Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) are unable to build houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana as they cannot contribute to their share in the scheme. By Swati Ekka Despite a working Pradhan Mantri Yojna in place, people fail to reap the benefits because they fail to pay a sum of Rs 50,000 which the scheme demands […]
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Traffic police fail to enforce the ban on tinted glasses after six years By Arghyadeep Dutta Despite the Supreme Court’s ban six years back, 13878 cases are been reported by Bengaluru Traffic Police against illegal black-tinted glasses in cars in 2019 till August. The Supreme Court of India in 2012 had said that use of […]
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Electric vehicle users face several challenges due to inadequate number of electric vehicle charging stations. Batchu Rushali E-vehicle owners complain of limited battery duration and lack of efficient e-vehicle charging stations for long distance. Several commuters believe that waiting for the vehicle to be charged is also a difficult task. “I regret buying an electric […]
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Commuters risk their lives on the un-tarred stretch of the Kanakpura Road which was widened in 2017. Broken, encroached and missing footpaths add to the woes of the pedestrians. Pradnya Desai The half side of the Kanakpura road from Konankunte Cross till NICE Road is not tarred causing a bumpy road full of potholes.. The […]
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School girls do not regularly receive sanitary pads under the Shuchi Scheme because of lack of appropriate distribution system. By Apoorva GS Shuchi sanitary pads lie undistributed in PHCs as no distribution channel has been planned for this year. Nine months have passed and government has not yet finalised the tender for distribution this […]
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A number of psychiatrists in Bangalore don’t believe in the existence of Dissociative Identity Disorder. Many DID patients are dismissed as fakers. Yamini Chincholi Trisha Dey (24), a techie in Bangalore was diagnosed of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). She describes DID as- “We feel like we all are trying to drive a car at the […]
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Karnataka yet to provide subsidized Sex Re-assignment Surgery (SRS) for transgender communities after the Karnataka state transgender policy gets state cabinet nod. Surbhi Shah Murali, a.k.a. Manali has only two hospitals to consider for her Sex Re-assignment Surgery (SRS) as the other hospitals are expensive. She is still waiting for the government to implement the […]
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BMTC has introduced only two new buses so far this year; about 19 percent of the total number of functional buses are not roadworthy. Shivani Verma Out of the total 6,490 operational vehicles by the state-run Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)1,234 buses which are more than 11-years-old or have clocked 8.5 lakh km are still […]
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A two year-long, Rs. 60 crore BMTC project which aims to turn the filth-ridden Kalasipalya bus stop into a 4.3 acres-swanky terminal has been underway for the last three years. There are still no signs of it being completed even this year. Sanchari Ghatak The Kalasipalya Bus Terminal project, proposed in 2016 is still far […]
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In the run-up to the October 2 re-imposing of a nation-wide ban on plastics by the government, people complain of greener options burning a hole in their pockets. By Savyata Mishra Bengalureans complain of high prices of eco-friendly options to plastic available in the market and a scarcity of shops that sell them, as the […]
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