside a borewell and how does it acquire the water that we pump up as an everyday occurrence.”
You need to know where your water comes from. Especially true for apartments and places of residence which haven’t yet been connected by a more permanent water source and who solely rely on ground water. I never knew that the fissures also contributed to the borewell ground water levels. Eye opener I should say.
Moreover if you are concerned about if your apartment uses water appropriately and it is there for the long run you may be in for a bit of a surprise. Do check the article “Water Security For The Residents Of Apartments & Gated Communities” out without any hesitation and call for help if there is a need. Surely it makes sense to take stock of the situation and act when there is still some time. All the things which the author has pointed out is true and I have seen each one of the cover up acts he mentions on one or more instances.
