The measure has been taken in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The use of the words “Disabled” in English and “Vikalang” in Hindi has been prohibited by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. This measure is taken […]
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“The importance of a public-private ownership pattern is necessary to further boost the sports industry in India”, say experts. The talk at the inaugural session of Pillai Group’s Executive Sports Management course brought out many issues in sports that are yet to be addressed. In association with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and […]
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Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook are the new vehicles of elections methods. With the Election Commission of India (EC) setting the limit for election expenditure of political parties at 70 lacs and the Karnataka High Court (HC) decisive ban on the outdoor advertisement, major political parties in Bengaluru has taken an alternative route for election promotion. […]
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Only 610 people have received the One Time Cash Assistance since 2013 Only 35 percent of the total number of manual scavengers in Karnataka has received the One Time Cash Assistance (OTCA) of Rs. 40,000 under the Prohibition of Employment and Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013, according to reports from National Safai Karamcharis Finance […]
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Property papers handed over to ten thousands of beneficiaries Ten thousand residents of the five talukas in the district of Bangalore Urban received the deed paper for the land they have built their houses on. The beneficiaries under this scheme are the people who had built their houses on lands they did not possess. Under Sec […]
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Literacy rate goes as low as 19 percent in some villages in Karnataka. The literacy rate in Siruguppa taluk in the district of Bellary is as low as 44.14 percent, according to the census of 2011. While the male literacy rate is 57.58 percent, the female literacy rate stands at 30.83 per cent. K Devena […]
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Bamboo suppliers in the city admit no change in business after the act By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, Jan. 31, 2019. Bamboo farmers and suppliers in the state of Karnataka have hardly been benefited by the Indian Forest (Amendment) Act of 2017 that was enacted to exempt bamboo grown in non-forest areas, from the requirement of […]
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The new app Sameer combines a feed for air quality index with a system of complaint and redressal. By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, Jan 24, 2019. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has launched a mobile application called Sameer, which means, a gust of wind in Hindi, as a step towards checking the degrading air quality […]
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Price for a liquor license has hit an all time high. By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, Jan 17, 2019: If you are thinking of entering the pub business as an owner, this might not be the best time as you will have to shell out twice the amount of money to obtain a liquor license compared to […]
Continue ReadingBMRCL’s actions towards compensatory plantation of metro corridors is largely responsible for such decrease By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018. According to a report published in the Journal of Environmental Management by scientists from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, the green cover of the city […]
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