Karnataka missed the Supreme Court deadline to register migrant workers for ration cards. Karnataka: Muneswar Ram, a migrant worker has been moulding bricks in a factory in Bangalore for the past 15 years. All these years he has been buying groceries from a local grocer because he does not know about the One Nation One […]
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Reparation of school in Hungund keeps getting delayed; students and teachers suffer the consequences. Academics, marks, and nutrition are not the main issues which haunt the students of this school. Broken walls, hanging wires, over packed classrooms, falling ceiling, etc. These are some of the everyday problems faced by the teachers and students of NRS […]
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Studies show that Bangalore is the third light-polluted city in India after Delhi and Hyderabad. Krithika, a middle-aged graphic designer in Bangalore, vividly remembers her childhood days, when she used to enjoy her way back home from tuition class marvelling at the star-filled night sky. It has been years since she witnessed something similar. She […]
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Expert says shortage of staff leads to long waiting lines of patients and lower quality treatments. Pregnant women unattended, children coughing and injured patients waiting for treatment. This is the scene one witnesses in the sole government hospital of Devadurga taluk. This problem arose due to shortage of staff and budget constraints. Dr. Banadesh, Taluk […]
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Limited water access pushes financially unstable residents of Lingsugur to buy expensive bottled water, defying Sustainable Development Goal 6. The residents of Lingsugur, Raichur are grappling with a severe water scarcity issue, as the erratic water supply system provides them with water only once every five days. This scarcity has forced them to resort to […]
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Bangalore reported five acid attack cases in 2023 with three women and two men victims but experts point to loopholes in data records. It is not meant to be sold without knowing the purpose of such purchase. It is dangerous and no less than a lethal weapon. It has destroyed the lives of many, not […]
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City infrastructure and public facilities should be designed to meet the needs of residents year-round, not just during specific seasons, say experts. Colourful umbrellas across the city. Streets lined with cut fruit and juice sellers. Making plans for long vacations. Summer season in Bengaluru is not just about this. Lack of bus shelters. No drinking […]
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Karnataka is the second state after Rajasthan, to introduce an insurance scheme for gig workers. Prasad Kumar worked as a food delivery person in the city. One day when the restaurant delayed an order, he had to rush to complete his delivery on time, else he would lose his incentive. But he met with an […]
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Government schools in Manvi have fewer toilets overall, and the ones that exist are in such poor shape that they are unusable. Shattered doors, cracked ceilings, dirty commodes, neither water nor soap—that’s how the toilets in government schools of Manvi look. Most schools in Manvi taluk of Raichur have no clean or usable toilets. These […]
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Women’s Premier League (WPL) Orange Cap race Saradhi Sankar According to the WPL website, Smriti Mandhana, Royal Challenger Bangalore’s skipper is the current orange cap holder scoring 219 runs from 5 games with a strike rate of 154.22. Most expensive buys of WPL vs. IPL Steffy Maria Paul The Women’s Premier League (WPL) is a […]
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