Autonomy from BU has left the UVCE with fewer funds to pay staff. The teaching and non- teaching staff of University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) are protesting against the non-payment of salary for March. A professor at UVCE said, “Everything is uncertain right now. From March, we are working under the UVCE as per […]
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Change in payment system can remove the middleman from the system, says expert. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers are not being paid on time because the National Health Mission (NHM) has switched from Public Financial Management System (PFMS) to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) which is causing delays in payment. Dr. Prabhu, Nodal officer for […]
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Biomethanation plants needs specific type of waste, says the official. Biomethanation plants, also known as biogas plants, help in providing electricity to six different parks in Yediyur locality. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) Executive engineer of solid waste management department said, “BBMP will be upgrading, and re-opening seven existing biogas plants in June 2023. BBMP […]
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After a delay, metro line extension of 3.14 kilometers from Nagasandra to Bangalore International Exhibition Center to be completed. Three stations i.e. Manjunatha Nagar, Chikkabidarakallu and Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) are going to start working from March 2023. The construction was delayed due to the land acquisition issues regarding a land near Jindal Aluminium […]
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North Bangalore traffic division said that they had no idea of the BDA’s plans to resume work on the Hebbal Flyover. The traffic police say they were not informed about the plan of diversion and management of traffic as Banglore Development Authority (BDA) plans to add two more lanes to the Hebbal flyover. Sachin P. […]
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Experts say that due to poor eating habits the problem of low hemoglobin in children and women is rising. There has been a 71 percent increase in cases of severely low haemoglobin level among women in the last four years and a 38 percent increase among the children from the whole of 2021 to Oct […]
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Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 being charged as fine in Lal Bagh and Bangalore Palace respectively for clicking pictures without permission. Tourists are charged Rs. 500 or more as fine for clicking pictures in photo-restricted areas like Lal Bagh and Bangalore Palace. Authorities are not willing to lift the ban. From February 2018 to October […]
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In January 2022, HalasuruGate police station inaugurated the cyber crime department to deal with cyber crime cases. More than 700 cases of online financial fraud have been reported under section 66D of Information Technology (IT) Act since the cyber crime department was inaugurated in HalasuruGate police station in January 2022. Natansh Saini, a victim of […]
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BBMP fines only five to ten percent people for not segregating garbage Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) segregates only 40 percent of total garbage produced in the city even after six years of spreading awareness for segregation of garbage; Experts say that non-segregating waste can have adverse effects such as clogging drainage system and […]
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Experts say that migratory birds have decreased by 80 to 90 percent over the last three to four decades There has been a fall in the number of migratory birds due to an increase in artificial lights such as streetlights and bulbs. Karnataka is home to 35 percent of bird species in India, according to […]
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