Access to swimming difficult for differently abled

Considering India’s achievements in Paralympics,  parents of differently-abled children are demanding  exclusive swimming pools or reasonable time slots in public pools. Differently-abled children and their parents are having a tough time getting access to the swimming pools in the city. The city currently has no swimming pool exclusively allotted for disabled children. Parents said that […]

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Motor vehicle victims await justice

India accounts for five lakh road accidents annually out of which 1.5 lakh people are killed and three lakh people are crippled, said Minister of Road and Transport, Nitin Gadkari. Bengaluru has more than 13,000 pending cases under the Motor Vehicles Act. Bhootharaj, First division Assistant (FDA) at the Court Of Small Causes said “Since […]

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Working women hostels lack basic facilities

Security, sick rooms, washing machines, disabled friendly ramps and washrooms are all lacking in women’s hostels in the city. Most Working Women Hostels (WWH) in Karnataka do not provide basic facilities as mandated by the working women hostel scheme. Some hostel premises are being used for other purposes reports Comptroller and Auditor General of India […]

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Founder denied ticket, Task Force Pauses Activities,

Residents urge for continuation of the committee’s development initiatives under a new leader, regardless of political affiliation. The Mahadevapura Task Force (MTF), which was led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Aravind Limbavali, has temporarily halted all activities that were being undertaken by the task force. MTF is a committee that works to follow up […]

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Bustling Shivajinagar struggling with voter id issues

Voter registration woes, limited Parking, and poor infrastructure, is plaguing Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar. People in Shivajinagar are struggling with their voter ids in addition to other problems like limited parking and poor infrastructure. Shivajinagar is a busy locality in Bengaluru and is home to several markets, shops, and residential areas. Local activist, Nasir Hussain said that […]

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Gender Disparity in STEM Workforce

Despite women accounting for 44 percent of postgraduates and Ph.D. holders in STEM fields, their representation in the Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) workforce remains low, at just 13.9 percent. While the number of female students in STEM has risen, their participation in the workforce remains low shows a UNESCO report. Experts say that STEM […]

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