Crowd-funding the politicians’ dream

A Delhi-based start-up is leading the new trend for electoral candidates to get funds directly from the public. Niket Nishant In an attempt to make elections more transparent, crowd-funding is emerging as a new trend among political candidates. Besides finding favour among the masses, it is also viewed by experts as a way to cleanse […]

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Spending on mobile gaming at record high

A new study shows that consumers are tilting more towards mobile gaming with every passing year By Niket Nishant Bengaluru: The scourge of parents worldwide and the addiction of almost every teenager is a booming industry growing every year. A study conducted by App Annie, a data-provider for the mobile market globally, showed that in […]

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Turning a deaf ear to complaints

Karnataka fails to guarantee resolution of citizens’ grievances By Niket Nishant Bengaluru: The dismal state of grievance redressal mechanism in the country is plainly evident through Karnataka. More than half of the complaints received in the state over three years have been left unresolved. Data recently released by the Centre shows that 54.4 per cent […]

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Embrace the eco-friendly way of industrialization: Experts

Industries cannot go on openly disregarding repercussions to the environment, they say. By Niket Nishant Hungry and deprived beings, squeezed in among concrete giants and groveling in filth, with no clean air to breathe.  This could soon be the fate of the human race, if engineering, architecture and designing continue to be done with little […]

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Far from the Sirwar crowd, Neglected and disavowed

Residents of distant villages in Sirwar complain of lack of public transport and apathy from the government.  By Niket Nishant “For a long time now, I have wanted to live in Tulajaram village of Sirwar taluk with my parents. But the lack of public transport here is deterring me,” says Mr. Panduranga, a resident of […]

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Another victim of birthday tragedy

A third victim emerges in the “unnatural death” case. However, he is out of danger now. By Niket Nishant There is a third victim in Vyalikaval’s “unnatural death” saga, an officer of the Vyalikaval Police Station said. “Post-mortems of the two deceased, Abhilash and Gopi, have been conducted. The third victim is receiving treatment at […]

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Karnataka CHCs crippled with defunct X-ray machines

Recent findings show that 20 per cent of the Community Health Centres in Karnataka have X-ray machines which do not function. By Niket Nishant About a fifth of the Community Health Centres (CHCs) in Karnataka are operating without a functional X-ray machine. However, among other states and union territories with 200 or more CHCs, the […]

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