Karnataka hot on the trail of its neighbouring state, Kerala, in terms of a number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 infections. The neighbouring state has 12 cases. By Labani Mahanandy Bengaluru: Three more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the toll to four. All of them hail from Bengaluru. Indian Council of […]
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A ‘shoot at sight’ announcement was made by the Forest Minister for the “man-eater” leopard in Tumkuru who killed its fourth prey last weekend. By Labani Mahanandy On the eve of the World Wildlife Day, the order of shoot-at-sight for the man-eater leopard by Karnataka Forest Minister Anand Singh struck as a piece of unpleasant […]
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Karnataka records the highest number of deaths due to tuberculosis, as per the India Tuberculosis Report 2019. By Labani Mahanandy Karnataka tops the list of tuberculosis death rate in India by recording 6.2 percent which is higher than the national death rate of 4 percent. The total number of deaths in India due to TB […]
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The city is running with 21 fire stations, whereas the final report of Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services suggests that it should have 71. By Labani Mahanandy It was just two months since a fire from cylinder blast claimed the life of a mother-daughter in Chandra layout, and various other fire hazards in the […]
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The National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-4) shows that the nutritional status of the children under five hasn’t much improved since the last survey conducted a decade ago. Labani Mahanandy Despite years of various government projects running to wipe out malnutrition from the state, the recently updated data of National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-4, […]
Continue ReadingThe residents of the Electronic City phase-2 find it difficult to tolerate the stench that the Solid Waste Management plant at Chikkanagamangala emits. Continuous protest and complaints have failed to resolve the issue. Labani Mahanandy Residents of Electronic City phase-2 find it difficult to live due to the foul smell emitted by the Solid Waste […]
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A gas leakage led to a major fire accident which took the lives a mother-daughter. By Labani Mahanandy The gas-leakage incident in Maruthi Nagar took the lives of a mother-daughter in two days. The In-charge of the Chandra Layout Police Station Inspector Brijesh Mathew said, “What we perceived, that they had left the gas-knob open, which has […]
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Resident of Rajarajeshwari Nagar complained to BBMP. BBMP calls it an act of poor people. By Labani Mahanandy Illegal sand mining is going on in the banks of Vrishabhavathi River near 8th main road, Rajarajeshwari Nagar. The residents witness that every other day. One of the residents named Dr. Harsha T. R. told The Softcopy, […]
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The players of the Karnataka Premiere League confessed of match-fixing. They said, they were honey trapped. By Labani Mahanandy The Karnataka Premiere League players were forced for match-fixing as they were “honey-trapped”, says Bhaskar Rao, Commissioner of Police. One day after the Bangalore Police issued notice to both Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and Karnataka […]
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After the arrest of two stamp vendors, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) is investigating more vendors who are involved in the scam. By Labani Mahanandy The CCB is investigating the case to find out more stamp vendors and the sub-registrars in the revenue scam case and is interrogating the stamp vendors who have been arrested. […]
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