Syed Irfan was Receiving Threats before Being Killed

“He had a lot of enemies,” said his brother Syed Mubarak Bangalore, Nov. 21, 2018: The 29-year old bodybuilder and businessman who was brutally murdered yesterday had been receiving threat calls. Speaking to The Softcopy newspaper, the brother of the deceased Syed Mubarak said: “My brother confided that he had been receiving threatening calls for […]

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SC/ST Atrocities in Kumbalgudu

A report states that Bangalore ranks second in atrocities reported against Schedule cast And Schedule Tribes (SC/ST). Bangalore, Nov. 21, 2018. A report by the Committee Monitoring and Strengthening SC/ST Act in Karnataka (CMASK) reveals that Kumbalgudu is one the places in Bangalore with the highest number of atrocities reported against SC/ST. The report ranks […]

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Juvenile Crimes in Karnataka

Karnataka is witnessing an increase in crimes committed by juveniles going through abnormal post psychological stress. Bangalore, Nov. 21, 2018. “According to available reports, from 2015 till September, 2018  number of crimes have been registered on crimes against children, but simultaneously there is an increase in crimes committed by juveniles also,” said Vasanth Kumar, Inspector […]

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Absence of Panic Alarm Buttons

Women passengers are unsure about their safety in public transports. Bengaluru, Oct. 23, 2018: Of the 6,627 Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses in Bengaluru, only 150 buses are equipped with panic alarm buttons, as told by Meenakshi  Giridhar, an employee of Bengaluru-based NGO, Durga. The BMTC application has not been upgraded with the two […]

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