Aside from Rs.10, 000 added as other fees, engineering colleges charge Rs.5,500 as a development fee. Students and parents are upset with this sudden notification issued by the engineering colleges to pay more than Rs. 10,000 for the academic year 2021-2022. Brother of an engineering aspirant said, “The college increased the amount to Rs. 10, […]
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Engineering colleges pay scant attention to COVID-19 protocols A prominent college in Karnataka celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava with ethnic day in its auditorium. Some colleges held cultural and social events, despite the advisory issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka. Around 4,500 students, 400 faculty members, and nearly 300 plus supporting staff attended […]
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The BMTC hotline was restored after the lockdown was lifted, but no one has filed any complaint say BMTC officials. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), which inaugurated Pink Sarathi in 2019, has not received a single complaint about women’s difficulties since the service was restored in July 2021. According to the BMTC public grievance […]
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) gave assured access to various financial services. People on the outskirts of the city have not benefited much. People from the economically weaker sections around Bangalore have not been able to use the overdraft (OD) facility and other benefits of PMJDY because they don’t know how to. Several banks […]
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Due to insufficient medical logistics and lack of space, immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is not being executed properly in hospitals. Effective Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is not being implemented properly in hospitals as they do not have mother beds and sufficient medical logistics in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). Dr. Suman Rao, Head of […]
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Lack of awareness, inconsistent payments and land disputes have failed to make the scheme useful. The allotted amount under the PM Kisan Yojana—Rs. 6000—has not been sufficient to meet the needs of small farmers. K. Renuka, 38, said through her registered farm under PM Kisan Yojna she has received five installments of Rs. 2000 in […]
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Fifteen percent increase in number of registrations as more people seek counseling. Post-pandemic, the number of people who have availed speech therapy has gradually increased, according to speech therapists. Sister Linta John, Audiologist at Unit of Hope in St. John’s Medical Hospital, said that during the pandemic, cases of speech disorder were less in their […]
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This helps maintain temperature standards, regardless of continuity of electricity supply. Primary health care centers in Konanakunte and Yelachenahalli in Bangalore south are using uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units and generators, to maintain the optimum temperature of the Ice – lined refrigerators (ILRs) and Deep Freezers. A pharmacist, Bhuvneshwari at PHC Konanakunte said she has […]
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