Scientists preferred mRNA vaccines for pregnant women as they provide better immunological protection for both the mother and her breastfed infant. Divya Bedi, a resident of Faridabad was pregnant in 2021 when she got vaccinated with Covishield against corona virus. She had tested Covid positive few months after her twin daughters were born. Managing them […]
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Senior citizens said that civic authorities have done little to improve the shoddy condition of footpaths. *Aruna walks slowly towards a fruit and vegetable shop which is just a few blocks away from her house in Jayanagar. Wearing her favourite pink and cream saree, the 73-year-old walks with an unusual enjoyment in her steps. She […]
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Passive smoking, exposure to radon, and air pollution are the main reasons for increasing number of lung cancer cases in non -smokers. A rise in the number of lung cancer cases among non-smokers is seen across India, majorly in Delhi, Chennai, and Bengaluru as experts said that very four out of ten lung cancer patients […]
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No proper system for management of animal bio-medical waste from clinics and homes, says KSPCB. Experts said that the unregulated disposal of animal biomedical waste in Bengaluru has serious environmental consequences and adds to the city’s escalating pollution. On the other side, the pet owners said that they don’t know about the proper disposal of […]
Continue ReadingThe workers say that the newly-issued sarees “look like a banner.” The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) refused to recall the controversial sarees distributed to the Anganwadi workers, saying the design is government-approved. The sarees were proposed in 2020, but the distribution was delayed due to the pandemic. Right now, the government has […]
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It was the first symposium held in Bangalore since the pandemic. Bengaluru: As part of its CSR program, HCL Technologies hosted the eighth edition of the HCL Grant Symposium at the Christ University campus in Bannerghatta Road on Wednesday. The event aimed to provide training and capacity building to non-government organizations in Bangalore. After the […]
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Every gram panchayat would have a stadium in the near future, says the state government. The Karnataka government will use Rs. 504 crore from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act fund with the sports department to create 6,000 odd sports facilities in each gram panchayat. The Karnataka Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports introduced an initiative to boost […]
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Ministry of Textiles and Sugarcane said that payments of Rs. 2,500 crores are due. The Karnataka Ministry of Textiles and Sugarcane ordered state sugar factories to pay the sugarcane farmers within 15 days on Wednesday. The sugar factories have promised to make 100 percent of pending payments to farmers within 15 days. Shankar Patil Munenakoppa, […]
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A larger Supreme Court bench is likely to hear the matter. A two-judge bench hearing the case for criminalizing marital rape passed a split verdict, keeping marital rape as an exception to Section 375 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The division bench consisted of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar. The […]
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Basavaraj Rayareddy has accused Ashwath Narayan of corruption in connection to the laptop scam. Basavaraj Rayareddy, the Vice President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), called for a judicial or Lokayukta enquiry against CN Ashwath Narayan, the Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka, with respect to the laptop scam. “When I was the minister, we […]
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