The BBMP complaint cell failed to solve the complaints of the citizens within 30 minutes—the deadline set by it to figure out the issue. By Bibek Baidya The complaint cell of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) had assured to provide solution for an issue within 30 minutes of receiving a complaint and take an action against it […]
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Even after accidents and warnings, situation unchanged in the city. By Bibek Baidya | Bangalore Many low-rise buildings, liquor outlets, bars and pubs in the city are still not equipped with fire safety measures, in spite of the many accidents that have occurred. The Indian National Building Code, 2016, says that buildings should have fire […]
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Eucalyptus trees still cultivated by farmers for easy money, despite Karnataka High Court ban. February, 25, 2020 By Bibek Baidya. Nilgiri/Eucalyptus trees can still be found growing alongside farms in Yelahanka near the Yelahanka Airforce station. Sideshwara, M, one of the farmers in Yelahanka growing Eucalyptus trees, elucidated the various benefits of growing one. “These […]
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Karnataka corn farmers are shifting to vegetables like tomatoes, chilies and cucumbers for larger gains. By Bibek Baidya As Albert Einstein once said, we cannot do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. Manoj has been cultivating corn for four years in K Golahalli and getting Rs 10-15 per kg […]
Continue ReadingDespite Karnataka’s ban on advertisement on vehicles, there are hordes of vehicles that run on the streets of the city sporting commercials of all kinds. Bibek Baidya On the streets of Bengaluru, in traffic jams and at parking lots, hordes of buses and cars bearing advertisements of all sorts are not hard to spot. These […]
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Many running Primary Healthcare Centers in Rural Bangalore are equipped with one doctor when the IPHS guideline prescribes at least two. Bibek Baidya Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC), such as K. Gollahalli and Konankunte, have only one doctor who treats the whole village. Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) guidelines say every 24/7 PHC should have a […]
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Industries in Peenya are shutting down; hundreds of laborers have not received their salaries. Bibek Baidya Bangalore, November 22, 2019 Over 90 employees of a Peenya-based garment industry have filed an FIR against the employer for not paying their salaries for four consecutive months. The laborers filed an FIR at Peenya police station on November […]
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Layouts are illegally built in the Green Zone in Gollahalli, Bangalore. By Bibek Baidya In Gollahali village of North Bangalore which comes under Green Zone Illegal Layouts are present there, the green zone which cannot be used for residential use. The Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 2009 says, registration of revenue sites in un-authorized layouts […]
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Cigarette and alcohol shops continue to run within 100 yards of educational institutions. By Bibek Baidya Alcohol and Cigarette sale continue within 100 yards of educational institutions in Bangalore even after the 2003 High Court ban order. According to the Section 6 of Cigarette and other tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of […]
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By Bibek Baidya In 2019, till October, around 16 deaths due to rabies were reported. According to the National Heath Profile 2018, Karnataka ranks second in number of rabies patients in India after West Bengal. In 2018 total 12 deaths occurred, but in 2019 till October, 16 cases were recorded in the Epidemic Hospital in […]
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