Most cracker injury victims are bystanders

Bangalore’s eye hospitals receive many victims of firecracker incidents during Deepavali. Among 27 patients of fire cracker victims at Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, 16 were bystanders during the Deepavali festival that began on October 23, 2022. The hospital has 30 beds reserved for firecracker victims. Minto Ophthalmic Hospital is a government eye specialty hospital in Bangalore that […]

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No ration for migrants in India

Lack of awareness of the One Nation One Ration prevents migrant workers from receiving subsidized ration in the city. BENGALURU, Oct.20 Migrants still face problem in procuring subsidized ration despite the implementation of One Nation One Ration Card. Suresh, a migrant from Isri, Jharkhand, said, “It is very difficult to live here. I do not […]

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E-Tickets for bus travel in Bangalore

BMTC buses to launch online booking of tickets soon with Kannada and English language settings. After the e-pass, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is coming up with electronic tickets (e-tickets) for passengers. This e-ticket will be launched very soon in collaboration with Tummoc, a Bangalore based start-up. According to Arnab, coordinator of BMTC, “Many commuters […]

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BMTC drivers feel they may lose out to private players

The e-bus manufacturing companies hire their drivers privately. They are then required to pass a test to be eligible to drive the buses. The drivers of the regular ICE (internal combustion engine) buses cannot drive the newly-launched electric buses because they are not employees of the companies that manufacture them and hire them out to […]

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Bhagyalakshmi scheme falls short of its promises

Surveys and experts doubt Bhagyalakshmi can achieve its objectives, and have also exposed the malpractices behind implementation of the scheme. A 2020 report by The Karnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA) observed that 76.7 percent of the families want to withdraw the Bhagyalakshmi scheme fund for marriage purposes. Experts say this is because the scheme does not […]

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KRS enters BBMP elections with new strategy

Karnataka Rashtra Samiti, a new party is all set to run in the upcoming BBMP elections with social media campaigning as their strategy. Karnataka Rashtra Samiti (KRS), will campaign mainly online when they contest the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections that are likely to be conducted by December 31, 2022. Mr. Ravi Krishna Reddy, […]

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