BMRCL project remains unfinished since 2017. The Nagasandra-Madavara metro line is now expected to start carrying passengers by mid-December 2023. Construction work on the elevated corridor began in 2017 with the intention of improving connectivity to Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) and Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises(NICE) Road. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited Assistant Public Relations […]
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Namma Metro App is still unavailable in iOS Apple store, unlike the the Android version which is available in the Google Play store BMRCL Techno – economic analysis (TEA) identifies that the updation in technology will put more burden on daily passengers. Android users have an upper hand over iOS users, as Namma Metro App […]
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The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Rule, 2017, mandates every organization with over 50 employees to have a crèche facility within 500 meters. The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to start a crèche facility at its Central Office in Shanthinagar. BMTC administration said that “the project is in its initial stages.” With the workforce shifting […]
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The average number of patients seeking services at the outpatient department daily has surged to 1000 resulting in overcrowding. Bengaluru: Technical difficulties in the online registration system of The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) has resulted in overcrowding in its Outpatient Department (OPD). Patients cannot register online and therefore arrive directly at the […]
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Toilets in the city court premises are filthy. Women risk contracting infections, have to deal with fetid odor, and walk long distances in search of clean facilities. Women visiting Bengaluru’s City Civil Court and Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Courts (CMM) said that these complexes lack clean and well-maintained restrooms, forcing them to walk long distances in […]
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While poor road infrastructure in Bangalore puts pedestrians at risk, experts and officials agree that road safety is the shared responsibility of authorities and pedestrians. Recent data released by the Bangalore Traffic Police revealed a 55 percent increase in pedestrian deaths in the city over the previous years. As of July 2023, 154 pedestrian deaths […]
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People well versed in local languages and cultures will be preferred. Prasar Bharti is hiring about a hundred people for the newly inaugurated 91 FM transmitters inaugurated by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, in 18 states and two union territories. TB Nanjundaswamy, Joint Director, News at All India Radio said, “Prasar Bharti has already started […]
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Former prime minister and chief minister of Karnataka, H.D. Devegowda did a ‘Panchratna Yatra’ around the Yelahanka constituency. Janata Dal (Secular) doyen H D Devegowda made an emotional appeal to the voters in Yelahanka while his party promised five key developments to the constituency. The promises revolved around pension to farmers and their families, digital […]
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BJP is attempting to cash in on Annamalai’s Tamil Nadu popularity with the Tamil Diaspora in Karnataka. A bustling saffron crowd, sound of bursting crackers and intimidating slogans echoing through the narrow lanes – this was the backdrop of Annamalai’s road show in Sarvagnanagar, as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu leader urged people to […]
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Wipro reported a 0.4 percent and a seven percent drop in its net profit on a YoY basis for March ending and for FY23, respectively. IT major Wipro approved the buyback of 26,96,62,921 shares at a face value of rupees two each, subject to the company’s shareholders’ approval. This represents 4.9 percent of the total number […]
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