QR ticketing in BMTC buses delayed as the transport corporation fails to provide Paytm soundboxes. Issuing of daily bus tickets through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is getting delayed as the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has failed to provide Paytm soundboxes to Volvo AC buses. A BMTC official said, “We planned to provide Paytm soundboxes […]
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Differently Abled students feel more comfortable in special schools. Seats reserved for differently abled people in educational institutions remain vacant most of the time. Veena C, Superintendent, Seshadripuram Pre University college, said, “We have reservations for differently abled people but till date we have not received any applications. We do not have enough space in […]
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BMTC has laid the groundwork for the relaunch of its mobile application. Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) officials are working on the procedures of installation of live trackers in its buses. The BMTC mobile application is not working since 2021. A Priyanka, System manager, BMTC, said that the official application to track the live location […]
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State government will merge the NCERT and the State syllabus into one text book. The Karnataka government has chosen Urdu, Kannada and English as the three mediums for the new textbooks under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2022. Sri Prasanna Kumar M., Director of Public Instruction, Primary Education, said, , “The new book will be […]
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Filmmaker and writer to document the bi-metal sculpting process which metal sculptors lost during the 20th century. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) has appointed a photographer, videographer, and writer to document the process involved in bi-metal sculpting. The process involved in bi-metal sculpting was lost in the 20th century, say experts. Kavitha. […]
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Two tier beds in destitute homes remain vacant as it is hard for the elderly to climb. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has provided two tier beds in destitute homes which are not accessible to elderly people. Each destitute home has 20 to 40 beds and all the beds are two tier bunk beds. Saaramana, […]
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Bengaluru recorded a hike in sales of cricket equipment as shop owners sell more in this T20 World Cup season. Sports goods shop owners recorded one of the highest hikes in the sale of the cricket bats in October and November 2022. “The T20 World Cup started on October 16, and this recorded an increase […]
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Report says, city has more women and girls missing than men and boys. The number of missing cases of women and girls in Bengaluru is more than that of missing cases of men and boys. The data from Commissioner’s office shows that as of September 2022, 118 girls and 107 boys went missing. Whereas, the […]
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The Karnataka government has said that it will not introduce adolescence education as part of the curriculum in schools. However, they suggest that schools have counsellors. In the event of child sexual abuse cases rising in Karnataka, experts suggest that the state government revise its decision to do away with sex education. A report of […]
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BBMP Contract workers in Russell market are yet to get their ESI cards. Pourakarmikas working in Russel Market have not received their Employee State Insurance (ESI) card even after complaining several times. Lakshmi Devi, a pourakarmika of Russell market says that she had to pay the hospital bill during COVID-19 because she did not get […]
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