The city has 55 Pedestrian Light Control Activation (Pelican) signals. A lot of them are not working, posing a challenge for pedestrians to cross the roads safely. It is not on Saint Mark’s Road. Not on Richmond Circle. Neither is it near the Bishop Cotton Girls’ School. Nor is it near Baldwin Girls’ High School. […]
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According to a study by the Government Medical College, Nagpur, 60 percent people in India practice self-medication. Doctors say it leads to resistance to medication and delay in diagnosis of an ailment. Nandita thought she had a mouth ulcer. Going to a doctor seemed complicated so she went to a nearby pharmacist who gave her […]
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Cyber crime police say the owners of cybercafes are summoned only if a complaint is filed against them. Cybercafés continue to disregard Information Technology (IT) standards by not checking the ID cards of people who come to access the internet. The IT rules mandate cybercafes to keep a record of user documents for at least […]
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A stretch of broken slabs on an open drain used as a footpath on Varthur Road makes pedestrians wary. The drain on Varthur Road has been left open for more than six months now. The patch is in front of a heavy traffic junction where vehicles take a U – turn. Pedestrians feel unsafe to […]
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The Aam Aadmi Party demanded expulsion of Member of Parliament (MP) Pratap Simha and resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The AAP led a protest at Freedom Park voicing objections to the casual attitude of the central government over the issue of Parliament security breach. The major demand of the protest was the expulsion […]
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Commuters complain that the inconsistent service has forced them to rely on private buses or use their personal vehicles. Of the total 6,381 buses under the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), 796 buses are not working due to maintenance issue and shortage of drivers. The last recruitment drive was five years ago and the […]
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Even after several rounds of bidding for installation of adaptive traffic signals, the process remains incomplete. According to traffic police officials there are no bidders for upgradation of traffic signals because of a tedious bidding process along with conditions for the maintenance of these signals. Adaptive signals make changes to traffic signals in response to […]
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India is attracting a lot of foreign investments as the largest online gaming market in terms of application downloads. India had 421 million online gamers in 2022 and this number is expected to go up to 442 million by 2023, attracting foreign investments in India. Surveys like EY-Loco Gamers Survey (2023), reveal that more and more players are […]
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As women are becoming more aware about their rights, Bangalore sees an increase in domestic violence cases; lawyers say not all of them are true. Bangalore has reported a 44.4 per cent rise in domestic violence cases. Lawyers say that women have become aware about their rights. Srividya, a practicing advocate in civil court said […]
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In 2022, separate bus lanes were created near the Kengeri Satellite Bus Terminal to regulate traffic. The route faces traffic congestion again as the bus lanes have vanished. Traffic congestion has returned to the Kengeri bus terminal area after cones placed to regulate traffic were removed. Plans to construct dividing walls to mark bus routes […]
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