Dog owners of the city still ignorant about and reluctant to get licenses for their pets. By Riddhiman Roy Bengaluru: Scooby Doo is a great dane. Scooby Doo does not need to prove his citizenship in this country like the rest of us have to. So why should Shaggy bother getting proper documents and licenses […]
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National Green Tribunal urges for de-centralized management of waste as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) drowns in city produced garbage. By Riddhiman Roy As BBMP runs out of places to dump waste and the waste disposal apocalypse looms large over the city, National Green Tribunal (NGT) singled out de-centralized waste management as the only plausible […]
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The recent amendment of the National Law School of India University Act, 1986, garnered negative opinions from students and faculty both. By Riddhiman Roy Bangalore: The recent cabinet approval of 25 per cent quota for local/domicile youth in National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is the latest addition to a string of reservations introduced […]
Continue ReadingA 22 man task force have been allotted to guard the ‘IMA jewels’ building; IMA protest perpetrators go M.I.A Riddhiman Roy “A new task force is being assigned in front of I Monetary Advisory (IMA) building every day, as police is on alert mode after last weekend,” said the policeman who is in charge of […]
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Children working in extreme conditions in brick kiln in Kushtagi, while their health and well-being is threatened Riddhiman Roy “We use the field when we have to use the bathroom, there used to be a groundwater pump here, but that stopped working, and for food, we get our meals packed from home”, said Vikas, an […]
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Announcement of new IPL-styled Kho-Kho league gives hope for a comeback of the traditional sport. By Riddhiman Roy To herald a new era of Kho Kho, Karnataka Kho-Kho Federation of India (KKFI) announced ‘The Ultimate Kho Kho League’ on April 2, 2019. This move is going to provide exposure and popularity to the sport, says […]
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Though the city sees a fall in the number of robberies, outskirts still see frequent robberies, data with the police show. Riddhiman Roy Kengeri, Golahalli, Kumbalgodu and other areas in the outskirts continue facing cases of chain snatching and robberies, even as the city is 14.5 per cent safer from robberies as compared to 2017, […]
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Due to lack of manpower, the Karnataka High Court drowns in huge numbers of pending cases. Riddhiman Roy An acute shortage of judges in Karnataka High Court is affecting the delivery of justice in the state. Only 32 working judges are there in the High Court as against the 62 vacant spots, leading to hearings […]
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Phoenix Washtech factory which was set to resume operations today continues to remain shut after damage from boiler blast Riddhiman Roy Jeans dyeing and washing unit PhoenixWashtech Market fails to restart operations on Monday after a major explosion shattered factory walls and asbestos, killing two on Friday night. The factory was supposed to resume operations […]
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Sale of pornographic DVDs increase many fold after government declared last year the ban of porn Riddhiman Roy The banning of 827 pornographic websites by major telecom companies on October last year proved to be “good for business” according to a pirated DVD hawker on Krishna Rajendra road, as sales of pornographic DVDs surge. According […]
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