On April 18 Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Bangalore was struggling with a shortage of 500 million litres of water every day, which is about a fifth of the city’s daily total demand. Several resorts, porticos and hotels in the city say they are incurring losses as they have to cancel plans of hosting pool parties […]
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Athletes face difficulties in travelling miles for their training in Bangalore because of limited sports facilities. It is hard for Rebecca Thomas, a ninth standard student to manage school and her sports training. Thomas is a running enthusiast. Every evening her mother drops her at the Kanteerava stadium for training which is 11 kilometers away […]
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Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has no plans to remove the cycle ban around lakes. It was 2008. Venkateshwara Rao was working in an Information and Technology (IT) company. Hours and hours in front of the computer started to take a toll on his health. “I have to do something,” he thought. That something turned […]
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Reports show that around 60 percent of government schools in Karnataka lack computer facilities. Around 60 percent of government schools in Karnataka, the country’s Information Technology (IT) hub, lack digital infrastructure including computer labs, laptops, and smart classes. A report by the Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) reveals that only 40.7 percent of […]
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Road rage needs to be tackled as a separate crime and dedicated laws must be formed to handle such cases better, experts say. You are always late. The traffic is always high. The clock is ticking really fast and you can’t get to your meeting in time. The slightest provocation boils your blood and any […]
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HOPCOMS has not done any employee recruitment since the 1990s. The current working salesmen capacity has decreased to 50 per cent, and no retired worker has received gratuity after 2018. In the sun-drenched fields of Ambuga taluk, Yoganna, a 66-year-old retired salesman, grapples with financial strains. His Rs. 2700 monthly pension proved insufficient. In 2019, […]
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The wooden handicrafts industry in the state is gradually losing ground and prominence; experts reason loss of artisans, arising from lack of raw material due to diminishing forest cover. When you walk in, the woody smell engulfs you. The intricate designs on the various show pieces and craft work captivates your heart. However, the price […]
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Florists in Bangalore face losses as citizens prefer online stores to get flowers and bouquets over road side stalls. Roses are red, violets are blue, a choice so difficult to chose between the two. Preetham wandered about in confusion not knowing where to buy a single stem flower. No florist at sight. Preetham, a photographer, […]
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Karnataka missed the Supreme Court deadline to register migrant workers for ration cards. Karnataka: Muneswar Ram, a migrant worker has been moulding bricks in a factory in Bangalore for the past 15 years. All these years he has been buying groceries from a local grocer because he does not know about the One Nation One […]
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Studies show that Bangalore is the third light-polluted city in India after Delhi and Hyderabad. Krithika, a middle-aged graphic designer in Bangalore, vividly remembers her childhood days, when she used to enjoy her way back home from tuition class marvelling at the star-filled night sky. It has been years since she witnessed something similar. She […]
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