Though the city sees a fall in the number of robberies, outskirts still see frequent robberies, data with the police show. Riddhiman Roy Kengeri, Golahalli, Kumbalgodu and other areas in the outskirts continue facing cases of chain snatching and robberies, even as the city is 14.5 per cent safer from robberies as compared to 2017, […]
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Construction of new skywalk will displace about 2510 vendors who earn their living by selling their commodities near the Banashankari Temple. Rajeshwari, who has been selling temple articles outside the Banashankari Temple forpast 15 years might not be able to continue her earning because of the construction of new skywalk. “Soon just a few among […]
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Unquantified amount of textile waste produced by the city ends up in landfills or is incinerated in the absence of proper recycling facilities By Savyata Mishra Bengaluru—the garment hub of India, is facing an unprecedented textile waste generation that is polluting the city’s water, soil, and air. According to the Indian Textile Journal (ITJ), every […]
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Students who lost their bus pass earlier,have to pay money for the remaining months. BMTC says they are looking into the matter. By Shubhangi Mathur Bangalore: Parul Jindal who commutes daily to her college is waiting for the issuance of her Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus pass for two months now. “I filled the […]
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The government has allocated a budget of Rs 50 Crore to the BMTC this year, the bus terminals in Bangalore lack basic facilities—like proper lights, seating and parking faciliies. Nikita Arora Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) terminals in the city has become a worrisome issue for commuters. as they are crowded, dirty and a perfect […]
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90 percent families under the ‘payment failure’ tab of the Karnataka Ashraya website haven’t received funds since their Aadhar cards cannot be mapped. By Yamini Chincholi Around 2,55,000 households have not received funds under housing schemes in Karnataka since 2017. Families can provide bank details directly or Aadhar number linked to banks in order to […]
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Public toilets in Sindagi town are unclean and poorly-maintained. People who do not have toilets at their house prefer open defecation instead of using the public toilets. By Shalu Chowrasia Sindagi received its Open-Defecation Free (ODF) tag six months ago but villagers still continue to defecate in the open. There are three public toilets in […]
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Robotics is being taught as a subject in several schools across Bangalore. Students say that it is fun to learn science in a new way. Shalu Chowrasia Science can be fun for students at all schools if Robotics is introduced as a subject, co-founder of QtPi, Anto Jerlin says. “The curriculum at regular schools is […]
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A group of artists are reviving the idea of organic paints using soil colours. By Yashasvini Razdan With majority of art forms devoted to oil and acrylic bases, , the city is witnessing the advent of a unique organic art form called ‘soil painting’. A group of artists are promoting this unique art form by […]
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Promises of guaranteed placements during the economic slowdown are driving engineering graduates to spend extra money on courses which they’ve already graduated in. . By Yashasvini Razdan Declining placement rates in engineering colleges are forcing engineers to spend money on additional courses, to make themselves employable as per industry standards. Arpitha, a Computer Science engineer […]
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