According to a recent study, young adults from urban areas are most likely to be addicted to social media (especially Instagram) in Karnataka due to boredom and peer pressure. A study conducted by the Maitreya Centre for Psychology concluded that young adults from urban areas are most prone to social media addiction in Karnataka. Of […]
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Pupils, teachers, senior citizens and other passengers, want more buses on the Kumbalgodu, Devagere, Nallakhamba and Gollahalli routes. Students, school and college teachers, and senior citizens want the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to run buses on routes of 212, 226 and 228 more frequently. These routes all start from K.R. Market and they have […]
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The BBMP and the Bengaluru Smart City Limited have been going back and forth on who should be repairing it. Bangalore: The escalator at the entrance to the K R Market subway near the bus stand, has been not working since a year. The Bengaluru Smart City Limited (BenSCL) and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) […]
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Hospitals are filled with dengue patients and people are in fear due to this sudden outbreak. Dengue cases are taking a toll on citizens’ health in Bangalore. The city has reported more than 400 cases till nearly mid-October. Dr. KV Trilok Chandra, special commissioner of health, Bhruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said, “We are currently […]
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Sellers charging more than MRP can be fined up to Rs.5000, says, Inspector of Legal Metrology. Retailers at bus terminals, railway stations, and other public places charge more than the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) from customers in Bangalore. Praveen, a frequent commuter at Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS), popularly known as Majestic, said, “once while traveling […]
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Poverty comparison between countries Varidhi Goyal Top ten poorest countries Saradhi Shankar India’s performance in Sustainable Development Goal 1- ‘No poverty’ Anupama VM India Achieves Remarkable Progress in Combating Multidimensional Poverty: 2023 MPI Report Arya S Biju India’s low rank in the Global Hunger Index Akankhya Rout Gender and poverty Prajwal Jayaraj Committee report Sumanta Sinha The […]
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Violating Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) rules, men often travel in coaches reserved for women, making women passengers uncomfortable, especially at night. Women have complained of men entering through the first two doors of the locomotive which are reserved for women, defeating the purpose of the reservation. As many as six lakh people travel […]
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Ashna Mariam George Cataract causes over 66 percent of blindness Preetiyukta Mohakud Surge in conjunctivitis cases in Karnataka Ishika Sharma Cornea donations go up in Karnataka Amisha Mohite Metropolitan cities: expenses for eye surgery Arunima Pal South Africa leads in screen time usage per day Mansi Jagani China reigns the luxury eyewear market K. Nitika […]
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The housing project for third gender in Kengeri may be completed in 2024, said the assistant engineer from KSDB. The housing project ‘Township for Transgenders’ initiated by the government near Kengeri which plans to build 160 houses for third gender is overdue by 10 months. The assistant engineer from the Karnataka Slum Development Board (KSDB) […]
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On Monday, the Urban Development Department released money sanctioned for road and drainage development in Shivajinagar; BBMP officials plan to allocate Rs 30 lakhs for a parallel drain on Chowdi Gali to combat waterlogging. On Monday, the Urban Development Department (UDD) of Karnataka government approved Rs 7 crore for construction of roads and drain in […]
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