Sewage treatment becomes costlier

Around 15,000 apartments in Bengaluru are mandated to set up sewage water treatment. Residents worry about high tax on installation and operation. Eighteen percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on water treatment plants is discouraging sewage treatment users in Karnataka.The government has mandated water treatment installation in apartments. The high GST concerns residents. Chandrani Sarkar, […]

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No one to marry the devadasi’s child

Lack of funding has led to delay in implementation of the marriage incentives scheme for devadasis’ children. Last year, there has been a drop of 53 percent in the number of approved applicants receiving money under the Incentive for the Devadasi Children’s Marriage, according to the  Social Welfare Department (SWD), Karnataka. This scheme applies to […]

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Suspended therapy sessions leave children with special needs stranded

Some special schools have not opened yet. Online education is mostly ineffective for special schools, as they need in-person therapies and activities. Education of children with special needs has been significantly affected as essential activities like speech therapy and physiotherapy stopped when schools were shut. This has affected their growth, said schools and experts. While […]

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Many lawyers, none in courts

Despite the increase in number of law graduates, the enrollment in bar council has decreased. Law students are exploring career opportunities in corporate firms rather than litigation. Enrollment of new advocates in the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) has decreased by almost 51 percent since 2019. Akash Agarwal, a recent law graduate, said that a […]

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