Ahead of the Loksabha Polls in Bangalore, Election Commission spreads awareness on the process of casting vote By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 12, 2019. The Election Commission of India organized a Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Program to make people understand the usage of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and the newly installed Voter […]
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A new low-cost plan in India is giving tough competition to local video streaming services, says viewers By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 12, 2019. California-based media service provider Netflix has launched a new subscription plan in India at the end of March. This plan is solely for smartphone users and has a monthly cost of […]
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Long-term exposure to cement dust is causing severe respiratory and skin ailments to construction workers By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 11, 2019. A large percentage of construction workers, mainly those who work with cement like concrete mixers, loading workers, helpers and masons, are prone to have respiratory tract ailments like persistent cough, breathlessness, wheezing and […]
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A rising number of shared working spaces all across the country is a boon to entrepreneurs and small start-ups. By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 10, 2019. Shared working spaces in the city have become popular in the city due to the increase in the price of real estate. Bangalore has more than 50 co-working companies […]
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“New India is not a partisan concept”, says Rao By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 10, 2019. P Murlidhara Rao, National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) addressed an event for first-time voters, comprising mostly of students from various colleges in Bangalore. In line with the BJP manifesto for the 2019 Polls, Rao said, “New […]
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Nearly 5,000 state subsidized medicine shops in the country are running short on medicines for life-threatening diseases By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 8, 2019. State subsidized medicine shops called “Jan Aushadhi Centres” are out of stock on a number of generic medicines. The stores are built under the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya JanAushadhi Priyojana (PMBJP) scheme […]
Continue ReadingAhead of 2019 Polls, Bangalore South candidate B. K. Hariprasad rallies in Banashankari By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 8, 2019. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), along with Janata Dal Secular (JDS), rallied in Banashankari today, as a part of their election campaign for the coming Loksabha Polls. The focus of the rally was on the […]
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Number of factors is risking the process of fully immunizing babies in the city By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 8, 2019. The National Family Health Survey 4 (NFHS 4) published in 2015-16 states that the percentage of fully immunized children in the district of Bangalore Urban is 62.1%. That leaves around 38% who are not […]
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The former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah was live on Twitter – answering questions that were posted using the hashtag ‘AskSiddaramaiah’. The Leader of Congress Legislative Party in Karnataka touched on many topics ranging from the Rafale planes deal to questions about Narendra Modi, to his expectations of the upcoming 2019 elections. Siddaramaiah says”We are […]
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There are around 35 million fewer women in the country compared to men. The present sex ratio in India (according to the 2011 census) at 943 to 1,000 is a drastic decline from 1901 when it was 972 /1,000, according to the National Health Profile, 2018. Sex ratio is determined by calculating the number of […]
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