Women lawyers complain about dirty loos

Toilets in the city court premises are filthy. Women risk contracting infections, have to deal with fetid odor, and walk long distances in search of clean facilities.  Women visiting Bengaluru’s City Civil Court and Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Courts (CMM) said that these complexes lack clean and well-maintained restrooms, forcing them to walk long distances in […]

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City continues to face shortage of traffic cops

The number of vacancies for traffic policemen in the city increased from 309 posts in November 2022 to 642 in August 2023. Vacancies in Bengaluru Traffic Police have resulted in a low traffic personnel to vehicle ratio. Bengaluru is a category ‘A’ city, which requires one police personnel for every 700 vehicles, according to a […]

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Bustling Shivajinagar struggling with voter id issues

Voter registration woes, limited Parking, and poor infrastructure, is plaguing Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar. People in Shivajinagar are struggling with their voter ids in addition to other problems like limited parking and poor infrastructure. Shivajinagar is a busy locality in Bengaluru and is home to several markets, shops, and residential areas. Local activist, Nasir Hussain said that […]

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Shanti Nagar lacks basic amenities

Welfare associations say they keep filing complaints, only to get temporary solutions from government. Residents of Shanti Nagar are facing problems such as sewage clogged roads, power cuts, road encroachment and many other issues but there is no aid from the government. Saraswati, 24, a Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holder from Shanti Nagar said, […]

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PhonePe launches new app ‘Pincode’

Pincode will focus on the hyper-local commerce market, the beta version of the app is now available to customers in Bengaluru. PhonePe on Tuesday announced the launch of its e-commerce app ‘Pincode’, a consumer app built on the government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform The app will pilot in Bengaluru with categories such […]

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Health workers continue to protest for their demands

Even after working for more than 10 years, the NHM employees do not get paid enough to make a decent life. The National Health Mission (NHM) In-source Employee Association, which is part of the state Health and Family Welfare department, is hopeful that the state government will accept their demand of being permanent employees in […]

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Demand for Venkatappa Art Gallery remains high among artists

Artists say Venkatappa Art Gallery will not  be affordable if it is given to private companies for restoration. The Venkatappa Art Gallery remains vacant due to lack of facilities and poor infrastructure. No funds have been allocated for its restoration by the government. Artists say that when the gallery officials rent the hall and gallery […]

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MSMEs in the city not aware of central government schemes

Many MSME entrepreneurs in the city do not apply for IPR protection due to high attorney fees etc. The new revision of the scheme will reimburse the amount taken to process the IP. Under the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) scheme of the Ministry of Medium and Small Enterprises (MSME), companies can receive a reimbursement of […]

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