Despite the city’s attempts to make public transport smart by introducing Intelligent Transport system (ITS), passengers are issued paper tickets. By Savyata Mishra Anil Kumar boards the bus from Majestic bus station to Uttarahalli every day after work by paying Rs 22. A few months ago, he was being issued one electronically generated ticket of […]
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The city is running with 21 fire stations, whereas the final report of Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services suggests that it should have 71. By Labani Mahanandy It was just two months since a fire from cylinder blast claimed the life of a mother-daughter in Chandra layout, and various other fire hazards in the […]
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Proper use of technology and artificial intelligence could be a solution to the city’s traffic woes. However, major junctions of the city are yet to get high-resolution CCTV cameras to capture commuters and motorists breaking the laws and APNR cameras as well as multidirectional infrared and colourless laser sensors. By Neetu Saini Traffic police can […]
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Public places have turned a blind eye to the needs of the visually -impaired customers. By Rhythima Agrawal 2020Public places do not have braille or voice instructions inside the lifts. This makes it difficult for the visually-impaired person because they have to depend on someone to assist them. Nagavini N. , a student of Enable […]
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India seized 48 per cent more drugs in 2018 compared to 2017, says NCRB. Ritam Chatterjee The National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data shows that the number of registered cases of drug seizure filed by the city crime branches and the state police departments across the country was 49,450 in 2018, compared to 33,158 in […]
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BBMP claims that only 10 per cent of the shops in Bengaluru have taken trade license. Out of around five lakh shops in the city, only 48,000 have been issued a license. Vivek Kumar M With over 90 per cent shops in the city not having trade license, BBMP is losing revenue. In a circular, […]
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A check on wall paintings, proper installation of CCTV cameras and deployment of marshals to monitor — was a part of the BBMP’s anti-garbage drive. The drive fails miserably as people continue to throw garbage at undesignated spots. By Nikita Arora The nauseating smell of garbage has been filling the city for a long time […]
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The prevalence of blindness is at 1.99 per cent in India as against the target set by the National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) to reduce the per cent to 0.3 by the year 2020. Surbhi Shah It’s all blurry. You cannot see the buses coming near. You cannot see the […]
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Various health schemes by the Central and State government for the informal sector, fail to reach the workers. Sanchari Ghatak G. Praveena works from 6am to 6pm in almost five households, literally everyday of the year except for the occasional festival holiday. Well, she has to; she’s a domestic worker trying to make ends meet […]
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According to cybercrime police, the number of digital wallets or e-wallet fraud cases has increased rapidly after various online platforms opened for payments and money transfer. By Archita Chakraborty Bangalore: In recent years, the tech city, Bangalore, has experienced a rapid increase in the number of digital wallets or e-wallet fraud cases. The number of […]
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