With more than 35,000 cases reported, Bangalore Urban had the most number of mental health disorder cases in Karnataka last year. Bangalore Urban reported ten times more mental health cases than Bangalore Rural according to a report by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The former reported 17,672 cases of common mental disorders (CMD) […]
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In the last three years more than 100 hate speech cases have been registered in Karnataka. Citizens of Karnataka are concerned about the rising number of hate speech cases being registered in Karnataka. They are urging the government to separate religion and politics for the upcoming assembly elections of 2023. Sai Prakash, a member of […]
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BTM Layout and other constituencies like Jayanagar will be one of the main focus areas for BJP in Bengaluru, ahead of the state election. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to win a seat from the BTM Layout in this state election, they are likely to release a constituency wise manifesto which is going to […]
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Indhana Bhawan, the new building of KPTCL, will facilitate administrative work Amid much anticipated fervor, Energy minister, V. Sunil Kumar inaugurated the Indhana Bhawan, a 16-storey government building under Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL). However, there is still ambiguity on when employees can shift to the new premises. The construction work is complete but […]
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The ongoing Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute sees tightening of police security at the borders of the two states. The Marathi speaking community of Karnataka are not ready to merge with Maharashtra, yet, “My mother tongue is Marathi but I am loyal to Karnataka,” said chairperson of Karnataka Maratha Communities Development Corporation Ltd (KMCDC), Dr M G […]
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‘181’ toll free helpline number for women has been out of order due to lack of funds and 1091 doesn’t exist anymore. Women helpline numbers that are supposed to aid women in distress lack funds from the central government. According to one of the officials of the Women’s Welfare department, the 24*7 toll-free helpline number […]
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Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha’s leader, Kodihalli Chandrashekar will be joining hands with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal. Turning up in large numbers for the event at the National college ground near Basvanagudi, farmers believe that KRRS and AAP’s partnership will benefit them in certain ways. Over 30,000 people assembled for the event in […]
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The government’s ban has brought a loss for traditional fireworks sellers. Bengaluru: Traditional fire-works sellers faced losses as the government banned their crackers and promoted -green crackers this Diwali. The Karnataka government issued an order stating that only green crackers are allowed and traditional crackers would be banned. This impacted the sale of traditional fireworks […]
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Devagere schoolchildren received the milk powder for June and July only in late August. Experts say that this affects their nutrition levels. Bangalore: Devagere schoolchildren have received their milk powder quota for June and July on August 25, 2021. The children were supposed to receive 500 gms of milk powder each for June and July, […]
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Jansevaka app—which provides doorstep delivery of government documents, proves inefficient for senior citizens and differently-abled people, as they remain oblivious of any such service. By Rhythima Agrawal Narsimaiyya, a 70-year old gathered his documents and placed them carefully in a bag. He reached the Kengeri government office only to wait in a long queue for […]
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