The campaign aims to improve maternal health and make positive change for women and girls. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: The White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) has launched the ‘What Women Want’ campaign today on International Maternal Health and Rights Day. It has launched today. The organisation is expected to take suggestions from one million women and […]
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Protest against vacancies in Karnataka High Court ‘not political’ says Advocate Association of Bangalore. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: The Advocate Association of Bangalore has decided to go on a hunger strike and abstain from working if the Centre continues to ignore the association’s plea to fill in vacancies in the Karnataka High Court. The Association […]
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The sub-sector that was born in 2015 is picking up pace and is currently estimated at $165 million. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: With over 50 start-ups in the country including MyraMed, Pharmeasy, 1mg, Netmeds and MedPlus, the rapidly growing online pharmacy sector is becoming a cause of worry for experts. E-pharma startups—given the potential of […]
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The fire brigade too a few hours to douse it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifqLJr6rP8A Bangalore, April 11, 2018: Smoke. Soot. Acrid Smell. A hardware store near Town Hall burnt for hours as the fire department tried to douse the blaze while the smoke from it engulfed the locality. Dharanesha N, a fire fighter who was covered in sweat […]
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The latest app, expected to come out before April 17, will help voters avoid long queues, find nearest polling booth and information on assembly contestants. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: If the idea of waiting in unending queues at polling booths under the sweltering heat of the sun seems daunting to you, the State Election Commission […]
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One of its aims is to make one dollar equal to one rupee. Bangalore, April 11, 2018: The Sampoorna Bharat Kranti Party has been added to the list of parties contesting for elections in Karnataka for 50 seats from 224 constituencies. With its alliance with the Akhil Hindu Bhartiya Mahasabha, the Delhi based party is […]
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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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