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Independence Day celebrated with fervour by Gokulnagar Residents

Tarnaka Times - August 17, 2018

Welfare Society conducts AGM The 72 nd Independence Day was observed with traditional fervour by the Gokulnagar Welfare Society at their Community Place with a flag hoisting ceremony which was attended by residents and children in particular. Later participating in the Annual General Meeting (AGM), Shri N S Prasad, General Secretary, Gokulnagar Welfare Society and SCOTRWA, presented the Executive Committee report and audited Balance Sheet for the year 2017-18 to the members. [caption id="attachment_1199" align="alignleft"…

When Community meets Gardening

Tarnaka Times - August 11, 2018

Sujata C Community gardening is a growing trend across the world and urban food growing projects are cropping up everywhere in the US cities. The concept of community gardening took birth in the economic recession years of the 1890s which left many people unemployed and hungry. These ‘potato patches’ nurtured by the community were able to feed and provide work for a few. The concept of community gardening remained popular for nearly thirty years before losing steam. You might think where is the need for us to grow vegetables in India where th…

Senior Citizens Activities

Tarnaka Times - August 11, 2018

News from Senior Citizens Associations across India Senior Citizens Council of Delhi - Talk on Joint Replacement A special talk on Joint Replacement by Dr. B.Nadkarni Sita Ram Bhartia Hospital is arranged on National Doctors' Day at Recreation Center, Green Park Extension on July 1 2018, in the presence of more than 100 senior citizens. The talk was very useful, affirmative and appreciated by all present. He gave a few tips to keep their health fit even without taking medicines. For joint and knee problems, he advised all to consult doc…

Citizens as Consumers

Tarnaka Times - August 09, 2018

Bureaucracy: Some Reforms Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani In some developing countries like Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, and Kenya, soon after independence, there were attempts to revamp the entire colonial style of administration by filling the posts by the party militants who had sacrificed and suffered most. But, the results have not been very happy. Organising resistance is a quite different activity from administering services for the citizens. The militants very quickly initiated themselves into the bureaucratic mould of enjoying power and authoritar…

Observing Doctors' Day

Tarnaka Times - August 05, 2018

A resident welfare association’s main mission is to promote the welfare of the residents in the community. Though, incidentally, it has to deal with municipal, state and Union authorities, it is working within the community with the residents, which will provide lasting results. Maintaining regular channels of dialogue with the local residents who deal with the health care like doctors, nurses, analysts and the rest of the residents would clear misunderstandings and abuse and promote better relations. - Editor. T arnaka: Experts Empathise on…

A requiem to promises unkept

Tarnaka Times - August 05, 2018

Alwal residents mourn the death of a project In a unique protest at the abject indifference of politicians and government officials to citizen concerns, residents of the Alwal area laid a wreath at the foundation stone to the road widening project laid in 2014 by various Ministers, MLAs, and Corporators. The project had died a natural death. Along with several members of 41 Colony Welfare Associations, speaking on the occasion, Dr G V Rao, General Secretary, GAASA, deplored the attitude of the officials of GHMC, Water Works, Revenue and the P…

CoRWA Updates -Visakhapatnam Apartment Residents Welfare Association (VARWA)

Tarnaka Times - August 05, 2018

VARVA office bearers have asked residents to file revision petitions for property tax Stating that a 40 to 50% increase in property tax is undemocratic, in the absence of elected body, Sri. G.Vijay Kumar, the Vice-President , along with Gajuwaka representative Lakshmana Swamy, and Gen. Secretary Sri. B.B Ganesh, appealed to the residents to file revision petitions or contact VARWA on 9440133440 / 9440662915. Since in general, water, conservancy, lighting, education and library cess formed a percentage of annual rental value, they held it unfa…

Google hit with record EU fine over Shopping service

Tarnaka Times - July 18, 2018

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Rural Transformation

Tarnaka Times - July 18, 2018

In this book we identify certain positive trends towards a just and equitable growth, sustainable development, social harmony and democratic culture, as well as negative trends that are, on the other hand, partially neutralizing them. In the succeeding pages, we identify those actors in the society, category by category, who can manage these changes for themselves, independently, and, also we demonstrate, precisely, to those actors as to how and where they can do it. A number of latest on-going schemes and projects are mentioned only…