Although most schools in Bengaluru have stopped admitting children in the Right to Education (RTE) quota, the children who remain in schools under this quota struggle. Bengaluru: RTE quota children in Bengaluru’s private schools struggle to learn, adapt and face several other problems. These have only worsened after school closures during the pandemic. Parents are […]
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Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBMG) claims that they have constructed IHHL (Individual Household Laterines) with 100 percent coverage in Urban Benagluru. Bengaluru: K Gollahalli Village, Kengeri Hoballi still faces a shortage of household toilets despite the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBMG) claim that they constructed IHHL with 100 percent coverage in Urban Bengaluru. Ranga, 32, […]
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Doctors say the vaccine might not necessarily be beneficial on an individual level but taken across a community it helps to reduce overall mortality. In Karnataka, there was a drastic fall in the number of children being vaccinated for the second and third doses of the Rotavirus vaccine (RVV). The diarrhoea causing virus is a […]
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Banks are filled with Rs 10 coins as customers want to exchange them for notes. Bengaluru: Bankers say that Rs. 10 coins do not get circulated because many traders and other commercial establishments do not accept them. This is despite ample minting and distribution of the coins. The Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India(SPMCIL) […]
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Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) is the first association in India to organize an open league women’s Football tournament, but the lack of sponsors and COVID vaccination keeps some promising players at bay. Bengaluru: Karnataka State Football Association’s (KSFA) announcement to organize the third season (2021-22 season) of the Karnataka Women’s League (KWL) Super Division […]
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The government’s ban has brought a loss for traditional fireworks sellers. Bengaluru: Traditional fire-works sellers faced losses as the government banned their crackers and promoted -green crackers this Diwali. The Karnataka government issued an order stating that only green crackers are allowed and traditional crackers would be banned. This impacted the sale of traditional fireworks […]
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Karnataka Premier League match fixing scandal which kept the matches on hold has pushed players out of the state. Bengaluru: Many Karnataka Premier League (KPL) aspirants have had to move on out of the state due to Covid and legal reasons. KPL was not conducted in the state stating the covid reasons, however, there are […]
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The deadlines for unfinished projects have been extended thrice since March 2020 by Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority. Bengaluru: Many homebuyers in Bengaluru have not received their homes even after a year past deadlines set by K-RERA and are repaying home loans for the flats they haven’t even received yet. Nagendraprasad K., secretary of Karnataka Real […]
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Official data shows a decline in dowry harassment cases in the city last year. Activists disagree. Cases of dowry harassment have decreased by 22.71 percent from 2019 to 2020 in Bengaluru. Women’s rights activists attribute this to the under-reporting of cases rather than an actual decline. In the last five years, according to the National […]
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Absent Braille safety manuals and lavatories without Braille buttons add to the travel woes of the blind. Blind passengers complain that their safety on board is compromised as most airlines do not instruct them with safety and evacuation procedures. Apart from missing Braille safety manuals, lavatories prove to be equally inefficient due to missing Braille […]
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