Dowry still tends to be a main reason for people not wanting a girl child. The sex ratio of women in Karnataka has been declining due to cases of female foeticide, according to recent reports from Karnataka’s health department. The department is setting up a task force and formulating a new state policy to bring […]
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Other than government schemes, lack of gynecologists and poor sanitation remain major problems. Pregnant women of Devadurga taluk do not receive government schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK). This has caused nutrient deficiency in them leading to health issues such as anemia . Siddalingappa, head coordinator […]
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Seats in the transgender quota have remained empty since 2014 in the Bangalore University. Students applying to Bangalore University (BU) urge it to convert the transgender quota seats which have remained vacant since 2014 to the general quota. Anju, an applicant of the Bangalore University said, “I applied to the Bangalore University last year and […]
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Resident of East Bangalore suffering with storm water drains since 15 years Residents of HBR Layout in East Bangalore continue to struggle with sewage in the storm water drains and when it rains, in their homes. Mani Shreedharan, a resident of HBR Layout said, “Mosquitoes breed diseases in that sewage and sometimes sewage water enters […]
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Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) led a protest against the lack of guest lecturers and classes in Maharani Cluster University. Students of the government-run Maharani Cluster University complained about lack of a principal, guest lecturers and classes. Guest faculties do not take classes and go on strike because they don’t get paid regularly. This leads to […]
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The Karnataka government has included dementia in the Gruha Arogya Scheme. Bangalore has no government-owned fulltime dementia care center though the number of dementia patients in Karnataka is higher than the national average. There are only two full time residential care centre for dementia patients in Bangalore. One is Niksha Dementia village located in Yelahanka, […]
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The samithi will hold a protest on Dec. 21 at Freedom Park. Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi (DSS) (Bheemavadha) state committee demanded that the state government accept H. Kantharaj Commission report on caste-based reservation and release the social and educational survey immediately. They also want the central government to conduct the census. They will hold a […]
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The purpose of the mela is to make students recognise the underlying pattern of mathematics in every phenomenon around us, say organisers. Mathematics is something students fear and wish to run away from, however, the purpose of the mela is to make students experience the joy of mathematics and embrace it, said Suseela Santosh, Director […]
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The government allotted Rs. 6.25 lakhs for the study. But after that no funds were allotted to complete the study. The Karnataka State Potter Welfare Association has demanded that the government release the funds needed to complete the Kannada University study on potter castes. Nagaraj, General Secretary of Karnataka State Potter Welfare Association said in […]
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Two people from the Association of People with Disabilities (APD) were in the Karnataka state team which bagged the first runner up for this year’s national level rugby championship held in Chattisgarh. Wheelchair basketball is a sport that can help people with disabilities boost their confidence and improve their mental health, said coach Lee Roy […]
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