Doctors in these PHCs are concerned about patient load. Primary Health Center (PHC) authorities said that they face is a shortage of human resources. Dr. Girija, a PHC Medical officer from Kumbalgudu said, “Here the patient load is more so we are having lack of health staff, though doctors are sufficient, but we have a […]
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The CCB conducted a massive raid but found just few grams of ganja. The Central Crime Branch raided Parappana Agrahara Central Prison today, only to find 10 chillums and 20 grams of ganja. This is the second raid in five months. It happened at 6:00 a.m. today. T.P. Shivkumar, SP of Prisons, said this was […]
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The Kadlikai Parishe in Bangalore is majorly driven by non-local traders. Of the nearly 50 groundnut traders in the Kadlekai Parishe near the Bull Temple area, 40 were from Tamil Nadu. Many of these have begun attending the fair in the previous ten years. Most of these are farmers who bring their produce to the […]
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Lack of space, funds and training prevent college administrations from creating smart classrooms. Bengaluru; Classrooms in city government colleges are yet to be equipped with digital infrastructure for teaching-learning process as directed by the state education department. Untrained professors and lack of maintenance of smart classrooms adds to the problem. “We have only one smart […]
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Its half way into the semester and students studying in government colleges have not got any tablets so far. Bengaluru; Even after the Department of Collegiate Education (DCE) said that free tablets have been distributed under the free Tablet Personal Computer (PC) scheme, students studying in government colleges say they have not received any. Shoubhika, […]
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Mandated biometric attendance systems for teachers are not updated while experts believe that such systems for both students and teachers are running with no knowledge about security laws. Bengaluru; Biometric attendance system is not working properly in Karnataka colleges due to lack of funds, say officials. Moreover, experts believe that the system has data breach […]
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The number rose from 1385 in 2019 to 4583 in 2021. Missing children cases have gone up by 31 per cent from 2019 to 2021 in Karnataka. There is a significant increase in the number of untraced children from 550 in 2019 to 897 in 2021. National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data suggests that 336 […]
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He recorded intimate photos and videos of the victim, blackmailed her and later raped her at an OYO lodge The accused in a cyber harassment and rape case was identified and arrested on November 29; two days after the survivor’s family filed a complaint at the Kengeri Police Station. A First Information Report (FIR) was […]
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In an exclusive chat with the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Grand Slam champion Rohan Bopanna talks about sponsorship problems that tennis players in India grapple with. Tennis players in India continue to struggle due to costly worldwide travelling for tournaments, coaching, physiotherapy, and dietary needs. There is no sponsorship from the government […]
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The Karnataka government is actively engaged in encouraging wine culture in the state. Programme called WEAT organised to increase wine culture annually. Bengaluru; Business for Indian wineries is booming, while imported wines face heavy cess. Data from the Ministry of Commerce and Trade shows a decline in wine imports since 2019. Data from Karnataka State […]
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