The company launched the Karnataka dealership with a new off-roader. Polaris India is not planning to add more dealers in the country, said Lalit Sharma, Managing Director, Polaris India, at the inauguration of Bornfree Motors LLP as the authorised off-road vehicle dealer for Polaris in Karnataka. He believes that the existing ten dealers and this […]
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BMRCL officials say that they are studying the possibility of integrating Metro Mitra with Namma Metro app and WhatsApp chat-bot. The Metro Mitra app which was launched on Sept. 27, to provide first and last mile connectivity from metro stations through autorickshaws, is yet to be fully operational as the drivers equipped with the app […]
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The Shuchi Scheme is suspended for the past few years due to pandemic and financial constraints. The Shuchi Scheme, which provides free sanitary napkins to adolescent girls in government schools of Karnataka, misses the October deadline set by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dinesh Gundu Rao. The scheme, started in 2014, was suspended from 2019 […]
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Increasing number of fire accidents in the city highlights the need of fire safety preparedness. Bengaluru city has only a third of the fire stations it requires. According to the Annual Report 2022-23 of the Fire and Emergency Services Department, there are only 20 fire stations in Bengaluru city, where there should be 70 to 75 of […]
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Experts say that early detection helps reduce risk. Despite breast cancer being the most common cancer among females in Karnataka, the number of women who have undergone screening for breast cancer remains considerably low. According to the Profile of Cancer and Related Factors, Karnataka, published under the National Cancer Registry Program (NCRP) in 2021 by […]
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Though training agencies have trained more vendors than their target, many have not received training on their rights and responsibilities. The training program conducted by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for street food vendors in Bengaluru to promote maintenance of hygiene and train them […]
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Officials say that the caretakers charge more despite several notices issued to them. Women have to pay Rs. 7 or Rs. 8 for using the urinals which are free for men at the Kempegowda Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus stand. While men are charged Rs. 5 to use the toilet facility, women are […]
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Digitized ticketing was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to enable contactless ticketing. Now, it has become the bane of people who don’t carry smart phones. The digitized ticketing system at monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is discouraging visitors without smart phones. To enter the monument, a visitor has to buy a […]
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The number of vacancies for traffic policemen in the city increased from 309 posts in November 2022 to 642 in August 2023. Vacancies in Bengaluru Traffic Police have resulted in a low traffic personnel to vehicle ratio. Bengaluru is a category ‘A’ city, which requires one police personnel for every 700 vehicles, according to a […]
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