Aslam drives his auto rickshaw from 8 AM to 3 PM on the streets of Kengeri. He knows the streets like the back of his hand and has seen it change over the years. Ever since he was a young boy, barely a man, he drove his rickshaw across its lanes. He was a student […]
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Out of the 48 BBMP night shelters, only three are meant for women. Even those go unoccupied while homeless women sleep on the street. In the scorching heat of Bengaluru, Rangamma, a 79-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh, is in front of a fast-food stall, seeking food. Abandoned by her two sons, she now resorts to […]
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Foldable cycles are expensive than the regular bicycles, say commuters Bangalore: Metro commuters are disappointed with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s (BMRCL) guidelines on bicycles. The guidelines mention that commuters can’t carry regular bicycles inside the metro. Currently, only foldable bicycles are allowed in the metro. However, in other metro cities like Kochi, Mumbai and […]
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Visitors of Madiwala lake continue to witness declining health of the water body as dead fish start bobbing up in its waters due to a lack of consistent and proper maintenance. Mohish felt the leaves crunch under his feet as he walked across the banks of the Madiwala lake. The once-manicured lanes were now littered […]
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The Commisioner of Bengaluru Police, B Dayananda, held a press conference today, where he reported on the progress of various branches of the city police. Incidents of human trafficking, insurance fraud, and theft were cases that the Bengaluru police said they are making substantial progress in solving. After receiving many complaints regarding potential cases of […]
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The two-day event was held at Embassy Square Park. At every step of the Summer Shopping Mela, stalls for clothes, anime merchandise, books, jewellery, and tarot reading, were set up. But the sellers said that their business witnessed a lack in sales despite being visited by a large crowd. Shezaad, a clothing stall owner, said, […]
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Delay in approval of drafted rules highlight the need for integrated transport planning The Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) bill, passed in December 2022, will be implemented in April 2024. Citizens had been advocating for the creation of BMLTA which is expected to address the city’s traffic congestion and disorganized public transport management. Netravati […]
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Karnataka missed the Supreme Court deadline to register migrant workers for ration cards. Karnataka: Muneswar Ram, a migrant worker has been moulding bricks in a factory in Bangalore for the past 15 years. All these years he has been buying groceries from a local grocer because he does not know about the One Nation One […]
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In India, at least 50 percent of patients with an Eating Disorder (ED) have a psychological disorder, with depression being the most common, according to PubMed Central. For Radha, an employee at a private firm in India, food had become displeasing and depressing. She felt that the thing that would sustain her would also make […]
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Dermatologists say that people need to educate themselves about the process before getting tattoos done. Intrigued by the offer of Rs.300 per square inch for a tattoo in Bangalore, Jaya (name changed), a college going student walked in a tattoo studio in SG Palya, Madiwala. The Tattoo artist did not ask her any questions or […]
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