Rising pollution becomes worrisome for people as COPD cases in the country increase. Batchu Rushali Bangalore | November 20, 2019 Over ten per cent of the total deaths that occur in India are due to Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Three million cases are reported worldwide making it an average of 12 per cent of […]
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Reservation for scheduled caste might increase from existing 15 per cent to 17 per cent in Karnataka. By Apoorva GS One Man Commission is expected to form a proposal for the central government to increase the reservation for scheduled caste (SC) in Karnataka from existing 15 percent to 17 percent in Karnataka . In a […]
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The farmers of Maski Taluk are either unaware about the prescribed feed for cattle from the Karnataka Milk Federation or refuse to buy stating high prices. By Yamini Chincholi Four in ten farmers in Maski Taluk are unaware about the cattle feed prescribed by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) and many of them can’t afford […]
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Resident of Rajarajeshwari Nagar complained to BBMP. BBMP calls it an act of poor people. By Labani Mahanandy Illegal sand mining is going on in the banks of Vrishabhavathi River near 8th main road, Rajarajeshwari Nagar. The residents witness that every other day. One of the residents named Dr. Harsha T. R. told The Softcopy, […]
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Despite the ‘announced’ success of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Sandur Taluk continues to have pending beneficiaries. By Astha Oriel November 20, 2019, Bangalore. Sandur Taluk in Bellary district has 152 pending housing beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) for 2019—20, as per the data provided by Taluk Panchayat. Kumaraswamy, a resident of D. Mallapur […]
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BMRCL asks Traffic Department to look into it By Arghyadeep Dutta Citizens are complaining about the illegal parking of vehicles in the localities. They complain that it is causing congestion and blocking space in front of the house. Among 40 metro stations in Bengaluru, 18 of them have a paid-parking space. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation […]
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Cigarette and alcohol shops continue to run within 100 yards of educational institutions. By Bibek Baidya Alcohol and Cigarette sale continue within 100 yards of educational institutions in Bangalore even after the 2003 High Court ban order. According to the Section 6 of Cigarette and other tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of […]
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City Cybercrime police station has registered over a dozen fraud cases in Bengaluru in past one month. Abhinav Kumar The number of AnyDesk App users getting exposed to banking frauds is on the rise in Bangalore. This year, the Cyber Crime cell has recorded 15 fraud cases in September. R.Ratnam, member of technical staff in […]
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The players of the Karnataka Premiere League confessed of match-fixing. They said, they were honey trapped. By Labani Mahanandy The Karnataka Premiere League players were forced for match-fixing as they were “honey-trapped”, says Bhaskar Rao, Commissioner of Police. One day after the Bangalore Police issued notice to both Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and Karnataka […]
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Recent findings show that 20 per cent of the Community Health Centres in Karnataka have X-ray machines which do not function. By Niket Nishant About a fifth of the Community Health Centres (CHCs) in Karnataka are operating without a functional X-ray machine. However, among other states and union territories with 200 or more CHCs, the […]
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