Small-scale enterprises and industrialists in Peenya Industrial Hub area continue to face problems with infrastructure. The Karnataka Cabinet announced financial allocations for several projects, including Rs. 100 crore for the development of the Peenya Industrial hub, ahead of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike elections. However, industrialists said that it will not be enough. . “The […]
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Karnataka only has 30 functional one stop centres so far for domestic violence victims to report complaints. Facilities in one stop centres for domestic violence victims continue to be limited despite guidelines provided by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. None of the centres are working in Karnataka, said Nandini, regional manager at Action […]
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Swiggy suspended its Swiggy Genie service yesterday due to a workforce shortage If you were not able to urgently send or receive an item like you always do through Swiggy Genie, here is the reason—Swiggy suspended its services yesterday across major metros as it struggles to retain and hire workers. Swiggy Genie is a service […]
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The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) announced that areas in south and central Bengaluru will face shortage in water supply on Monday Residents and small-scale shopkeepers across the city faced water shortage problems as Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) announced a disruption in the Cauvery water supply on Monday. The BWSSB […]
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Workers have been protesting against the new payment system since April 15. The Karnataka Ministry of Labour will send a notice to the food delivery company Zomato over the new payment system for their employee that has allegedly reduced their income. A tripartite meeting will be held between the delivery workers’ unions, management of the […]
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Karnataka currently has only two special children courts with child-friendly infrastructure to deal with POCSO cases. Juvenile courts in the state are yet to be equipped with child-friendly infrastructure despite guidelines mandated by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act. The Karnataka government had allotted Rs 3crore for conversion of special juvenile […]
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Male-oriented transport policies and lack of inclusive work conditions lead to less representation of women in the BMTC. Bengaluru: Working for more than ten hours a day, not being able to see her family, facing harassment from commuters and her employers, and being surrounded by mainly male employers. This is the ordeal of Kusuma Omprakash, […]
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Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation’s (BMTC) bus conductors and passengers have no idea about the app that they can use to show their bus passes. Bengaluru: BMTC bus riders and conductors are not using the newly-launched BMTC app for digital bus passes. Many riders and conductors were still unaware about how to use the app and […]
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Lack of well-defined policies and basic facilities prevent Primary Health Centers (PHCs) in the state from switching to solar energy. On a scorching hot Tuesday morning, a woman dressed in a pink gown and cap unlocks the door of a health center. A long line of – children, old women, and the sick– wait to […]
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Around 3.5 million workers sought jobs under MGNREGA in 2020 but many are yet to receive their job cards. Only 42 percent of workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have received job cards under the scheme, despite an increase in demand for work, according to data provided by the Ministry of […]
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