Go out and Vote

Bangalore city goes to polls on March 28, 2010 and citizen are enthusiastic towards casting their votes. Contestants and NGOs are busy in campaigning modes like publicity material, announcements, radio and TV announcements, public meetings, rallies and door-to-door campaigning with handbills and pamphlets. The contestants especially those who have opted for the social networking sites comes one step forward by campaign through SMS or social networking sites. Voting is your right and you must cast your vote.

For many, election means a day of holiday and they think that voting is sheer waste of time as all the politicians are the same. But you have to know one thing, voting a right candidates can bring change and for this voters have to know the list of candidates or contestants participating in your ward. You can check your ward, final list of candidates and check the affidavit details (education, assets, criminal records) of the candidates by visiting bbmp websites http://bit.ly/b5jFu8.

Janaagraha Jaagte Raho (www.ijanaagraha.org) campaign has teamed up with CommonFloor (www.commonfloor.com), an online application that provides a feature rich and private portal for residential community/apartment complex to ensure all Bangalore residents to vote.

You can educate your friends, colleagues and neighbors about BBMP election. You can also build a team to make the task of door-to-door visits and tell them BBMP elections is on March 28,2010 and give list of candidates participating for this election. Events such as "Know Your Candidate" helps voters to meet and get to know the candidate from their ward.

Following “Know Your Candidate” events being held across Bangalore.

You can also be a part of the “Know Your Candidate” events being held across Bangalore. Following are details of know your candidate in your ward.

• Ward 7- Byataranayapura on March 23 (Tue), 4:30pm at Vinayaka Sunrise School, Coffee Board Layout, Near MK Ahmed Stores, Kempapura

• Ward: 112-Domlur on March 24 (Wed), 4:30pm at Domlur club, Domlur.

• Ward: 34-Gangenahalli on March 24 (Wed), 5pm at Staff institute, DGQA Residential Complex near Para School, Mekhri School,Opp. HQ training command, airforce, Bangalore- 560032

• Ward 6: Thanisandra on March 24 (Wed), 4:30pm at Kenneth George English School, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar.

In order to vote,your name must be on the voter list. You can run an effective door-to-door campaign in your own society / neighborhood to bring change.Knock the door of each registered voter in your society / Polling Booth area and ensure that all your neighbors go out and vote in this elections. On the day of election, Volunteer to assist those with disabilities or transportation issues get to the polls. Elections have been a significant aspect of Independent India.Voting is a right and a responsibility. It is your right to vote. Let’s all become one and united for the upcoming elections to vote the right person for progress your ward and make our country a safe and better place.

JBJ City Developers held in Bangalore for land scam

A city-based real estate developer was arrested by the Bangalore police in connection with a Rs 20-crore scam in Tamil Nadu and a Rs 7-crore land scam in Bangalore. Officials of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bangalore police arrested Manivannan, director of Chennai-based JBJ City Developers.Bangalore police commissioner Shankar Bidari handed over the case to the CCB, which found that the company had cheated people of Rs 7 crore in Bangalore and more than Rs 20 crore in Tamil Nadu.

JBJ City Developers having its corporate office in Chennai and having branches all over Tamilnadu, collected several lakhs from people and cheated them by not registering land and also not giving back their money. Instead they supplied several cheques, which bounced consequently.

The case came to light when people complained that JBJ City Developers had collected money for land and then failed to allot plots. When the customers approached, the management allegedly threatened them. Bangalore police arrested Manivannan, director of Chennai-based JBJ City Developers on wednesday. The Bangalore police earlier arrested Shivakumar S, director, Justin Devadoss, chairman and MD of the company, and another person. The police recovered Rs 10 lakh and other documents from them but Manivannan was absconding.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Tamil Nadu police commenced investigations into the multicrore fraud last week. More than 1,000 victims thronged the EOW office to file their complaints. Almost all the victims shared the same story of being sold a dream of owning land without paying much money.

Shalem, who worked as an executive for JBJ said, “They promised us 10% commission if we promoted the investment schemes among locals,”. The city police commissioner’s office and the suburban police commissioner’s office in Chennai had received a number of complaints from people who were cheated by the company. With the arrest of Manivannan, the police have finally managed to bust a racket that came to light five months ago.

Source: Times of India

Year 2009 for CommonFloor.com

Highlights of Year 2009 for Team CommonFloor

Launched a New Interface. Blog Post: Happy 2009 with a new User Interface

Got a lot of user testimonials. Blog Post: A few words of appreciation

Featured in Mint, The Hindu, DNA, Dataquest. Blog Post: CF in Media

Launched a lot of exciting and useful Features. Blog Post: CommonFloor New Features.

Green Tips badge at your blog

How to add Green Tips Badge on your Blog hosted at blogspot.

1. Visit www.commonfloor.com/green-living
2. Click at "Add Green Tips at my Blog" just below the Green Badge at Left Hand Side
3. Select Blog Platform as "Blogger"
4. Click at the Blogger icon in the popup.
5. Click at Add Widget
6. Save the settings.

Done.

First season of IRL- Bangalore Successfully Completed

IndiaKhelo, in association with Common Floor conducted tournament for Basketball and Volleyball for teams from schools, colleges and apartment complexes of Bangalore. First season of IRL Bangalore was successfully conducted on December 12,2009 at Jayanagar Stadium. Manay (Brigade Millenium) became most promising player in women's basketball and Varun Ranjit (Rainbow Drive) was most promising player in under 18 Men's basketball.

Indiakhelo, in association with Common Floor India’s biggest online apartment community organized the knock-out tournament for apartment complexes. In the final held at Jayanagar Stadium on December 12, 2009 Rainbow Drive won in Under 18 Men's basket ball. In Men's above 18 basket ball, Spring Fields won the match and Praveen Kumar (Spring Fields) became most promising player. For Volleyball Above 18, PFS Slammers (Purva Fountain Square) won the tournament. Suman (PFS) was ,most promising player for Volleyball Above 18. Results are as follows:

Society

Basketball
Men Under 18
Most Promising Player: Varun Ranjit (Rainbow Drive)
Winners: Rainbow Drive

Men Above 18
Spring Fields Vs NGV
Most Promising Player: Praveen Kumar (Spring Fields)
Winners: Spring Fields

Basketball - Women
Mantri Elegence Vs Brigade Millenium
Most Promising Player : Manay (Brigade Millenium)
Winners: Brigade Millenium

Volleyball
Above 18
Most Promising Player : Suman (PFS)
Winners: PFS Slammers (Purva Fountain Square)

The Results for schools and colleges are as follows:

School

Basket Ball
New Horizon School V/S DPS South
Winner: New Horizon School
Most Promising player: Farhaan, New Horizon School Won

Volleyball
Shanthiniketan (BTM) V/S AV Education School
Winner: Shanthiniketan (BTM)
Most Promising player:Sharat,Shanthiniketan (BTM)

College

Basket Ball
Christ University V/S Jain Degree College
Winners: Christ University
Most Promising Player: Adeel (Christ University)

Volleyball
Surana College V/S Al-Ameen College
Winners: Surana College
Most Promising Player: Vishal (Al-Ameen College)

SDM Magistrate thrashed at Windsor Park in Indirapuram

A sub-divisional magistrate was allegedly beaten up by an assistant senior engineer of Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) and his friends when he objected to loud music they were playing in a club. The incident took place on Wednesday night (November 18) at Windsor Park in Indirapuram.

According to Akhil Kumar, SSP (Ghaziabad), the incident took place when SDM Vishal Singh went to the club at Wincer Palace and requested the club management not to play loud music at night. "He was trying to help his children in their studies but the loud music from the club located inside the residential complex distracted them. He then went down to the club around 11.30pm to request the organizers to turn down the music,'' said Kumar.

"We have registered a case of hurt. As the SDM was not on duty when the incident took place, we have not slapped a case of stopping a government servant from discharging his duty. We will question a few other people, including the DJ. The victim and his PSO were taken to the hospital for treatment. Doctors said both the victim were out of danger,'' said a senior police officer.

According to Rajesh Tripathi, station officer, Indirapuram, “when SDM Vishal Singh and his PSO requested Chowdhry to turn down the music, the latter protested, the verbal duel soon turned ugly and the accused and his friends beat up the SDM and his PSO. The SDM then called police who soon arrived at the spot and arrested Chowdhry and three of his associates,''.

According to residents and RWA of Windsor Park, Subash Chowdhry is one of the apartment owners in Windsor Park. He has bought more than half a dozen of apartments and the club in Windsor Park which was residential purpose was used for commercial purpose by Chowdhry. Chowdhry and his friends used to have party and DJ music was played loud in late night which often distracts the residents of apartment. According to them who ever objected to loud music was beaten by Chowdhry and his friends. According to them, instead of police taking action against Chowdhry and his friends, police takes action against those who objects Chowdhry. When SDM Vishal Singh was allegedly beaten up by Chowdhry and his friends, residents of Windsor Park gathered at house of Akhil Kumar, SSP Ghaziabad demanding to the arrest of Chowdhry and his friends.

Police said they had arrested four of the attackers Narendra Chaudhary, Mahesh Verma, Sandeep Nagar and Pradeep Singh and were hunting for several more people. The engineer, identified as one N K Chowdhry, claimed that he was the personal assistant of Uttar Pradesh minister Naimuddin Siddique. Owners, residents and RWA of Windsor Park says that police has arrested Subash Chowdhry and released SDM Vishal Singh’s attackers on bail without taking the incident seriously.

Reference:
Times Of India
Jagran

Apartment residents connecting online at CommonFloor

November 17th 2009, Liffy Thomas, CHENNAI: For over a couple of months, the Shankars only knew a few neighbours in their new, 194-odd apartment complex on Rajiv Gandhi Salai. Blame it on today’s fast-paced world in which one finds little time to mingle. But, many often hope that an understanding neighbour would give a helping hand during a contingency...

Associations with not-so-tech-savvy members are taking help to design the online platform. Bangalore-based start-up www.CommonFloor.com claims to have its presence in 22 cities.

In Chennai, the company has designed the online apartment management tool for around 1,500 communities, where services like maintenance fee tracker, issue tracker, SMS reminders for active residents and owners’ association members come installed. Online communities help address issues effectively, particularly when members have no time to attend association meetings......

Ceebros Mayfair Owners and Residents, Velachery, and YS Enclave Owners and Residents, Virugambakkam, are among those using technology to stay connected.

CF Blog
The Hindu