Mounting site errors irk users Bangalore, April 11, 2018: Citizens are unable to pay their property tax or file complaints to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) because the BBMP’s Complaint Monitoring System website and property tax payment system has been giving multiple errors. Lately the BBMP Complaint website which has been made in collaboration […]
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Swine flu and influenza cases expected to increase after summer say city doctors Bangalore, April 11, 2018: Doctors of city hospitals are expecting to see an increase in the number of H1N1 cases after the summer season. According to a report published by the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, 3,260 cases of H1N1 were reported […]
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Doctors and a theatre group hold awareness drives in the city to educate people on World Parkinson’s Day Bangalore, April 11, 2018: A theatre group has been conducting street plays across the city today to raise awareness about the Parkinson’s disease today in the city on World Parkinson’s Day. Vinay Shastry, founder of the VASP theatre […]
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The setting up of air-quality monitors has been delayed by months. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: Only six out of a thousand planned air-monitoring sensors have been set up in the city —three months after funds were allocated—as air quality deteriorates. The website of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board shows air quality data from only six […]
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A student-initiative recorded 20 per cent higher cases of sexual harassment on campus that go un-reported by the internal complaints committee of colleges. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: A study conducted by Radio in Purse (RIP) a student initiative that collects stories of sexual harassment of students across colleges reported that 235 colleges do not have […]
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After getting an approval in November 2017 from the traffic police, the BMRCL’s plan of action includes widening of the road, before, demolishing the six- lane flyover near Jayadeva hospital Bangalore, April 11, 2018: The ongoing construction of a metro line in BTM Layout’s 100 feet road is affecting the business of shopkeepers placed behind […]
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Autologous gene therapy uses a patient’s own stem cells to cure diseases like cancer, HIV, cardiovascular diseases and even eye infections. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) will hold a convention in November this year to promote autologous gene therapy for commercialization where 12 countries are likely to participate. Autologous […]
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Employement Exchange to get a new home after demolition of Asiatic Building. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: The Employment Exchange office in Asiatic Building soon to become a distant memory as the Public Works Department (PWD) prepares to demolish the city’s iconic building. The Asiatic Building located in Bangalore’s Majestic area houses the iconic Janatha Bazaar […]
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The event comes after Supreme Court’s decision on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: To commemorate the 127th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R Ambedkar, the Karnataka Rajya Dalita Sanghattane (KRDS) is all set to protest and celebrate the day as ‘Social Justice’ day. The KRDS […]
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The All Karnataka Bengali Migrant Worker’s Samiti has been working towards providing sanitation and toilets for Bengali migrant workers in Kundanahalli, Bangalore. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: Lack of proper sanitation is one of the many problems that the migrants who have settled at Kundanahalli in Bangalore’s Whitefield face. At a time when Prime Minister Narendra […]
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