Amidst controversies, another comedian’s show has been cancelled in the city. Bengaluru: Several contradictory claims have surfaced as to why Kunal Kamra’s shows have been canceled in the city. “It has been canceled for two reasons. Firstly, we didn’t get special permissions to seat 45 people in the venue that can seat more. Secondly, threats […]
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High rates in India’s caesarean section (C-sections) births have led midwives to point out the gaps in conventional Indian healthcare and how they struggle to fit into the medical picture. Indian midwives say the Indian health system has no place for their natural birthing profession. Birthing practices that harm mothers and children are popular despite […]
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Vijay Mallya has been in the UK since 2017, following the charges against him for money laundering. The Supreme Court (SC) is set to hear the contempt of court case against the Indian fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on January 18, 2022. A bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit had set the hearing at 2 pm […]
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CPCB to take over the responsibility from IISc to conduct water quality test due to high charges. The High Court (HC) of Karnataka has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct water quality test in various areas of Mangalore. The Division Bench consisting of Chief Justice of Karnataka, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice […]
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Engineering colleges pay scant attention to COVID-19 protocols A prominent college in Karnataka celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava with ethnic day in its auditorium. Some colleges held cultural and social events, despite the advisory issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka. Around 4,500 students, 400 faculty members, and nearly 300 plus supporting staff attended […]
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Doctors in these PHCs are concerned about patient load. Primary Health Center (PHC) authorities said that they face is a shortage of human resources. Dr. Girija, a PHC Medical officer from Kumbalgudu said, “Here the patient load is more so we are having lack of health staff, though doctors are sufficient, but we have a […]
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Funding and research hinder the real impact and implementation of the NEP in Karnataka. Karnataka Minister of Higher Education and Information Technology CN Ashwath Narayan said the state’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 faces a funding shortfall to encourage research in government and private universities. Narayan addressing the “Challenges and Opportunities of Educational Institutions” conference […]
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The CCB conducted a massive raid but found just few grams of ganja. The Central Crime Branch raided Parappana Agrahara Central Prison today, only to find 10 chillums and 20 grams of ganja. This is the second raid in five months. It happened at 6:00 a.m. today. T.P. Shivkumar, SP of Prisons, said this was […]
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The BMTC hotline was restored after the lockdown was lifted, but no one has filed any complaint say BMTC officials. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), which inaugurated Pink Sarathi in 2019, has not received a single complaint about women’s difficulties since the service was restored in July 2021. According to the BMTC public grievance […]
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The Kadlikai Parishe in Bangalore is majorly driven by non-local traders. Of the nearly 50 groundnut traders in the Kadlekai Parishe near the Bull Temple area, 40 were from Tamil Nadu. Many of these have begun attending the fair in the previous ten years. Most of these are farmers who bring their produce to the […]
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