Parties make pledges to improve water quality and prevent pollution, but activists stress need for scientific development and implementation. Political parties are directing their focus towards addressing different concerns in their manifestos, with an emphasis on improving the state of lakes in the state as one of the key priorities. Every party has pledged to […]
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The stadium, which was supposed to cater to international-level footballers, can only get by with low-level players due to poor infrastructure. In what was supposed to be an international standard stadium, the Bangalore Football Stadium has been largely hosting low-level football matches due to a lack of funding and controversy over its tender The only […]
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Bangalore Cantonment station faces technical glitches due to speed trials. Speed trials were being conducted at the Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station to match the standard speed of Vande Bharat. Currently, the approved standard speed for other trains is 100-110 kmph, while the standard speed for Vande Bharat is 180 kmph. An official from the […]
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RWA president admits to irregular meetings with the welfare association as problems continue piling. Residents of Halsuru are troubled by the same problems that have continued to plague the area for years. From garbage to a dilapidated market, the residents have seen little change as even the ward meetings are not being held regularly, claimed […]
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In 2021, 11.4 per cent of the total EPFO members were from Karnataka. The number of new female EPFO members has increased in the month of January, 2023. Out of 2.87 lakh female members, 1.97 lakh females are new joinees. Komal Mistry, an employee at one of the Big Four accounting companies, said, “I have […]
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The National Policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD) was introduced in March, 2021 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. On Jan. 18, 2023, the Department of Health and Family Welfare announced that six more rare diseases are being included in the NPRD. This will enable people suffering from such diseases to get financial aid […]
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Drainage, infrastructure and damaged roads still a problem in certain areas of Chamrajpet, say residents. Communal tension in the Chamrajpet constituency has been a problem for years along with other problems related to road, infrastructure, and drainage. Not much has changed in Chamrajpet under the tenure of the present Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Zameer […]
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BJP said tickets were given on a merit basis and the chosen family members of party workers earned their tickets. The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) said that the candidates who were being accused of nepotism were given tickets because they had built their own identity and people believed in them. BJP spokesperson, Suresh said that […]
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Women staying at private hostels pay 62 percent more security deposit than men, for the same rent in Bengaluru Women in private hostels pay 62 percent more security deposit than men in private hostels, a survey by the students of Public Policy in Bengaluru shows. Women who stay in private hostels, end up paying Rs.21,600 […]
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Though Bengalureans sweat and cry under the seemingly hottest April in the city, IMD data shows this was not the hottest in a decade. If you think this was the hottest April Bengaluru has ever faced, you are wrong. Data from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) shows that this April was one of the cooler […]
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