Out of the 48 BBMP night shelters, only three are meant for women. Even those go unoccupied while homeless women sleep on the street. In the scorching heat of Bengaluru, Rangamma, a 79-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh, is in front of a fast-food stall, seeking food. Abandoned by her two sons, she now resorts to […]
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Exposure to pesticides has resulted in more than 120 cases of organophosphate (OP) poisoning among farmers every month during the crop season. Water scarcity, a declared drought, and failed crops worsen the problem. Amidst this, the urgency for awareness of farmer welfare schemes, and access to adequate healthcare remains. In the sweltering heat of May, […]
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Poultry farming in Karnataka is expected to face losses with a predicted increase in heat waves in the state. Poultry farmers in the state are reducing production of chickens as they’re worried about more chickens dying due to the heat wave. This has led to an increase in the price of chicken. Vijay, a poultry […]
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As the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 draw closer, the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) in Bangalore district gears up to enforce strict vigilance on paid news and social media. A district level Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) workshop was held today under the chairmanship of district electoral officer (DEO), Tushar Giri Nath, to […]
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Karnataka’s Chetana scheme benefits very few sex workers due to budget limitations and lack of awareness of social protection schemes. According to KWDC data, since 2021, 88,452 women have registered for the Chetana scheme, with only 5,228 of them receiving the scheme benefit. In the dim confines of her room in Bapuji Nagar, Rupa (name […]
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Narayana Health launches ‘InsidER,’ India’s first medical docu-drama series, spotlighting real-life emergency cases, raising awareness, and initiating NEAR services. Narayana Health, a private healthcare provider, premiered India’s first medical docu-drama series titled “InsidER,” which aims at raising awareness on how to understand and respond to medical emergencies. The series was officially launched on March 21, […]
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HOPCOMS has not done any employee recruitment since the 1990s. The current working salesmen capacity has decreased to 50 per cent, and no retired worker has received gratuity after 2018. In the sun-drenched fields of Ambuga taluk, Yoganna, a 66-year-old retired salesman, grapples with financial strains. His Rs. 2700 monthly pension proved insufficient. In 2019, […]
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Many anganwadi workers in Karnataka face challenges such as no pension and delayed honorarium. Officials attribute these issues to scams involving CDPOs embezzling funds and challenges in renewing the NPS portal. Nagarathnamma, retired for eight years, lives alone. Bereaved of husband and brother, abandoned by children, she cautiously manages savings and pension to avoid financial […]
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Residents in the Mehbooba Slum lack proper sanitation facilities, as none of the houses have toilets, and the community toilet in the area is either locked or in an unclean condition. Lakshmamma gets up as early as 4 a.m. in order to stand in a queue before the community toilet in Mehbooba Slum in Sindhanur. […]
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There is no specific HIV sero-surveillance facility for the transgender community in Bangalore; government officials say that there are no immediate plans to establish one. Currently, there is no HIV sero-surveillance center for transgender people in Bangalore, despite the Karnataka State Policy on Transgender (2017) mandating the establishment of such centers by the government. […]
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