Although ensured by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), laborers and construction workers fail to get access to weekly health camps. By Batchu Rushali Construction workers and other laborers who work under BBMP are promised several health and safety facilities by the authorities while contract signing.But till now weekly health checkups are a distant dream […]
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Despite the ban on advertisements in public spaces, flexes with slogans promoting political parties can still be widely seen in the city. By Batchu Rushali If you’re one for aesthetics and have been wishing for your beautiful city to become free of flexes, you might have to wait longer. . In spite of the law […]
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The common mobility card for metro and bus services which was supposed to be started by January 2020, is still on papers. By Batchu Rushali Bengaluru: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) have failed to meet the deadline of January 1, 2020, to introduce a common mobility card for […]
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Batchu Rushali The traffic police served notices to the commuters who wrongfully entered the bus-priority lane on the Outer Ring Road. Besides, civic groups also conducted awareness campaigns, in an attempt to clear the way for BMTC buses. With the intent to make public transport more useful and fast, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and […]
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Residents complain of the broken jogging track beside the Agara Laka in HSR Layout, as it is a recurring situation, but in vain. Batchu Rushali The jogging track beside the Agara Lake collapsed last week after heavy rainfall creating a menace for the regular joggers. Junaid, a regular jogger said, “Last Saturday, the track was […]
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Rising pollution becomes worrisome for people as COPD cases in the country increase. Batchu Rushali Over ten per cent of the total deaths that occur in India are due to Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Three million cases are reported worldwide making it an average of 12 per cent of the global population to suffer […]
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Rising pollution becomes worrisome for people as COPD cases in the country increase. Batchu Rushali Bangalore | November 20, 2019 Over ten per cent of the total deaths that occur in India are due to Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Three million cases are reported worldwide making it an average of 12 per cent of […]
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Schools in various villages of Sandur taluk face lack of teachers leading to lack of attention on the students and affecting their right of quality education. Batchu Rushali The government schools in Yeshwanthnagar, Ankammahal, Kalingere, Mallapuram and Kamthur do not have sufficient number of teachers. When the SoftCopy team talked to government school students in […]
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Basic healthcare facilities remain a dream for the villagers of Kamthur. By Batchu Rushali Three villages in Devagiri Gram Panchayat including Kamthur have no hospitals, medical stores or Primary Health Centers (PHC). Villagers who do not work in the mining area have to travel to the Sandur taluk Government hospital which is about 20 kilometers […]
Continue ReadingThe need to recycle electronic waste is increasing every day as metal and IT waste continues to accumulate in the city. By Batchu Rushali Due to the mass mismanagement of electronic waste in the city, the city’s artists are now taking up the initiative to make the citizens aware about the enormous amounts of e- […]
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