ರಾಮಣ್ಣ ಬಂದಾ, ರಾಮಣ್ಣ ಹ್ವಾದಾ! ನಮ್ಮ ನಗರಗಳ ಮಹಾಪೌರರ ಕಥೆ ಇದೆ ಆಗಿ ಹೋಯಿತು. ಇಡೀ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲೇ ಮಹಾಪೌರ ಅವಧಿ ಒಂದು ಅಥವಾ ಎರಡುವರೆ ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದು ನಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಕೇವಲ ಮೂರ್ನಾಲ್ಕು ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ. ಮಹಾಪೌರರ ಅಲ್ಪ ಅವಧಿ ಒಂದು ಕಡೆಯಾದರೆ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಕಡೆ ಮಹಾಪೌರರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಗರ ಸರಕಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ನಿರ್ಣಯ

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#Municipal #schools is where our parents and many icons studied, in these parts - the erstwhile Presidencies. We have the #Lamington School in #Hubli. That was an era of Local Self-Governments. With independence of the country achieved, the cities where self-rule all began in the

ಮೆಚ್ಚುವ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಮೋಷನ್... ನಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, ಪರ್ಯಟನೆ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸರಕಾರ ಇದರಿಂದ ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಅನುಸರಿಸ ಬಹುದು... ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಊರೂರು ಬೀದಿ-ಬೀದಿ ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇತಿಹಾಸ, ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ ಸ್ಥಳ ಅಡಿಗಿವೆ.... ನಮ್ಮ ನಗರ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪರ್ಯಟಕರ ಸ್ವಾಗತಯೋಗ ಮಾಡುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳು ನಡೆಯಬೇಕಿದೆ. Karnataka Holidays

Why do India’s #cities still struggle with quality of life and ease of doing business—75 years after independence? Because no one is truly accountable for running them. Year after year, our cities trail in global #liveability rankings. A fundamental reason is the weakened state

A little compassion to our fellow living beings and earth itself by each one of us would make this world a better and safer place for all.

I had the privilege of moderating a National Roundtable on Pathways for #Reforms to Urban Local Government Elections, chaired by Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, MP and Chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, and co-chaired by Shri Alok Kumar,

Engaged with Mayors of different cities sharing their experience, challenges and support they expect to perform better at the City Leaders' Summit organised by Dasra and Janaagraha at India Habitat Centre, Delhi on 9-July. My panelists included: Ms. Niku Sahoo, Chairperson,

What many citizens don't realise is that while all fines listed in this WhatsApp forward (recd by all in this part of the world) are collected by the state governments, the responsibility to deliver on all problems mentioned here is with the City government (or Corporation). Most

It's high time to put our #cities on an accelerated path of #Atmanirbhar - in #governance, #funds and #capacities. Read how in my latest column in today's Rajasthan Patrika We continue to deceive ourselves and fail our cities. The cracks in the system are widening. The central and