The remaining 17 districts of Karnataka do not have district hospitals. They have either sub centres or taluk hospitals. Despite having 31 districts in the state, Karnataka just has 16 district hospitals. It has the second lowest district to district hospital ratio in India; right after Telangana which has 5 district hospitals for 33 districts. […]
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Indhana Bhawan, the new building of KPTCL, will facilitate administrative work Amid much anticipated fervor, Energy minister, V. Sunil Kumar inaugurated the Indhana Bhawan, a 16-storey government building under Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL). However, there is still ambiguity on when employees can shift to the new premises. The construction work is complete but […]
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BSP expects to win 25 seats in upcoming elections. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released its Category-A list of candidates for the Karnataka State elections at a press release today. The elections may be held in May, 2023. The candidates include M. Krishna Murthy, K. B. Vasu, N. Madhu, G. Aswath Narayan and H. R. Mahesh.The […]
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Corporators in Bengaluru feel that their role is not clearly defined. A report by Janaagraha, a Bangalore-based non-profit organisation states that councilors are “highly disempowered” as local governments are yet to be recognised as a unit of governance in India. It shows that 11 councillors out of the 13 surveyed feel that they are not […]
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Experts warn that viewers might shift to watching races through illegal streaming sites due to high subscription costs. After experiencing the fall of Mercedes and Redbull’s dominance for the past two years, Indian Formula 1 (F1) fans fear being left out this season because of the high-pricing strategy by F1 TV. F1 fans are hesitant […]
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After Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a notable shift and growth towards in-home care healthcare services in Bengaluru. Home nursing services in Bengaluru have seen a significant increase in demand, particularly after the Covid-19 pandemic. Most companies providing home nursing services have said that there has been a 20 to 30 percent growth in business […]
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India does not have any separate laws for e-pharmacies. These still follow the D and C act, of 1940. BENGALURU: Despite increase in the number of e-pharmacies in India, the Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C) Act is yet to bring about any updated guidelines regarding e-pharmacies. Currently, there is no law for E-pharmacy companies in India […]
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Muslim religious leaders plan to discuss their removal from the reservation with Vokkaliga and Lingayat leaders in the state. Fearing that they will be blamed for communal tensions before the assembly elections of 2023, the Muslim community of Karnataka will take the legal way to fight for their reservation rights. Recently, the Karnataka government scrapped […]
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Autonomy from BU has left the UVCE with fewer funds to pay staff. The teaching and non- teaching staff of University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) are protesting against the non-payment of salary for March. A professor at UVCE said, “Everything is uncertain right now. From March, we are working under the UVCE as per […]
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Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar earlier said pregnant women were likely to be more infected. With increasing cases of the H3N2 virus in the country, experts said that pregnant women need to be more cautious as they are more susceptible to the virus. The Health Ministry suggests, India currently has around 450 cases of the […]
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