After the implementation of the GST, artisans at Bangalore Utsav complain about losses and slump in business. Bangalore, November 20, 2017: At the Bangalore Utsav conducted by the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, shopkeepers have said that they have experienced a 50% decrease in business post GST. Artisans from all art fields have incurred losses up to Rs […]
Continue ReadingThe bridge was washed away in the rains in 2015 and since then commuters have to spend longer to get to their offices. The bridge stretching from R V college to Global Village, Mylassandra has been under renovation for the past two years causing hardship and extra travel to over 45,000 people. It was due […]
Continue ReadingSpike in sound levels in silent zones such as hospitals affect patients and doctors. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JvNfC8pCT9E?rel=0&showinfo=0 Bangalore, October 17, 2017: Noise pollution prevails around hospitals like Agadi Hospital, NIMHANS, Victoria Hospital, and BGS International. B. Nagappa , Senior Scientific Officer of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s (KSPCB) said, “This year the permissible decibel level during Diwali is 75. If the […]
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The recent tightening of the Green Zone Regulation is adding to the worries of the industrialists in the region. Prasad M.R an industrialist expressed his despair at his inability to get a loan sanctioned by the bank. He said, “The bank told me that they cannot sanction the loan as I was borrowing it for […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRa6ImqmNws Most metro stations along Tumkur road have an exit only on one side of the road. BMRCL is now building underpasses for two of them. Bangalore, October 10,2017: People getting off at the metro stations on the Tumkur Road who have to risk life and limb to cross the road are likely to get some […]
Continue ReadingBangalore, 10th October: Metro stations like Trinity, Lalbagh, Krishna Rajendra market, and Mahatma Gandhi Metro Station do not have water in their water coolers. While at other stations, where the water coolers have water, the dispensers are unclean. A circular published by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)says that basic amenities like drinking water and toilets are […]
Continue ReadingA recent research by the IISc has shown how to make HIV -1 virus inactive by increasing the rate of mutation, bringing close, a potential treatment for AIDS. Of the two main types of HIV, HIV-1 is the most common and HIV-2 is relatively uncommon and less infectious. AIDS refers to the set of symptoms […]
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The toilets run by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) are smelly and unhygienic because they don’t have enough water. The toilets located at Jayanagar, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Subramanya Pura, Vasanth Nagar, Majestic, Hebbal, and many other places in the city stink because they cannot be cleaned regularly due to lack of water. Water is supplied […]
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Bangalore, October 6, 2017: The slum situated on the Kacharakanahalli Lake in HBR layout is being relocated. However, land has not yet been allocated for the relocation. Padmanabh, Executive Engineer of Karnataka Slum Development Board (KSDB), said that the Kacharakanahalli slum is being relocated but the government land is yet to be allotted. The Board […]
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Bangalore, 26th September: The government has failed to fulfil the demand for books even after four years of constant complaints about shortage of books have been made in Sarkari Hiria Prathamik School in Devageree. Although the teachers have made several verbal complaints to Deputy Director of Public Interest (DDPI) and Block Education Office (BEO), there is […]
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