India accounts for five lakh road accidents annually out of which 1.5 lakh people are killed and three lakh people are crippled, said Minister of Road and Transport, Nitin Gadkari. Bengaluru has more than 13,000 pending cases under the Motor Vehicles Act. Bhootharaj, First division Assistant (FDA) at the Court Of Small Causes said “Since […]
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While that cheers up residents, they want cleaner streets and better health facilities. Kengeri Railway station will be getting a new escalator in a month, and commuters said that they cannot wait for such a development. An official of South Western Railway said, “The construction has started recently and will take about a month to […]
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The Social Stock Exchange for Non Profit Organisations requires a minimum funding of Rs 10 lakh and an annual spending on Rs 50 lakhs. Non Profit Organizations (NPOs) will find it difficult to raise funds through the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) due to the lack of ease in investment and minimum subscription limit. Till date, […]
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Unnati project, an initiative for MGNREGA beneficiaries, falls short in achieving the target due to lack of interest and technical issues. Central Government’s skill-upgrading initiative – Unnati Project for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) beneficiaries has not been able to achieve its set target for the country as the beneficiaries are not […]
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Registration of young voters in Karnataka remains low, despite multiple efforts by the Election Commission. College going voters in the city thought that registering for voting was a long and difficult process. The Karnataka Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Action Plan 2023 stated that youth “lack clarity” regarding voter registration process. Ankith Gowda, […]
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At the Environment Support Group’s anniversary event, Justice Dutt encourages legal involvement in protecting the environment. Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav acknowledged the importance of strategic legal interventions for protecting the environment. Addressing the issue of privatization of lakes at ESG’s discussion, he said that it is important that courts of law are available for environmental […]
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Karnataka will see participation from 40 new regional parties in this election. Around 40 new regional parties are likely to contest in the upcoming legislative assembly elections of Karnataka in 2023. Gali Janardhana Reddy, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a new party, Karnataka Rajya Pragati […]
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The attendance taking App National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) has been plagued with technical issues. Workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have not been able to mark their attendance and therefore have not received salaries due to a technical hitch in the app that is used for the purpose. The […]
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Kannada activist accuses BJP of ignoring Kannadiga sentiments The pro Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj, from Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha, voiced his criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prioritizing Tamil culture in Tamil-dominated areas of Bengaluru. He claimed that the party does not prioritise Kannada and is using culture politics for the elections. At a […]
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Researchers have observed a 44 per cent increase in malware as compared to 2021. Credential phishing remains the top path that a hacker takes to exploit cyber security vulnerabilities in the email security landscape with a 478 per cent increase in malicious emails identified, a recent report shows. In the annual report from Cofense, a […]
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