Job security still a fantasy for many outsourced employees who work on a contract. They have threatened to go on strike from December 19 if their demands are not met. Outsourced workers — drivers, loaders, cleaners, and water delivery people will not work from Dec 20, as a part of their protest against unequal wages. […]
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Devadasis whose names are not on the 15-year-old survey list are not able to avail government schemes. Devadasis that were inducted into the devadasi system in the past 15 years are missing out on the benefits of government schemes. Only devadasis whose names are on the survey list are able to avail these schemes. The […]
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While some pourakarmikas received this monthly allowance every alternate month since July 2022, some are completely unaware of its existence. A hardship allowance of Rs 2000 for pourakarmikas was announced in the Karnataka 2022-23 budget speech.The financial assistance was supposed to start from July, along with the monthly salary of the pourakarmikas. However, pourakarmikas in […]
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Vulture breeding centre to open at the Bannerghatta National Park by December 2022. In a new initiative to revive the vulture population, Bengaluru is getting a new vulture breeding centre at the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP). Experts say breeding centres are the best way to conserve a species. Breeding of the endangered species will bring […]
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Dwindling number of vultures at the Ramanagara Vulture Sanctuary is a cause of concern as only six Indian Vultures are left. The number of vultures at Ramanagara Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary is decreasing. Experts and locals say the various vulture species population in Karnataka is precariously leaning on the edge of extinction. Data from the daily […]
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There are 18,463 more caesarean births as compared to natural births in private institutes in urban areas. The number of Caesarean (C-section) births have overtaken the number of normal births in 2020 in private and non-governmental institutes in urban areas in Karnataka. In 2020 the number of registered natural births in private and other non-government […]
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Despite being struck down by the Supreme Court of India, Section 66A is still used to file cases. Cases are still filed under Section 66A in Bengaluru even though this section of the Information Technology (IT) Act was struck down in 2015. A tracker by a non-government organisation (NGO) shows Karnataka has reported 10 cases […]
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Insufficient number of buses in the city adds to the woes of the daily commuters. The city has only one bus for over 1900 people. Bengaluru does not have enough buses to accommodate its daily commuters. The number of buses in the city is insufficient and is causing problems for its commuters. The Bengaluru Metropolitan […]
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Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has reintroduced the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), an environment friendly system at the Tannery Road Slaughterhouse. Bengaluru, SEPT. 13: The Tannery Road Slaughterhouse now operates with a revamped Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) system. The new system was setup 45 days ago on the premises of the slaughterhouse to help with […]
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