2G/3G signal jammers disrupt telecom services for residents living around the prison. By Jagriti Parakh Thousands of people living in areas around the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru are facing network-issues because of the signal jammers installed in the prison premises. Kanupriya, a resident of Parappana Agrahara, said, “I have a new mobile phone, […]
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Residents complain of the broken jogging track beside the Agara Laka in HSR Layout, as it is a recurring situation, but in vain. Batchu Rushali The jogging track beside the Agara Lake collapsed last week after heavy rainfall creating a menace for the regular joggers. Junaid, a regular jogger said, “Last Saturday, the track was […]
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Superstitions make people do things that they haven’t even dreamt of—thanks to black magic and witchcraft. Manasvi Gupta Witchcraft/ sorcery and human sacrifice crimes, registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 302, 303 and 307, have increased four-folds (till September) since last year, according to the Crime Statistics. Lakshya, a resident of Marathalli, whose […]
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Lack of paid formal jobs for rural women educated up to secondary school level has lead to an increase in unemployment rates. Yashasvini Razdan Women in Sagar village, who have studied till the secondary school level and have skills suitable for non-agricultural, non-labour work are unemployed as there are very few paid, formal jobs available […]
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Traffic personnel and policemen in Bengaluru have been spotted violating traffic rules– driving rashly without helmets and parking carelessly. Riya Sharma Even after the imposition of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, from September 1, with lakhs of rupees collected as hefty penalties by the traffic police, police and government officials are still seen violating […]
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Residents of distant villages in Sirwar complain of lack of public transport and apathy from the government. By Niket Nishant “For a long time now, I have wanted to live in Tulajaram village of Sirwar taluk with my parents. But the lack of public transport here is deterring me,” says Mr. Panduranga, a resident of […]
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Government bodies fail to adopt the new change on the water bottles Apoorva GS Despite the warnings issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to deter the use of single-use plastic, plastic water bottles can be seen in the press meets and BBMP events. BBMP implemented the ban on single-use plastic in August 2019. […]
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Two of the drug peddlers are from South Sudan; arrested with 1.15 kg canabbis. Yumna Ahmed K.G Halli police station arrested three drug peddlers on Tuesday morning, among them two were from South Sudan. People arrested in drug peddling case have been sent to Central Jail, Bangalore for illegally peddling drugs. The investigation is still […]
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The amendments to the Labour Laws continue to be debated as workers all over the country protest against them. Yashasvini Razdan | Bengaluru The amendment of the 44 labour laws into four codes in the name of simplification and dilution, will only favour the corporates, says Vijay Bhaskar, Assistant Secretary of Karnataka State Council, Communist […]
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Waste water management and recycling technology has entered the Bangalore market. Private companies are all set to provide their technologies to the Bengalureans. By Manasvi Gupta A new technology for waste water management has been floated by private companies in Bengaluru’s Water Expo today. The technology, previously introduced in Mumbai and Chennai was also well […]
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