Airport Corridor is planned to be completed by 2024 but no construction work has begun yet, activists said. Shrinivas, a J P Nagar resident has to go through muddy construction works, irregular road diversions, and hyper high traffic tensions to reach the airport on time. He has to leave about three hours before the boarding […]
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Many women construction workers who applied for maternity benefits never got the money. The construction workers and Karnataka State Building and Construction Workers Federation (KSBCWF) demanded proper implementation of maternity benefits for female construction workers and extending the maternity benefits to the male construction workers. The KSBCWF protested at the Karmika Bhavan, Dairy Circle, Bannerghatta […]
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Experts said that financial distress is one of the major reasons for the decreasing adoption rate. Fewer people are adopting pets after the ease of lockdown due to financial burden and returning to working from offices. Animal shelters say, they are overburdened and are running out of space. Keerthan, manager, Charlie’s Animal Rescue Centre (CARE), Yelahanka, said […]
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National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) report states that in 2019, 1,570 deaths were reported due to road crashes near educational institutions in India. Experts said no footpaths, broken and occupied footpaths, lack of road sign-boards, lack of pedestrian crossing and non-working traffic lights near schools are a threat to the life of school students. Poorvi, 12, […]
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Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBMG) claims that they have constructed IHHL (Individual Household Laterines) with 100 percent coverage in Urban Benagluru. Bengaluru: K Gollahalli Village, Kengeri Hoballi still faces a shortage of household toilets despite the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBMG) claim that they constructed IHHL with 100 percent coverage in Urban Bengaluru. Ranga, 32, […]
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Police said that many educational institutions have stopped reporting the sale of cigarettes within 100 yards of their premises. Bengaluru; Cigarettes are still being sold within 100 yards (92 meters) of educational institutes despite regulations under the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COTPA). Sandeep, 28, owner of Shri Brahmashree Condiments and Bakery, who […]
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Despite issuing a public notice on September 14, 2021 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has failed to ensure that there are no wires on trees. Bengaluru: Internet service providing agencies and TV Cable Operators continue to thread wires through trees despite a public notice issued by BBMP Tree Officer and Deputy Conservator of Forests on […]
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A study states that Social Anxiety Disorder from 2017 to 2020 has increased by 7.5 percent in college students. Bengaluru: According to a study by the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI), social anxiety in Indian undergraduate students increased from 7.8 percent in 2017 to 15.3 percent in 2020. Therapists say that they have seen […]
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Stationery businesses are facing losses because of non -payment of the goods sold on credit basis. The distributer chain of stationery manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers has stopped selling goods through the credit system. Prakash, 30, a wholesaler at Avenue Road said that the credit system is dying because after the first lockdown, businesses have not […]
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The Waste Management Committee (WMC) at Kalyan Nagar is struggling for survival due to lack of funds from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike(BBMP). Bengaluru: All workers of a Waste Management Committee (WMC) have gone on strike because the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is not funding the Kalyan Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association (KRWA) which pays […]
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