The Kannada Development Authority (KDA) says that 159 schools in Bengaluru have not complied with the Kannada Language Learning Act of 2015 By Ishika Dangayach Bengaluru: Despite repeated directions from the state government, ICSE and CBSE board schools in Karnataka have not implemented Kannada as a compulsory subject in the form of their first or […]
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More than 10,000 international students have enrolled in different universities of Karnataka, under the ‘Study in India’ programme of the centre. By Astha Oriel Bustling crowd, with students loitering around the campus, some discussing literature, while others discussing art, is a reality in most of the colleges of Bangalore. While many youngsters come from various […]
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More than 90 percent of home-based garment workers can be called ‘forced laborers’ as they are paid less than the state stipulated minimum wage. By Jagriti Parakh While walking down the narrow lanes of Hosahalli, through the dimly lit basement shops along Mysore Road, and across the dystopian concrete buildings in Peenya and BTM Layout […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingSevere lack of awareness on health of soil; increased usage of fertilizers as compared to previous three years. By Swati Ekka Soil Health card fails to spread awareness on soil quality as usage of fertilizers keep on increasing in few districts of Karnataka. Farmers without proper awareness do little to keep a check on the […]
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Only 414 volunteers in Karnataka for pregnant women under the central government’s maternal healthcare scheme By Shivani Verma Bengaluru: While Tejaswani, a 21-year-old conceives for the second time, she waits for the government hospital in her town, Muddebihal, to provide her with basic medical care. Drowning in poverty, she and her family, fret as government […]
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Feedback devices in pay and use toilet are not functioning. Most users are unaware of such devices. Rhythima Agrawal The feedback devices installed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in pay and use toilets are not in a working condition because of which the users are not able to give feedback. Also, some users are […]
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The state government is yet to give compensations to farmers for crop damage during drought seasons. Yamini Chincholi | Bengaluru Farmers in Maski taluk are yet to get compensation for crop damages caused due to floods and drought from the state government, according to the Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013. Abdul Aziz, working journalist, […]
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Despite the ‘announced’ success of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Sandur Taluk continues to have pending beneficiaries. By Astha Oriel November 20, 2019, Bangalore. Sandur Taluk in Bellary district has 152 pending housing beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) for 2019—20, as per the data provided by Taluk Panchayat. Kumaraswamy, a resident of D. Mallapur […]
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Karnataka ranks second in terms of rabies in India. Surbhi Shah The shortage of rabies vaccine is contributing to the increasing number of rabies cases in Karnataka. Data released by the National Health Profile 2019 shows that in India, out of 110 cases of reported rabies, there are 110 deaths, making it a 100 per […]
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