The players as well as the coaches lament over a lack of infrastructure for the sport in India. The room was crowded with people, lively with chatter and encouragement. Audience wereengrossed in the matches being played. All the three squash courts in the club were occupied with matches. Players were warming up and waiting around […]
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Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers demand timely pay and better health coverage ahead of staging a state-level protest on May 17, 2022. Farhana has been working as an ASHA worker for the last seven years. “I am a single parent and have not been able to pay my children’s tuition and rent. We haven’t […]
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The Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation (KMDC) said that they aim to raise awareness about their schemes for the scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST). The Karnataka Minister of Social Welfare, Kota Srinivas Poojary launched an awareness programme targeting the 1.8 crore SCs and STs in the state who do not know how to apply […]
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The Congress accused home minister Agara Janendra of suppressing the rape case of a dalit woman in his native village, Araga. The Congress accused Karnataka Minister of Higher Education CN Ashwath Narayan of corruption and demanded his resignation. A protest against corruption in higher education was organized at Congress Bhavan today. Supraj Y.K., district […]
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Small-scale enterprises and industrialists in Peenya Industrial Hub area continue to face problems with infrastructure. The Karnataka Cabinet announced financial allocations for several projects, including Rs. 100 crore for the development of the Peenya Industrial hub, ahead of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike elections. However, industrialists said that it will not be enough. . “The […]
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The manufacturers had a massive shortage of primary products during the pandemic. The sales of leather products have still not reached the pre-pandemic level. The leather product manufacturers are still struggling to get back on their feet. A representative from Ashish Enterprises, a manufacturing unit based out of Hebbal said that they had a massive […]
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The exam will be held on May 21, as announced previously. A Supreme Court (SC) division bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Post-graduate (PG) exam, 2022, by six to eight weeks. The SC, while dismissing the plea, observed, “It […]
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Three professors at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute (SABVMCRI) were given transfer orders with no mention of reason. The High Court of Karnataka will discuss the petition about the transfer of three SABVMCRI professors on May 26. The petition had also asked for a probe into the recruitment of assistant […]
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Labourers’ requests for proper sanitation and drinking water remain unheard. A PWD official denies mistreatment. Four days since the chief minister of Karnataka, Basvaraj Bommai, inaugurated the construction site for Public Works Department (PWD) staff quarters at Vasanth Nagar, the labourers continue to use public bathrooms, defecate openly at times, and arrange drinking water for […]
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While the dumpyard near the river bank is perfectly legal, the garbage is a huge problem for the residents and passers-by. If you drive down the twisting roads of Kumbalgodu past Kengeri, the greenery abruptly breaks, presenting a grotesque visual of a river littered with garbage. Rag-pickers amble along the banks, plucking out what they […]
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