Tour guides and local shopkeepers fear that the proposed Mekedatu dam project will destroy their livelihoods. Prakash, a tour guide at the Chunchi waterfalls (five kilometres from the Mekedatu dam site) and nearby locations, has been working for the last six years. But, now he fears he might lose his job because of the proposed […]
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He is out of hospital KSRTC bus with 30 passengers rammed into a pillar. Of the 30 passengers involved in the accident where a KSRTC bus rammed into a Metro Pillar on May 10, four continue to be in serious condition at a local hospital. The driver and the conductor who were receiving treatment at […]
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The primary health centres in Bengaluru await long-standing upgrade in infrastructure and technology. Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in different areas of the city struggle due to shortage of doctors, nurses, and health workers. Obsolete infrastructure, limited medical equipment and primitive technology add to the woes of the PHCs. The State Government, in 2019, had announced […]
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Bhartiya Janta Party government (BJP) in Karnataka is taking 30 percent commission from religious institutes and mathas alleges Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee’s (KPCC) general secretary S Manohar. The KPCC has accused the BJP government of demanding 30 percent commission from religious organizations and mathas for releasing funds. The allegations come after the death of Santhosh […]
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The two accused are currently in police custody. Kumaraswamy Layout police arrested two accused and recovered Rs. 1.88 crore. The police used a dog squad and fingerprint analysis to trace the offenders. The offender named Sunil (Ture) is a regular offender as he already has a few cases registered against him in three police stations. […]
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Radio Jockeys (RJ) are shifting towards creating more digital content as the number of shows on radio decreases. Bengaluru: Whether it’s a long drive or a short hop from Cubbon Park to M G Road, Ishita loves listening music. Even today her daily dose of popular hits comes from her preferred radio channel. Ishita […]
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Media literacy is still an additional workshop in Indian schools and a touchy topic in Indian homes—teachers, media experts and sociologists say that this needs to change. Bengaluru: It is 2 p.m., an hour after lunch break. As *Ishita looks out of her classroom window, she sees the gloomy grey clouds fill Bengaluru’s skies. She […]
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Three out of seven waste processing plants of BBMP already been shut. The closure of wet waste processing plants has forced Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) to shift the waste to other plants and landfills. These plants in the city have been creating problems for hundreds of residents. There has been a constant opposition from […]
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High convocation fee with an extended application procedure creates confusion and delay. Students stood in a straight queue holding documents in sweaty hands, waiting for their turn to pay the fee at the bank so that they could show the receipt and collect their certificates. The price they were paying to throw their mortar boards […]
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Vehicles fill the residential roads of Bangalore due to lack of parking spaces. The lanes of Jayanagar are perfectly balanced with cars on the other side and houses on the other. Drivers have to readjust their rear-view mirror to park into the cramped place between parked vehicles, while residents have to keep a check on […]
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