The contractor has been blacklisted by the BWSSB. The family of a Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) contract worker who died due to negligence has been compensated Rs 12 lakh by the civic body. Officials said that the family members will also get compensatory jobs. Parmeshwara, Chief Engineer (West) said, “We took all […]
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Many states across India hold “Global Investors Meet” every few years. However, many of these investments are only on paper and fail to materialize. Less than 40 percent of investments made at previous investor meets like the recent Global Investors Meet in Bengaluru materialize. Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for investments amounting to Rs. 9.82 lakh […]
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Local committees are supposed to be constituted under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. However, many structural problems hamper the functioning of the committees. Lack of awareness about the functioning of Local Complaints Committees (LCC) is resulting in low registration of complaints. No official data is available on […]
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Lack of local labour and short working hours is affecting coffee harvesting say coffee growers. Coffee plantation owners in Karnataka are facing losses due to a reduction in production caused by inadequate manpower. Many coffee growers say that the workers do not work adequate hours, leading to crop loss. Dinesh Naik, who owns a coffee […]
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Members from minority communities are keen on joining the SDPI party. The media attention given to the Social Democratic Party of India(SDPI) has increased following the recent ban of the Popular Front of India(PFI). This is, in turn, attracting new members to the party. In Chitradurga district in North Karnataka, 150 Dalits have joined the […]
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The e-bus manufacturing companies hire their drivers privately. They are then required to pass a test to be eligible to drive the buses. The drivers of the regular ICE (internal combustion engine) buses cannot drive the newly-launched electric buses because they are not employees of the companies that manufacture them and hire them out to […]
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Counsellors in many non-profit organisations do not work round-the-clock as free counselling services are provided by volunteers. For the past few years, suicide prevention helplines in the country have been lacking adequate volunteers and therefore are not able to provide the help needed. Though experts suggest having a shift system might help solve the […]
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Delivery workers at Dunzo are back to work despite protesting the change in work timings and payment structure. Two weeks after protesting Dunzo’s new policy, the company’s delivery partners have returned to work. Delivery partners at Dunzo’s Frazer Town office went on a strike, protesting against the company’s new delivery policy that meant fixed shifts […]
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Buying domain address and advertising on online marketplaces remains a challenge The potters of Pottery Town have taken the first step to promote their businesses online. They have now started to advertise their shops on online marketplaces like Justdial, IndiaMART and Olx in order to get greater reach with customers. “Customers are able to reach […]
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