The National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-4) shows that the nutritional status of the children under five hasn’t much improved since the last survey conducted a decade ago. Labani Mahanandy Despite years of various government projects running to wipe out malnutrition from the state, the recently updated data of National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-4, […]
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Despite the impending risk of Day Zero, Bangalore stands bereft of water-conservation policies. By Jagriti Parakh Imagine waking up one day with no water in the tap to wash the sleep off your eyes; no water to drink, or even to make coffee with; no water to shower, flush the toilet, or do laundry. A […]
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As Karnataka recorded its highest number of KFD cases in three years with the death of ten victims, Bangaloreans have no clue what Kyasanur Forest Disease is. Surbhi Shah What happens in Kyasanur, stays in Kyasanur—is what Bangalore thinks when it comes to awareness of the deadly zoonotic disease. Survey conducted by ‘The Softcopy’ shows […]
Continue ReadingDeployment of more RPFs in Karnataka railway stations prove beneficial as the crime rates drop down the ladder. Ritam Chatterjee The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has pulled the chain on train incidents of stone pelting, chain pulling, etc, by deploying additional forces at some stations in the state, bringing the registered cases down from 2017 […]
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If you have to ported your mobile number because of slow internet speed or network issues, then you are among the 42 million people to have done so in the last nine years. Vivek Kumar M Karnataka, among all other Indian states and Union Territories, leads in terms of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) requests. Telecom […]
Continue ReadingBMTC and KSRTC buses plying through the city lack glass-breaking hammers; newly deployed fleet of Volvo buses will have passenger safety at their prime. Sanchari Ghatak First the first aid kits have had their contents missing, now glass-breaking hammers are nowhere to be found. Would you travel in such a bus? Well, most people in […]
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Most rental bike users prefer to go bare-headed in the absence of clean helmets by bike renting apps. Rhythima Agrawal Online bike renting apps provide used helmets to the commuters. This irks commuters as they suffer from skin and hair problems like dandruff, acne and hair fall. The stench of sweat forces the users to […]
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More than 20 cases of work from home fraud have been registered with the city cybercrime police station in Bangalore in the past one month. Abhinav Kumar As many people in Bengaluru turn to freelancing, the I-T city sees a surge in the number of ‘work from home’ job fraud cases. City cybercrime police department […]
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Burial ground caretakers and gravediggers all over the city do not receive their payment on time. Workers complain of being underpaid and their dues not being cleared. By Shalu Chowrasia Bengaluru: Parmeshwaran (name changed), who along with his family migrated from Rajasthan years ago, has been living as a caretaker in a graveyard in Koramangala […]
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Bio-toilets in trains going from Bengaluru City Railway Station to the south are in pathetic condition as they are clogged halfway through the journey. By Vivek Madhu Bengaluru: The South-Western Railways have continuously received complaints about the bad condition of bio-toilets in trains that connect Bangalore City Railway Station and the southern parts of the […]
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