The astute TOP scheme launched by the Sports Authority of India (SAI)—beneficial for a lot of young athletes; as India aims for the silverware in Olympic 2020. Ritam Chatterjee The Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme by SAI not only proved beneficial for current Indian athletes but also made a rich pool of young upcoming talents, […]
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Heading not a crucial part of training for children under 15, says head coach of BFC youth academy. Ritam Chatterjee In the wake of countries banning children under 11 years of age from practicing heading, keeping in view the adverse health impacts, Bengaluru Football Club (BFC) is keen on staying intact in their strategy for […]
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City suffers from ‘unplanned’ dumping of animal waste. After two years of witnessing the disgusting sight of scattered animal waste by the employees of GiftAbled NGO, the area became clean within a day after they lodged an FIR against Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) staff for dumping animal waste outside their workplace. By Ritam […]
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India seized 48 per cent more drugs in 2018 compared to 2017, says NCRB. Ritam Chatterjee The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data shows that the number of registered cases of drug seizure filed by the city crime branches and the state police departments across the country was 49,450 in 2018, compared to 33,158 in […]
Continue ReadingDeployment of more RPFs in Karnataka railway stations prove beneficial as the crime rates drop down the ladder. Ritam Chatterjee The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has pulled the chain on train incidents of stone pelting, chain pulling, etc, by deploying additional forces at some stations in the state, bringing the registered cases down from 2017 […]
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Cleaning of non-electrified demo coaches has been started by South Western Railway from Jan 11. The region’s Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM) expects it will take a maximum of three weeks to start things off. Ritam Chatterjee Finally, the first Automatic Coach Washing Plant (ACWP) for South Western Railway (SWR) zone of Bengaluru division is set […]
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Valliyama layout road full of unfilled potholes; Local residents and shopkeepers face consequences. Ritam Chatterjee Two kilometres from Central jail, the road connecting Sarjapur main road and Valiyamma Layout is colonized by hundreds of menacing potholes. Condition of road not only slows down traffic, but also is affecting business of local shopkeepers. “Do we pay […]
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Cubbon Park Metro Station’s baggage scanning machines work irregularly since the last two weeks. Ritam Chatterjee Raghu, the officer in-charge of the Cubbon Park’s metro station, confirms that the machine stops working around 10-12 times a day. “Due to huge traffic in daily hours in our station, we have to stop the people individually before […]
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Sarjapur Road houses advertisement hoardings and banners despite the removal order from the Karnataka High Court. Ritam Chatterjee Despite the Karnataka High Court’s order asking the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to remove all illegal advertisement hoarding stands in the city last week, 32 advertisement banners and hoardings are still present between Sarjapur Bus stand […]
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Foot-over-bridge from the Whitefield railway platforms to BMTC bus stand will complete before the year ends. Ritam Chatterjee The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has confirmed that the construction of the ongoing Foot-Over-Bridge (FOB) at the Whitrefield railway station,, which connects the station with the Kadugodi bus stand, will be completed before December 31 this year. […]
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