Government schools recorded more female enrollments than male ones. However, the reality runs deeper than that, as more boys are sent to private schools. By Sanchari Ghatak Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme intended to increase the enrollment of female students in schools, however, people tended to misinterpret it, as in almost all government schools of […]
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By Labani Mahanandy IWD-women Achievers Award 2020 When: March 8 Where: Ravindra Kala Nominations What to Expect: An award ceremony for the invited guests. This event is to honour the women souls of Bangalore that have contributed to the society. Five to six Facebook groups like ‘Naari Shakti’, ‘Kannada Ammadiru’ came together to organise this […]
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Bengalureans have been waiting eagerly for the Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFES). This year, it is also going green with almost zero plastic usage and an interesting theme of music to bind the festival together. Playback singer Sonu Nigam will perform at the inauguration following the theme. By Sanchari Ghatak February 25, 2020 The 12th […]
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Various health schemes by the Central and State government for the informal sector, fail to reach the workers. Sanchari Ghatak G. Praveena works from 6am to 6pm in almost five households, literally everyday of the year except for the occasional festival holiday. Well, she has to; she’s a domestic worker trying to make ends meet […]
Continue ReadingBMTC and KSRTC buses plying through the city lack glass-breaking hammers; newly deployed fleet of Volvo buses will have passenger safety at their prime. Sanchari Ghatak First the first aid kits have had their contents missing, now glass-breaking hammers are nowhere to be found. Would you travel in such a bus? Well, most people in […]
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Accidents by electric shocks rise in the city, by the day, even as BESCOM talks of awareness programs. Sanchari Ghatak Bangalore grapples with cases of electrical accidents, shows a data report by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM). The fiscal year of 2018-2019 saw 136 cases where people died of electrocution and 91 non-fatal […]
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Twenty three shops on Meenakshi Kovil Street in Shivajinagar have been relocated to Park Road, right behind the street to make way for Namma Metro. Abdul Hafiz, one of the 23 shopkeepers, silently watched while the products of his cane shop were being shifted to a congested, temporary shop right behind Meenakshi Kovil Street. “We […]
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Textile workers are at the risk of occupational asthma and respiratory irritation from exposure to process dust, say doctors. Sanchari Ghatak It has been 14 years since Vishnuappa M has been working in Arvind cotton mill in order to earn his daily bread and butter. He has been facing breathing problems due to his long […]
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Shopkeepers in Bangalore are surcharging the customers, asking them to pay more than the maximum retail price (MRP). Sanchari Ghatak Shopkeepers near Anand Rao circle have been surcharging the customers on various Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). Customers are being forced to pay Rs. 20 for a packet of chips that costs Rs. 10, Rs. […]
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The Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) sets to embed microchips in Sandalwood trees; link it to your smartphone, and save your tree. By Sanchari Ghatak In an attempt to combat the smuggling of Sandalwood and Red Sanders, Dehradun based Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), along with its nine research institutes and five […]
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