Chief Ministers’ comment against farmers fuel protest at SBM Circle. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members took to the streets on Wednesday in protest of the Chief Minister’s comments on farmers. Over 2000 BJP members in Bangalore participated in the protest on Wednesday. The protest was held at Mysore Bank circle on K.G Road. Chief Minister […]
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Doctors at a government hospital at Indi taluk in Bijapur District of Karnataka are present only once a month. Bengaluru, Nov. 21, 2018. Inhabitants of the Agarkhed village of Indi Taluk in Bijapur District say that doctors rarely available at the Prarthmika Raga Kendra hospital. BS Allur, President of the Panchayat for Agarkhed village complained […]
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Pourakarmikas who keep the city clean are prone to dangerous exposures by not wearing hand gloves. Bengaluru, Nov. 21, 2018. Latha, a pourakarmika who has been working for five years now said, “Though they have gloves, they do not wear them as they find them very uncomfortable”. M. Saritha, another pourakarmika said, “I was not […]
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The BBMP will conduct drives in the upcoming weeks to raise awareness about the new initiative called Loo Review. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has made efforts to Geo-tag its public toilets. Now, citizens of Bengaluru can locate public toilets by just typing ‘toilet’ in Google Maps. This will help them find the nearest public toilet. An official at BBMP says, “The process […]
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The Fifth Karnataka International Music Awards (KIMA) will be held in Bangalore on January 18 to 20, 2019, at Lake Side, Orion Mall. Bangalore, Nov. 21, 2018 Taurian, an entertainment company, is conducting a Music Fest (M FEST) hosting a Music Expo. This event will comprise of Music Gigs like the “Battle of Bands”, MusiCon, […]
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In order to curb child rape cases, the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has ordered all Internet Service Providers (ISP) to ban access to 827 websites hosting adult content. The ban order was issued after Uttarakhand High Court directed the Government to ensure these websites are inaccessible, as they have an adverse influence on children’s minds. […]
Continue Reading“He had a lot of enemies,” said his brother Syed Mubarak Bangalore, Nov. 21, 2018: The 29-year old bodybuilder and businessman who was brutally murdered yesterday had been receiving threat calls. Speaking to The Softcopy newspaper, the brother of the deceased Syed Mubarak said: “My brother confided that he had been receiving threatening calls for […]
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The West Bengaluru park of Subash Bose is the first in the city to provide free Wi-Fi connection to all. Bengaluru, Nov. 21, 2018 By providing people with free Wi-Fi, the park situated at Agrahara Dasarahalli has set an example before other parks in the city. “We come to this park sometimes in the morning […]
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Lack of supply by the government creating health problems in Saundatti. The villages of Hirekumbe and Hanchinal under the Saundatti taluk of Belgavi district do not have a regular supply of condoms and sanitary pads in public health center (PHC) and sub-health center (SHC), which has resulted in various kinds of disease, especially for women. […]
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The two Sewage Treatment Plants of Bangalore to get an upgrade. Bangalore, Nov. 21, 2018. The two Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) at Cubbon Park and K&C (Challaghatta) Valley are going to see an upgrade from 1.5 million liters per day (MLD) to 4.0 MLD, proposed G. Parmeshwara, the Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) during a press […]
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