The corridor is expected to benefit vehicles traveling from west Bangalore to heart of the city. Bangalore, March 1, 2018: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated an 8-lane bi-directional corridor constructed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) today at Okhalipuram junction, near the City Railway Station. The corridor comprises of a two-lane road from Rajajinagar to Malleswaram, […]
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Lack of support from the government and seasonality of their work add to the woes of the idol makers. Bangalore, March 1, 2018: Strewn with piles of hay, mounds of mud and unfinished idols, the roadside workshop of Gopal Chitrakar finds the 60-year-old artist sitting under the half-torn banner of his shop wondering how he […]
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Latest Q4 data shows Chinese companies like Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo have captured 38.9 per cent of the Indian mobile phone handset market. Bangalore, March 1, 2018: Significant reduction in the Q4 2017 business share is a reason to worry for the Indian mobile phone makers. If one goes by the latest data then Chinese […]
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Lack of schools, shifts in locations and parents’ fear of their children being kidnapped have deprived Bengali Migrant worker’s children of education. Bangalore, March 1, 2018: The scene is the same every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. On the dusty roads leading to what locals refer to as ‘Bangla Camp’, children can be seen gathered around […]
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https://youtu.be/x56s818yRhQ Five village panchayats in Honnali taluk received Nirmal Gram Puraskar (award) for 100 per cent sanitation. The villages that won the award are—Kundur, Chilur, Sunkadakatte, Malligenahalli, and Kunkova. The Government of India had launched Nirmal Gram Puraskar in October 2003. The puraskar is an incentive to promote the Total Sanitation Campaign. The main objective of Nirmal Gram Puraskar is […]
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The number of cases has gone up by 50 per cent since 2016. Bangalore, November 22, 2017: Underage driving cases have increased in Halasuru, Indirangar, K R Puram, Frazer Town, Banasawadi, Shivajinagar and K G Halli. Munikrishnappa, Assistant sub inspector, Traffic Police East said that almost 20 minor driving cases are being reported every day. Inspite of […]
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Farmers in the taluk have no idea of usage of new pesticides, etc. Bangalore, November 21, 2017:Villagers in Honnali Taluk are unaware about various government schemes and new information circulated by the government. The villagers said that all the important news doesn’t reach them and they have to go to the gram panchayath to enquire. […]
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Shop owners want to park, slowing down repair work while the police tows vehicles away every few minutes. Bangalore, November 20, 2017: Bangalore traffic police has been towing 60 cars and 140 two wheelers every day on Church Street. Parking on Church Street is banned as the street is being given a complete overhaul. Mahesha R, Traffic […]
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Bangalore, Oct 12, 2017: The 12 per cent GST on farm machinery has hit manufacturers and farmers in Bangalore. Before the GST, almost all farm equipment’s including threshers, drip irrigation systems, laser levelers, harrow, and cultivator power sprayer were taxed under Value Added Tax system at the rate of 5 per cent. Drip and sprinkler irrigation […]
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Bangalore, Oct 06, 2017: Bangalore City Traffic Police has been ignoring guidelines and towing wrongly-parked vehicles without warning. They have not been giving people a chance to move their vehicles from No Parking zones; they tow the vehicle in the presence of the owner. Venkatesh R, a student of University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, KR Circle, said, […]
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