ಕೇರಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಸಕಾ೯ರಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಗ್ರಾಮ ಸಮಿತಿಗಳಿರುತ್ತವೆ. ಆ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ರಸ್ತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಸಕಾ೯ರಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಆ ಸಮಿತಿಗಳು ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತವೆ, ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಸರಿ ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ನಡೆಸುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಿತಿ ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡುವದಿಲ್ಲ, ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರ ಆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯನ್ನು ಪುನಃ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ. 

ನಮ್ಮ ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಇಂತಹ ಸಮಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸುವುದು ಅತ್ಯಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ಯಾಕೆಂದರೇ ಕಾಪು ಶಾಸಕರು ಗುದ್ದಲಿ ಪೂಜೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಈ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಭಾರೀ ಸಂಶಯಗಳಿವೆ. 

ಮಣೆ೯ - ಕವಾ೯ಲು - ಅಲೆವೂರು ನಡುವೆ (5.40 ಕಿಮಿ) ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಡಾಮರು ರಸ್ತೆ ಇದ್ದು ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವು ಕಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಳಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದರ ದುರಸ್ತಿಗೆ 2.23 ಕೋಟಿ ರು. ವೆಚ್ಚ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಸಂಶಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಮಣೆ೯ - ಅಂಗಡಿಬೆಟ್ಟು 1.50 ಕಿಮಿ ಡಾಮರೀಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ 1.29 ಕೋಟಿ ರು. ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಅವ್ಯವಹಾರದ ವಾಸನೆ ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. 

ಈ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ಶಾಸಕರ ನಿಧಿಯಿಂದಲೂ ಆಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಕಾರಣ ಶಾಸಕರಿಗೆ ದೊರೆಯುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶಾಭಿವೖದ್ಧಿ ನಿಧಿ ಕೇವಲ 1 ಕೋಟಿ ರು.ಗಳು ಮಾತ್ರ. ಸಕಾ೯ರದಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಗ್ರಾಮ - ನಮ್ಮ ರಸ್ತೆ ಯೋಜನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಅನುದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಶಾಸಕರ ನಿಧಿಯಿಂದ ಈ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿವೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ಸುಳ್ಳು, ಜನರಿಗೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಮೋಸ. 

ಕಿಂಡಿ ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟು ಕೂಡ ಸಣ್ಣ ನೀರಾವರಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿರುವ ಅನುದಾನವೇ ಹೊರತು ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರ ನಿಧಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುದಾನ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಸದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ನಡೆಯುವ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ಕಾಪು ಶಾಸಕರು ಸಿದ್ದರಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲಾ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೇಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. 

Want to make new ration card..i dont know the procedure.

Election is just 2 months away. good work Mr. MLA.

Let me rephrase couple of sentences in the report These roads are to be constructed as well as renovated from the MLA grants obtained by Lalaji R. Mendon for the development work for the people. The vented dam would be constructed at the cost of 50 lakhs of rupees under the programme of Minor Irrigation project of Udupi District and from the grants of MLAs fund belonging to Lalaji R. Mendon. These funds do not belong to MLA. They belong to the people. And there is nothing great about it. For doing these kind of development work we have hired (voted ) him. Before praising him for allotting the funds we should wait till the work completes and should take a call on praising or criticizing.

Awaiting a younger Pope, like Cardinals Schonbonn or Tagle, I was disappointed at a 76-yr old very conservative Archbishop Jorge elected. It sure was a surprise sprung by Holy Spirit!

Yet, I have a worldly reason to celebrate. It brought back memories of being at Buenos Aires Cathedral for Feast of Nativity Mass in 1992 with then aux-bishop Jorge as celebrant. And of my discourses with young, unhappy, frustrated, poor and wanting to flee the country Argentine and wondering if Carlos Menem would deliver them. Of liberation theology and Marxism and all..that is a story I would like to tell to BV readers some day.

These all vote gimik. Political leaders dont try to fool us.

May her soul rest in peace.

If India can send a 48 hour notice of sending the marines or give arrest of the diplomat (like Wiki Leaks guy being done in Briton), we stand no chance of wining the case. Its a good test on Manmohan and Congress. Great news.

B/V Bahrain have a whole lot of untapped members or interested bacholars originally from Moodubelle .ALL OF THEM want to join our B/V but don t know how you go about it or to whom to get into contact we have to contact nor any Email ID or telephone number and so far no body has thought of inviting or even introducing the idea of our hometown in a faraway land B/V.

Guddali! Hope good quality job follows. Wish they will repair cheap quality many roads those are in bad shape.

May the Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio lead the faithful and carry on inspring Catholics!!

May Her Soul RIP. Cilly Bai is a great woman who lived a very long life. The people crossed the church road, her face is common for everybody. Chikki, Gatti, Bigil, Pugga, Pood, Beeda... Really a history...

BV was quick! A lot more quicker were Cardinals too than expected by media.
Good feeling..

there, we have a Pope! The St. Peter s Square is live with joy!

Philip, you are right! I cannot agree anything more! Need to strike balance!!! Equal rights!!?

History is being made. Billions watching on their TV screens live scenes of St. Peter s Square.
Gluing to CNN myself, could we have our Pope in the next hour?

Thankyou Fr Denis for your beautifull well described article. It was really heart touching.When you were in Kalmaday Parish i use to attend saturday novena mass with my gradma, my unforgetable chilhood memory.All the best father.

Congratulations! Triza bai, Nice article. We appriciate your dedication and hard work in your prefession. Good luck to your future endeavours.

Very nice. Thanx.

Online gamblers are still betting with Scola in the lead. Looks like the Italians are holding up against the American continents onslaught.

Let us hope a SARS kind epidemic does not start and spread globally.

Sabi saab, yeh kya ho raha hei? Aat ghanton-mein do-do bathein?...:D.

I endorse Times View on legal age bar for consensual sex at 16. But, I view the propsoed definition of rape a retrograde step and bad in law. The women are on top but myopic. SUb-sections can be introduced within a gender neutral law for male, female and LGBT offenses.

:) nice

The Australian team is a lot better off without injury prone and out of form Shane Watson in the team, The tragedy here is Aussie cricket does not exist to give Australia high performance Chief Pat Howard a fat and big paycheck. It exists to have the best players taking the field to provide quality cricket and entertainment for the audience. If there was a failure, then Pat Howard and Mickey Arthur should have looked for solutions to ensure players would agree to their methodologies, or adapt and develop new strategies. Come on, Cricket Australia. Let s see the best team take to the field, and realize they are all human and are not going to succeed every single day.

Is there any need to BD to attack Roshan s Mother and his house? How long police can give tight security to Roshan to his mission?

May Holy spirit enlighten all the cardinals to choose a right leader for the Papal position.

I was happy to read about activities of College. Commodore Castolino, Dr. Eugene and teaching staff are doing a marvelous job and shaping a fruitful future filled with patriotism and responsibility. This is a real stress buster for students to keep them relaxed. This college has an unbelievably good planners and curriculum. Keep it up St. Lawrence College.

I am very enthusiastic to learn free running...its amazing!! . . . . Plz send your contact details to me. . I want to know all about free running.

Nice house! I want to know the price. My email ID manju.moolya28@gmail.com.

I must admit wake up call to nagging husbands too!!!

Nice trip for college students

Very sad and unfortunate! May be a wake up call to nagging wives??

Whenever I visit Moodubelle, I see civil police stopping the vehicle and checking the records collecting fines without receipts. I feel there is a need of change in the police department. Let RTO do the vehicle inspection and let Civil police control the thefts and Burglars which is increasing day by day.

This looks like a unfortunate incident. It is not right to hit his wife, but looks like this scientist did it in a fit of rage. Women are no less. The mental torture is enough to push a man to madness!

OHH MY GOD!!! WHERE IS BAJRANG DAL.NOW . WHY THEY ARE NOT HELPING THE POLICE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM .I THINK THEY ARE TRAINED TO ATTACK ONLY ON INNOCENT PEOPLE.

@ Salvador you are right. This is another example of failure of Shirva police. Yes indeed many thefts in recent days but what police department is doing? Continuous thefts in the region which comes under Shirva police station. I really doubt is there any link in between police and the burglars? What is the reason for not arresting any of the burglars? Can anyone explain me?

There can t be smoke without fire! The problem seems to be more deep rooted than it appears. As Australian captain Michael Clark said "There have been a number of issues on this tour where I don t think we have been hitting our standards." There surely is some serious lack of communication. First of all, it s not that tough to e mail or text your opinion about below par performance by players at such highest level. Secondly, if there is some reluctance from some of the players, the captain and coach can talk one to one. Such a thing does not happen when there is disunity in the team. There might be some series of misbehavior from the quartet. Or else, they would have never axed a player’s like Vice-Captain Shane Watson and James Pattinson! More over the lack of interest for Shane Watson appears debatable to me now, especially when the team is in such dire straits. If these players cannot follow a simple instruction from a coach, how could they comply with other team decisions? Continuing in the team with such an attitude is not setting a good example for the other players. Australian cricket is in doldrums. As an ardent cricket fan, it really pains to see these things happen.

Dear congress leaders, please do good work for the society. if you do like BJP leaders, in next election you people also will not win. Now people are educated. nobody can fool anyone easily.

these all planned robbery by the same place. Even at belle, two robbery happened. but still nobody caught. Great Karnataka police.

Every thing going by local people .how they knows Aithal is going to Karwar .Means the local members means theives are know this .with 2/3 months so many happend in shirva moodubelle every where .now adays peoples are not doing job .this is easy money they are getting .

I strongly condemn this incident. Who has given authority to Bajranga dala to attack churches or prayer houses? Why Karnataka Government FAIL to control these kind of incidents? What Police department is doing? This shows how able ministers and police department we have in our region. I feel pity for them.

I strongly condemn this incident.Indian Constitution has given "Right to Practice Religion" to every citizen of India. Therefore no one has the right to oppose and take the law into hands. Bro. Roshan here by I give you moral and Spiritual Support. God be with you.

A judicious mix is my mantra. 20% work at home and 80% at the office. A flexi-time to reach office. Fixed day and hour for interactions. An office space to unwind: gym, home movie theater, video games and coffee lounge to laze around and dream ideas...a near bohemian office..it is personally too late for me.

I know the reporter is a Congress Party worker. Some seen in the pics are my contacts. I am happy for them. Yet, journalistic standard would have been higher and unbiased, if all camps and parties were covered.

@Victor Castelino
If the Son of Man and His disciples including Mathew had followed your simple solution to monkey menace, would you and I be Christians today?
My message here is: There are simple solutions to complex problems. Let us examine (?) all facets of this monkey menace some other day.

Its obvious Ram Singh committed suicide, if not why didn t the other cellmates hear any sounds of force being used? The man is an intelligent criminal who has been robbing many passengers using his bus and he has never been caught till the poor girl was raped. An intelligent man like that knows how to dodge suicide watch. Anyway who cares? What about women who commit suicide after being raped? How come there is no hue and cry over their deaths? Why bother about this savage? Violent people like Ram Sigh die violent deaths, its a given! Get over his death and focus on the other five, hope they pay the wages of their atrocities.

Pradeepere, Eer aath doorad ithd edde quiz barepar. Dever ireg yedde malpad. Ee Roshnerna deverna kebi doorana, Arena baktherna KB doorana? Bele danthi BD madyod serd yedde time pass marayre.

Here is a simple solution to get rid of "monkey menace": "But you, when you pray, enter into your closet and lock your door, and pray to your father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you in public." (Mathew:6:6).

Congratulations Estela Vaz and executive committee members. Wish You All The Best!!!!!