Protestors outside the Thiruvananthapuram secretariat were dispersed by the police. Sabarimala saw a rush of devotees post-Chennai flood and Telengana elections, said Travancore Devaswom board secretary. “Even after reducing the number of virtual Q tickets, people visited the temple without registering,” he said. Virtual Q ticket is an online ticket service provided by Kerala Police […]
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According to news reports, two people entered Lok Sabha and opened tear gas canisters. In the latest visuals, yellow gas can be seen floating in the seating area of the Lok Sabha building. In the latest development, visitor passes to the parliament have been banned by the Lok Sabha Speaker for the ongoing session. Following […]
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Last night at 11:35 p.m., the Vidhan Soudha Police Station got a call from the control room about the bomb threat. Bangalore: The bomb threat made to Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of Karnataka, turned out to be hoax after a late night search. The police said that nobody had to be […]
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Experts say that colleges and organisations must take initiative to donate blood. Fewer donors and large scale wastage of blood due to excessive collection has led to shortage of blood supply to government hospitals. Dr. Prasanna, from Victoria hospital said, “A government hospital requires 180 units of blood, however, the hospital only gets below 80 […]
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Authors: Arunima Pal, Ishika Sharma, Akankhya Rout COP28 replaces “phasing out” of coal, oil, gas, replaces it with “reducing” fossil fuels. A draft deal to cut global fossil fuel production has drawn criticism from the European Union (EU), United States (US) and several other countries. The draft which calls for “reducing both consumption and production of […]
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The apex court has instructed the Centre to conduct elections in Jammu and Kashmir as soon as possible. In a long-awaited judgment, the Supreme Court today, upheld the abrogation of article 370 of the Indian Constitution. The article was struck down by the central government on August 6, 2019 when the parliament passed the Jammu […]
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The Bengaluru regional office of the Reserve Bank of India, has seen an approximate 13 percent surge in currency circulation amounting to Rs. 2.5 lakh crore post the first quarter of the 2023-24 financial year. Cash still holds its ground in Bengaluru. The circulation of cash has surged despite the popularity of Unified Payment System […]
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Despite efforts by NGOs, ban on the use of plastic bags on the premises of Kadlekai Parishe has not been implemented effectively. “Parishege banni cheela tanni”, the outcry of the anti-plastic campaign organized by NGOs in Bangalore in Kadlekai Parishe, the annual groundnut festival of Bangalore has fallen flat when one looks at the ground […]
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Of the total (professional and non-professional) driving licenses issued in Karnataka in 2022-23, only 12.56 percent were issued to women. This suggests that even though more women are forefront of the workforce, fewer women have control on wheels. The number of women driving commercial vehicles continues to be dismal in Karnataka. Of the total 49,836 […]
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Considering India’s achievements in Paralympics, parents of differently-abled children are demanding exclusive swimming pools or reasonable time slots in public pools. Differently-abled children and their parents are having a tough time getting access to the swimming pools in the city. The city currently has no swimming pool exclusively allotted for disabled children. Parents said that […]
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