Electronic vehicles awareness program to curb air pollution. By Esther Esha Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018. The Transport Department of Bangalore is celebrating the Annual Pollution Awareness Month which is held every year throughout Karnataka in November. This is a special program to educate children and brings awareness regarding air pollution. Om Kareshwari, The Joint Commissioner […]
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PM will inaugurate projects all over India on Thursday Bangalore, Nov.21, 2018 Six districts in Karnataka will soon get piped natural gas (PNG), Ajay Kumar Jindal, General Manager of Gail Gas said. The PNG’s will be installed in Davangere, Haveri, Koppal, Ramanagar, Raichur and Bagalkot. He said that of the one lakh connections in Bangalore […]
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Pourakarmikas who keep the city clean are prone to dangerous exposures by not wearing hand gloves. Bengaluru, Nov. 21, 2018. Latha, a pourakarmika who has been working for five years now said, “Though they have gloves, they do not wear them as they find them very uncomfortable”. M. Saritha, another pourakarmika said, “I was not […]
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Report suggests a rise in the number of diabetes and obesity cases among the youth by 20 to 30 percent. Bengaluru, Nov. 20, 2018: Dinesh, an expert who is a researcher on diabetes and obesity, said that they get around 96-100 adolescent patients a year. Medha, a 17 year old, Pre-University College student, said that […]
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BMTC buses have paper rolls in first aid boxes instead of first aid kit. Bengaluru, Nov. 19, 2018: Debanjala Giri, who studies at Mount Carmel College, said BMTC buses’ first aid kits mostly have paper rolls inside or are empty. She said it was a good idea that the buses had the first aid boxes, […]
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Even though the statistics show a decline, women alone are still the targets of offensive men in their daily lives. There has been a decline in molestation cases from Jan. – July. 2017 (566 cases) compared to 2018 (463 cases), as per the data from the City Crime Record Bureau (CCRB.) Renee, a victim who […]
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Dementia is growing in people who smoke, drink, have high blood pressure, or diabetes. For people over the age of 65, but not only, as it also affects people in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s – which is then called early-onset dementia. According to Dementia Care Notes, research shows that, in India 4.1 million people […]
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According to the data of 2017-2018, there has been a decrease in the number of acid attacks. In 2017 there were four cases, where as of August 2018, no cases were reported in Bangalore Pragya Singh, the founder of the Atijeevan Foundation, a victim turned into a mentor and activist said, “there have been many […]
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Senior citizens of Gollahalli have been waiting for their pensions for five months, but have not received any so far. Widow Munirathnamma, aged 60, and a few other senior citizens of Golahalli said that they have not been receiving their pensions for five months, and do not know the reason. Most of the senior citizens […]
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Residents of Chamrajpet reported about the stink beside Indian Petrol Station, where public have been urinating on the footpath for more than a year now. Bengaluru, Sept. 04, 2018 : Men urinate on the footpath with a school on the right and an Indian petrol bunk on the left. Nanjegowda, the Headmaster of Lakshmideviramanna High […]
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