Authorities turn a deaf-ear to the repeated demands of the slum-dwellers. Bangalore, January 23, 2018: Only 9,826 beneficiaries have been registered out of the targeted 93, 065 people under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana in Karnataka. Out of 3.4 lakh households which are to be constructed by 2022, only one thousand have been completed under the […]
Continue ReadingIn the post 2017 Bitcoin boom world, the Indian cryptocurrency economy continues to remain a risky territory as local wallet providers face RBfI raids, bank account freezes, and security lapses. Bangalore, January 23, 2018: “Want to buy a bitcoin? It might be easier than buying a pizza,” a city-based Bitcoin wallet provider said at a recent […]
Continue ReadingBMRCL plans new metro art centres to attract tourists in the city. Bangalore, January 23, 2018: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation limited (BMRCL) plans to create a new Metro Art Centre at the Cubbon Park Metro Station. “We are currently working on Indiranagar and Cubbon Park Metro Stations .We have more art centres lined up for […]
Continue ReadingEducated transgender persons in the city unwillingly take up begging for livelihood after facing harassment and ill treatment at their workplace. Bangalore, January 23, 2018: Anjali (name changed), a trans woman, a B.Com degree holder, who stands at the MG Road signal for alms, once worked as an accountant at a BPO firm, her co-workers teased […]
Continue ReadingGCC introduced Value Added Tax on January 1, 2018 and everyone is not exactly jumping for joy Sanjana Udiaver Bangalore, January 18, 2018: Kuwait is all set to implement Value-Added Tax this year, but the citizens are not really sure they want it. Most people in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have paid little or no […]
Continue ReadingPeople in the performing arts sector say they are suffering losses. Swarnali Chakraborty Bangalore, January 18, 2018: English theatre groups are asking the government to remove performing arts from the entertainment tax because it is not fair to include commercial movies and theatre in the same tax slab. Theatre does not get the kind of […]
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R. Murthy, state president of Ambedkar Sena says he has received death threats from the Assistant Commissioner of police Prakash and Inspector, Krishna. He says that these threats came after he lodged a complaint about the vandalizing of the Ambedkar statue on his land. https://youtu.be/VVnuqPSJMeo “I have received death threats and warning from Sri […]
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The sex change surgeries that transgenders go through leave them facing complications Bangalore, November 24, 2017: The Sexual Reassignment Surgery (SRS) that transgenders undergo often leads to severe complications in the absence of proper medical care. Souyma, founder of Payana Organization which caters to the needs of the transgender and raises funds for SRS surgeries […]
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“It is uncomfortable to wear a seatbelt instead I prefer to drive a little carefully,” says Anirban Lahiri a driver Bangalore, November 24, 2017: Ten to twelve people on an average are fined by the Bangalore City Police for not wearing seatbelts. Several people in the city avoid using seatbelts, resulting in injuries during accidents. The […]
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Five people were arrested and accused robbed three mobile phones and cash worth Rs. 20,000 Bangalore, November 23, 2017: His mother’s liver cancer made Pratap rob two men at knife point. “My mother was suffering from liver cancer and I did not have money for her treatment. So I chose this way,” says Pratap. He took the […]
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