Sales of companies converting petrol vehicles into CNG cut down due to global surge in natural gas prices. Companies that convert petrol vehicles into Compressed Natural Gas vehicles (CNG) have seen a dip in their customer base. The increase in prices of CNG and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) globally has led to this, say people […]
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Without the online portal, thousands of transplant patients have to go through a lengthy process to find out what their status on the list is. The online portal to access the organ transplant waiting list was supposed to be made available in 2018, but there is still no sign of it. The portal will make […]
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Pedestrians prefer walking on roads instead of navigating broken and inconvenient footpaths. People take the road instead of walking on broken footpaths on both conventional and Tender (Specifications for Urban Road Execution) S.U.R.E. footpaths. Tender SURE infrastructure is designed to avoid road cutting and major maintenance. Shobha, a 64-year-old pedestrian walking on Jayanagar’s 27th cross, […]
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Lack of awareness of the One Nation One Ration prevents migrant workers from receiving subsidized ration in the city. BENGALURU, Oct.20 Migrants still face problem in procuring subsidized ration despite the implementation of One Nation One Ration Card. Suresh, a migrant from Isri, Jharkhand, said, “It is very difficult to live here. I do not […]
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BSWML has issued a tender for new tippers and a new primary segregation method in Bengaluru. With the approval of the Urban Development Department (UDD), Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has issued a tender to upgrade the primary waste collection of Bengaluru by introducing 5000 new auto tippers. The advanced technology will bring a […]
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BMTC buses to launch online booking of tickets soon with Kannada and English language settings. After the e-pass, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is coming up with electronic tickets (e-tickets) for passengers. This e-ticket will be launched very soon in collaboration with Tummoc, a Bangalore based start-up. According to Arnab, coordinator of BMTC, “Many commuters […]
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The Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE) has distributed over 2,50,000 laptops and tablets in the last three years. The free laptop/tablet distribution scheme in Karnataka continues to give free devices to college students. “I received my tablet in 2021 from my college,’” said Hrishikesh Donajamaeth, an alumnus of Sri Jayachamarajendra (SJ) Polytechnic College. “Not only […]
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Pourakarmikas who registered themselves with the ABHA portal will get a health insurance of Rs 5 lakhs The contractual Pourakarmikas will now have access to the government health policy. The data from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Public Health Department show out of 15,600 Pourakarmikas who work on contract and are not permanent employees, […]
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Postal service agents want the government to reconsider the plan to privatise and digitalise postal banking services. Postal service agents are not sure of their future since Government has taken the initiative to digitize and privatize the postal banking departments. Aparna S, an authorized agent working for postal services said, “Our work involves collecting and […]
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Shortage of doctors, funds, and other logistical issues, restrict veterinary hospitals from working round the clock. Veterinary hospitals in Bengaluru are not open 24×7, and close by 5:30 pm and sometimes even 4 pm. Most hospitals do not have any contact numbers mentioned on Google search and a few that do, do not pick up […]
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