Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari inaugurated South Asia’s biggest construction equipment fare. Development of infrastructure is most important in developing economies stated Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari in his speech. He said, “the only possible way to make India the third largest economy is to make better infrastructure, the focus […]
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Till December first week of this year 27,000 National Common Mobility Cards cards have been issued. National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC) users are reporting that most metro station scanners cannot read the cards. Satyam Gupta, a daily commuter at the M G Road metro station complained, “Almost every time, whenever I try scanning the NCMC […]
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In October 2023, India had abstained from voting on the resolution. India voted in favour of the United Nation’s resolution for immediate ceasefire in Gaza along with nearly 80 percent of the United Nation General Assembly members. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, said that there is an enormous humanitarian crisis and a […]
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AAP blamed the government and the civic authorities for the poor condition of roads in the city. Also, BBMP and BWSSB blame each other. Aap Aadmi Party members performed a pooja at the seven feet sinkhole on Kensington Road toady. The AAP was protesting the state of the city’s roads and the indifference of the […]
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Protestors outside the Thiruvananthapuram secretariat were dispersed by the police. Sabarimala saw a rush of devotees post-Chennai flood and Telengana elections, said Travancore Devaswom board secretary. “Even after reducing the number of virtual Q tickets, people visited the temple without registering,” he said. Virtual Q ticket is an online ticket service provided by Kerala Police […]
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The number of new Battery Operated Vehicles in the country has gone up more than three times since 2021, but they might not be all that sustainable. Though sales of battery-operated vehicles have been going up across the world, research suggests that Electric Vehicles (EVs) are not as environmentally-friendly as they seem. A study by […]
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Dropout rates in Bangalore’s undergraduate engineering colleges in the current academic year have gone up to seven percent from two to three previously. About seven undergraduate students per year in every branch of engineering are leaving mid-way throught their four-year course. Dr Sudharsha Reddy, the regional director of Visvesvarya Technological Univesity (VTU) said that this […]
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More visitors for the garden fair will encourage the physically disabled community, said APD officials. The number of visitors to the Garden Fair at the Association of People with Disability (APD) has come down after Covid -19. Ganesh Hegde Director of Environment Horticulture APD said, “The number of visitors has reduced from 2,000 to 700 […]
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The long standing demand to fix potholes and expand roads resounded at Namma Raste, a discussion forum on road infrastructure facilitated by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) from Dec. 8 to Dec. 12. Several citizens of Bangalore took to the BBMP initiative, Namma Raste as a platform to voice their concerns about bad road […]
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Recognition of the needs of sex workers by the state and awareness among people about their plight is important for their upliftment, say experts. While unionisation of sex workers will help them assert their rights, it still remains a legal challenge, said advocate B. T. Venkatesh, Founder, Reach Law. He was speaking at the national […]
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