Namma Metro loses out on visually challenged passengers due to a lack of sufficient amenities. Namma Metro lacks amenities and help for visually challenged passengers. They have no provisions for braille in the Namma Metro, leading them to depend on the staff. Experts say that introducing an app that can guide the blind throughout their […]
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Experts say that due to poor eating habits the problem of low hemoglobin in children and women is rising. There has been a 71 percent increase in cases of severely low haemoglobin level among women in the last four years and a 38 percent increase among the children from the whole of 2021 to Oct […]
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Government schools in Bengaluru do not receive sanitary napkins under various health schemes like Shuchi, and MHS. Bengaluru: Government schools that are beneficiaries of schemes like Shuchi, and Menstrual Health Scheme (MHS) are not receiving benefits of these schemes. The schools did not receive sanitary napkins from the state government after 2018. Bharathi, the Head […]
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Bengaluru recorded a hike in sales of cricket equipment as shop owners sell more in this T20 World Cup season. Sports goods shop owners recorded one of the highest hikes in the sale of the cricket bats in October and November 2022. “The T20 World Cup started on October 16, and this recorded an increase […]
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Passengers avoid using clogged and unclean toilets in express trains as much as possible. People travelling in express trains prefer not to use unhygienic toilets unless necessary. Ujwala Mahesh Ghorpade, a passenger who de-boarded Mysuru Express at Krantivira Sangolli Rayana (KSR) Railway Station said, “I have tried not to use the toilet as much as […]
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Report says, city has more women and girls missing than men and boys. The number of missing cases of women and girls in Bengaluru is more than that of missing cases of men and boys. The data from Commissioner’s office shows that as of September 2022, 118 girls and 107 boys went missing. Whereas, the […]
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More than half of bus stops in the city have no shelters. Bus stops in Bengaluru like Sultanpalya, Ramohalli, Anchayepalya, Kumbalgodu,and others either do not have shelters or have shelters that are shabby due to a lack of maintenance. Officials say that the construction of all bus shelters will probably be completed by March 2023. […]
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Hoardings were banned in 2018 because they were considered an eyesore. The idea was to help clean up Bengaluru. Hoardings, flexes, and banners can be seen all over the city, despite them being prohibited by the Outdoor Signage and Public Messaging Bylaws 2018. Advertising in public spaces was banned to beautify Bengaluru. The Bruhat Bengaluru […]
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Damaged and encroached footpaths of the city force people to walk on the roads among running vehicles. Bengaluru footpaths have ceased to be pedestrian friendly. The data from NCRB shows, out of 654 fatalities in 2021, 160 (close to a quarter) were pedestrians. The data states while pedestrian deaths accounted for 12 percent in the […]
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Twenty lifts in Bengaluru Metro stations are under maintenance for several days. Lifts in metro stations like Baiyappanahalli and Jayanagar, as well as 18 others have been under maintenance for a while now and require administrative attention. Officials say people have to wait longer for the lifts to be fixed. The lift near the Old […]
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