Lack of awareness amongst customers enables restaurants to charge for service Restaurants in Bengaluru continue to charge for services they provide to their customers. They do not inform customers about service charges and directly add those to the bills. The guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) states, “restaurants and hotels are levying […]
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The waste disposal system is missing in K.Golahalli, which causes locals to litter the village. The village of Kumbalgodu Golahalli (K.Golahalli) is filled with garbage and lacks proper garbage disposal facilities. Across all directions in the village, there are piles of uncleared food, plastic, and paper waste. The road is lined with piles of waste […]
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Several of the skywalks in Bangalore are inaccessible to people who need lifts. Elderly people risk their lives by crossing the road instead of taking skywalks because they can’t climb the steep stairs. Devanath, a 60-year-old man said, “Despite being unsafe, I prefer crossing the road, amidst the heavy traffic because climbing up the stairs […]
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The Vrishabhavathi river has been the sewage stream of the city for years The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) has invested Rs 500 crores fornew Sewage Treatment Plants(STPs) that will ensure that no sewage discharge flows into the Vrishabhavathi river by 2024. Rajiv K.N, Project Manager, BWSSB said that four new STPs are […]
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More than 1,200 cases are pending before the KSCPCR. The government is yet to elect the six members for the commission. Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has been functioning without a chairman and its members for a few months. KSCPCR is an independent statutory body, which protects children and their rights […]
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BBMP officials say they receive few complaints about construction material on footpaths. Construction materials have taken over footpaths in Jayanagar, forcing pedestrians to walk on roads. Many places in Jayanagar, including the pavement outside the Shaffer Memorial Church in South End Circle, have been encroached with construction materials, like cement, gravel and other debris. Footpaths […]
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Piled garbage makes for a stinky footpath in Jayanagar. The footpath at the intersection of Someshwaranagar Main Road and Byrasandra 8th Main Road in Jayanagar is blocked with garbage. With his banana-selling cart right across the dumping area, Chanbasha has a clear view of the garbage. “For the last six years, it has been […]
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CUET has affected admissions in local colleges in Bengaluru due to delay and other inefficiencies. Bengaluru colleges said that they reported comparatively low admissions this year than last year because students opted to appear in the Common Entrance University Test (CUET) to take admissions to central universities. Professor Satish from National College said in 2021, […]
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Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has reintroduced the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), an environment friendly system at the Tannery Road Slaughterhouse. Bengaluru, SEPT. 13: The Tannery Road Slaughterhouse now operates with a revamped Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) system. The new system was setup 45 days ago on the premises of the slaughterhouse to help with […]
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Buying domain address and advertising on online marketplaces remains a challenge The potters of Pottery Town have taken the first step to promote their businesses online. They have now started to advertise their shops on online marketplaces like Justdial, IndiaMART and Olx in order to get greater reach with customers. “Customers are able to reach […]
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