Lab-technicians at Primary Health Centers (PHC) in rural Karnataka are not getting salaries on a regular basis. By Swati Ekka Prakash, a lab technician in Sirwar complains of not receiving his salary on time. He said, “From the past three to four-year I am not getting monthly salary at the beginning of each month. Sometimes […]
Continue Reading
Traditional Kulhar cups are again catching the attention of the tea lovers. By Swati Ekka Tea vendors are now shifting from plastic and paper cups to Kulhar cups. From the past two-three years, there has been an increase in demand for Kulhar cups. Manyrestaurants and tea selling vendors prefer to use Kulhar cups because of […]
Continue Reading
Security in government schools of Bengaluru has been neglected since long. By Swati Ekka Bengaluru: The government has failed to provide the basic safety facilities in government schools in the city. Many government schools lack fire alarms, ‘School Ahead’ safety sign boards, watchman to control the traffic and CCTV cameras. NIMHANS School Safety Appraisal revealed […]
Continue ReadingSevere lack of awareness on health of soil; increased usage of fertilizers as compared to previous three years. By Swati Ekka Soil Health card fails to spread awareness on soil quality as usage of fertilizers keep on increasing in few districts of Karnataka. Farmers without proper awareness do little to keep a check on the […]
Continue Reading
Real time attendance and biometric attendance system, implemented in June 2016 suffers from a technical glitch. By Swati Ekka Bangalore: The State government has failed to fix the technical difficulties plaguing Students Achievement tracking System (SATS KARNATAKA), which was implemented to monitor the attendance of the government school teachers and overall performance of the students. […]
Continue Reading
Roads dug to clean the drainage pipes choked with indiscriminate waste. By Swati Ekka The overcrowded roads in Chickpet Market hase been a work in progress for past one year, as Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) continues to dig roads to clean the choked sewage lines under the roads. Commuters and pedestrians face […]
Continue Reading
Many people are unable to reap the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) as they do not get the promised monetary benefits. By Swati Ekka Many pregnant women who have applied for PMMVY scheme in Sirwar taluka, Raichur have not received a single installment under the scheme. The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana […]
Continue Reading
Due to depleting groundwater, BWSSB has narrowed down the approvals on applications to drill borewells in the city. By Swati Ekka Number of ‘No objection certificates’ (NOCs) issued by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) for drilling borewellshave gone down by 20 percent in last five years. This is a result of the depletion […]
Continue Reading
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) are unable to build houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana as they cannot contribute to their share in the scheme. By Swati Ekka Despite a working Pradhan Mantri Yojna in place, people fail to reap the benefits because they fail to pay a sum of Rs 50,000 which the scheme demands […]
Continue Reading
Human-snake conflicts are on the rise in Bangalore due to garbage dumping which is attracting rodents and ultimately snakes. By Swati Ekka More snakes have been showing up in the city lately due to indiscriminate dumping of garbage, according to experts. People for Animals (PFA) say that in 2018-19, 457 snakes have been rescued by […]
Continue Reading