Janapada jaatre set to go places A press statement from Mr Srinivas G Kappanna, convener, Janapada jaatre, said, It has become inevitable to stop this popular programme. Reasons are not known. So far, 31 Janapada jaatres have been held successfully.
The origin of defence mechanisms When anxieties due to prevailing insecurities become too overwhelming, it is then the place of the ego to employ defence mechanisms to protect the individual. Feelings of guilt, embarrassment and shame often accompany the feeling of anxiety.
Stop developers gobbling up private land cheaply The Legislative Committee on land encroachment in and around Bangalore has urged the State government to go easy on the auction of government land recovered from encroachers, to prevent private developers from gobbling up prime land at cheap rates.
Tackle flooding through rainwater harvesting Harvest rainwater along the storm water drain valley, was one of the suggestions former consultant of Bangalore Mahanagara Palike G Ashwathnarayana had for BBMP to tackle flooding in Bangalore.
Is the Government justified in leaving out ministers and legislators from the Lokayukta’s suo motu powers?
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