The number of people dying because they choose to cross railway tracks instead of climbing stairs to bridges has gone up in the jurisdiction of the Bangalore Cantonment railway station. The numbers of deaths due to trespassing have gone up in 13 railway stations that fall under the jurisdiction of the Bangalore Cantonment railway station. […]
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The average number of patients seeking services at the outpatient department daily has surged to 1000 resulting in overcrowding. Bengaluru: Technical difficulties in the online registration system of The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) has resulted in overcrowding in its Outpatient Department (OPD). Patients cannot register online and therefore arrive directly at the […]
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Toilets in the city court premises are filthy. Women risk contracting infections, have to deal with fetid odor, and walk long distances in search of clean facilities. Women visiting Bengaluru’s City Civil Court and Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Courts (CMM) said that these complexes lack clean and well-maintained restrooms, forcing them to walk long distances in […]
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The number of vacancies for traffic policemen in the city increased from 309 posts in November 2022 to 642 in August 2023. Vacancies in Bengaluru Traffic Police have resulted in a low traffic personnel to vehicle ratio. Bengaluru is a category ‘A’ city, which requires one police personnel for every 700 vehicles, according to a […]
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While poor road infrastructure in Bangalore puts pedestrians at risk, experts and officials agree that road safety is the shared responsibility of authorities and pedestrians. Recent data released by the Bangalore Traffic Police revealed a 55 percent increase in pedestrian deaths in the city over the previous years. As of July 2023, 154 pedestrian deaths […]
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