Eight out of the 10 noise monitoring stations spread across Bangalore recorded decibel levels above the permissible limit. Bengaluru: The constant honking at a traffic jam, sounds of modified bike silencers, commotion of jackhammers and cranes working round the clock. All of this keeps the city awake as noise pollution levels stay constantly above the […]
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With sports training and coaching shut due to the lockdown, many children and young teens moved online to nurture their sports bug. Bengaluru: Young athletes breathed a sigh of relief as training and residential programs run by sports academies and institutes resumed on the ground training in batches, keeping Covid-19 protocols in mind. Over the […]
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Sporting events across the nation have resumed under the condition that they ensure compliance with government guidelines. Athletes find it hard to play close quarters contact sports while adhering to the protocols. Bengaluru: A ball soars over to left field as three boys, two in blue and one in black, chase after it. The one […]
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Several stores at Brigade road, one of the busiest areas of the cities, are seeing a drop in sales due to BBMP construction work. Bangalore: The ongoing work of laying pipelines at Brigade Road, Bangalore in order to turn the city into a Smart City has negatively impacted the sales of the stores in the […]
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Differently-abled people do not have complete access to public buses because the buses are not built keeping them in mind. Bangalore: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses in the state are still not fully accessible to differently-abled people. Out of 77 KSRTC bus stations in the state, only […]
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Karnataka hot on the trail of its neighbouring state, Kerala, in terms of a number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 infections. The neighbouring state has 12 cases. By Labani Mahanandy Bengaluru: Three more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the toll to four. All of them hail from Bengaluru. Indian Council of […]
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The BBMP complaint cell failed to solve the complaints of the citizens within 30 minutes—the deadline set by it to figure out the issue. By Bibek Baidya The complaint cell of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) had assured to provide solution for an issue within 30 minutes of receiving a complaint and take an action against it […]
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By Labani Mahanandy IWD-women Achievers Award 2020 When: March 8 Where: Ravindra Kala Nominations What to Expect: An award ceremony for the invited guests. This event is to honour the women souls of Bangalore that have contributed to the society. Five to six Facebook groups like ‘Naari Shakti’, ‘Kannada Ammadiru’ came together to organise this […]
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India’s only Sanskrit daily newspaper, Sudharma, is in doldrums, as the government remains irresponsive to the company’s shout for financial aid. By Sheikh Saquib The two pages, A3 size newspaper established on July 14, 1970, with the sole purpose of propagating Sanskrit is facing a possibility of financial ruin. Sudharma will turn 50 this year […]
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In his seventh budget for Karnataka state, B S Yediyurappa, who also holds Finance portfolio in the state, focused on agriculture and allied activities, irrigation and development of the capital. By Vivek Kumar M The budget allocated for Karnataka state is around Rs. 2.37 lakh crore for 2020-21. Around three percent of the total budget […]
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