Pandemic has pushed bag manufacturers to shut down their production and go back to their hometowns. The pandemic has pushed school bag shop owners and manufacturers to either switch their business or completely shut down their manufacturing hub. Sadre Alam, who used to have a bag manufacturing unit in Bamboo Bazaar in Bengaluru, had to […]
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Devagere schoolchildren received the milk powder for June and July only in late August. Experts say that this affects their nutrition levels. Bangalore: Devagere schoolchildren have received their milk powder quota for June and July on August 25, 2021. The children were supposed to receive 500 gms of milk powder each for June and July, […]
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Dug up roads and under-construction lanes spark worries about safety of delivery workers on e-bikes. Delivery workers using e-bikes in Bangalore are at risk as they are forced to ride through traffic due to incomplete cycle lanes. These lanes were to be built under the Smart Cities Mission, which has been delayed. A report by […]
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Less human intervention, traffic and pollution due to curfews and lockdowns, has improved the habitat at Lalbagh with peacocks and other birds finding breeding ground. About ten peacocks have been spotted in Lalbagh, said G. Kusuma, deputy director of Horticulture Department, Lalbagh. This, she said was an unusual sight. The complete habitat of the park […]
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BBMP has returned to working with NGOs to eradicate rabies. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) vaccinated 13,000 dogs and neutered 13,736 under the Anti-Rabies Vaccination (ARV) and Animal- Birth Control (ABC) programme in July. BBMP officials said that they have nearly met their target. BBMP initiated a massive rabies vaccination drive in July with […]
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The NGT had issued directives for cigarette butt disposal a year ago, but nothing has been done. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) still does not have a separate disposal system for cigarette butts, a year after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to lay down guidelines to do […]
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This helps maintain temperature standards, regardless of continuity of electricity supply. Primary health care centers in Konanakunte and Yelachenahalli in Bangalore south are using uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units and generators, to maintain the optimum temperature of the Ice – lined refrigerators (ILRs) and Deep Freezers. A pharmacist, Bhuvneshwari at PHC Konanakunte said she has […]
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Most job cards in K. Gollahalli village in Southern Bengaluru are inactive, with few being employed in 2020-21, shows this year’s government data. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme sees very few applications and even fewer job cards collected by applicants, said Shiv Kumar, a data operator at K. Gollahalli gram […]
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The city recorded 95 drink and drive cases during special drives conducted on Sept. 18 and 19, 2021. Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) BR Ravikante Gowda ordered a restart of drunk driving testing on Sept. 18, 2021. Gowda said that licenses of those caught would be considered for cancellation by the transport department. Further, he […]
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The over-the-top (OTT) consumption has increased from 181 billion minutes to 204 billion minutes, according to consultancy.in. The lockdown has been difficult for cinema halls, the staff and distributors as theatres are only allowed to open with 50 percent occupancy in Karnataka. Hemanth Anand, the owner of Vijayalakshmi theatre in Garudachar Palya said, “We are […]
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