By Thanuja.M Bengaluru, April 9, 2019. The Chief electoral officer Sanjiiv Kumar addressed the press today. He spoke about the various electoral norms that have been introduced for the current Lok Sabha polls. He was also accompanied by various administrative officers like Venkatesh, Jagadhish and Ragavendra. He said, “We have introduced a new app for […]
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Farm 2050, AgTech startup signed an MoU with American company AmHydro in a deal to promote sustainable agriculture By Rudrankar Raha Bengaluru, April 9, 2019 American Hydroponics (AmHydro), a US company that provides agriculture solutions plans to invest in India and is going to set up an office in the silicon valley of India: Bengaluru. […]
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A recent study suggests that a large number of Indians travel abroad to perform sex-selective procedures. By Ajay Ramanathan Bengaluru, April 9, 2019. A 2016 report noted that ‘reproductive tourism’ was on the rise in India, for the purpose of sex selection through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other technologies like pre-implantation diagnosis(PGD), pre-implantation genetic […]
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After a meeting held by Deputy CM and BBMP, ban on advertisement is quashed but BBMP is stiff on its ‘No Hoardings’ in the city. One week ago, a meeting was held with Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parmeshwara in which the decision of ban was brought down and advertisement has been allowed. In contrast […]
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The Indian Premier League in the country started with a bang, and with that, Bengaluru also saw a 20 percent increase in the gambling cases in the city. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, April 9, 2019 Cricket gambling is on the rise. K.N. Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police said, “Gambling cases are increasing because people don’t […]
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Chairperson of Karnataka Women’s Commission calls for a ban of TikTok. By Ajay Ramanathan Bangalore, April 9, 2019. The Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women Nagalakshmi Bai noted that 70 to 80 percent of complaints registered were for harassment on mobile applications. Explaining why the harassment of women was particularly problematic, Bai remarked, […]
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The silk weavers under Mysore Power Loom Silk Manufacturers’ Co-operative Society, to get Rs 40 to 50 subsidy per kilogram of pure silk, through the yarn bank scheme. By Lanka Samanth Bangalore, April 9, 2019 Of the announced Rs. 2 crores for yarn bank, the central government of India released only Rs. 30 lakh. Weavers […]
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Hate crimes against Muslims have surged across the country. By Sharathkumar Nair Bengaluru, April 9, 2019 According to a recent report published by the Ministry of Home Affairs on communal violence incidents in the country, the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka topped the list with the maximum number of people injured in these […]
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By Thanuja.M Bengaluru, April 9, 2019. Around 130 coaches working in the fields like hockey, swimming, kho-kho, and handball are not been made into permanent positions. They have been working in this field for the past 25 years and have not become all-year round experts, despite clearing exams conducted by the Sports Authority of Karnataka […]
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Nearly 5,000 state subsidized medicine shops in the country are running short on medicines for life-threatening diseases By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 8, 2019. State subsidized medicine shops called “Jan Aushadhi Centres” are out of stock on a number of generic medicines. The stores are built under the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya JanAushadhi Priyojana (PMBJP) scheme […]
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