Around 6000 health workers will stage a protest at Freedom Park after the health department did not regularize their jobs. Around 6000 covid warriors are will stage a protest at Freedom Park on April 8 for the vacancy continuation in the health department. This comes after the Karnataka Health department failed to fulfill its promise […]
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Paralegal volunteers have not been able to provide free legal services to vulnerable groups due to low pay and communication gaps. Bengaluru: Karnataka Child Rights Observatory (KCRO) along with other child rights organizations and UNICEF have decided to work on strategies to work on child issues that worsened during the pandemic. Child marriage, violence against […]
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More than 960 madrasas in the state are facing problems in providing regular education. Students studying in madrasas are not able to continue their education for the past two years. Mainly because these institutions are unable to provide online classes due to a lack of funds. Mohammad Iqbal is one of those children who did […]
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People are opting for shorter duration and budget-friendly trips. Tourist hotspots in the city and around are getting traction as people turn to revenge travelling due to lockdown fatigue. Data revealed that in 2021, the passenger traffic in India amounted to over 115 million at airports out of which over 10 million were international passengers. […]
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Bengaluru fashion rental stores see a drop in demand with no signs of recovery as the city sees cancellation of events amidst the pandemic. The city might be returning to normal but the clothes rental sector is not. It continues to see a 90 percent dip in customers. Pratap, from Costume Bank, who has recently […]
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Despite a minor uptick in revenue following the downward trend in self-driving car sales, owners in Bengaluru remain wary about the new Covid variant. Sales of Bengaluru’s self-driving car firms have dropped during the pandemic. Although sales were up in August and September 2021, they have started to fall since then. Ravi, a senior executive […]
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Export of coffee and domestic consumption has increased. India’s coffee exports have increased from 2.25 lakh tonnes in 2020 to 2.45 lakh tonnes up to September this year. The domestic consumption also showed a slight increase of approximately 1.6 percent in 2021, said Coffee Board of India. K.R. Shetty, Director at Indian Coffee Trade Association […]
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Government’s response to Omicron is not at expected level, say officials. Despite a rise in Omicron cases across the world the Indian government has not issued new guidelines except for international arrivals. D. Randeep, state commissioner of health and welfare services said that the department is not planning to introduce any new measure for citizens. […]
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Official data shows a decline in dowry harassment cases in the city last year. Activists disagree. Cases of dowry harassment have decreased by 22.71 percent from 2019 to 2020 in Bengaluru. Women’s rights activists attribute this to the under-reporting of cases rather than an actual decline. In the last five years, according to the National […]
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Visual art classes in Bengaluru see a rise in students during and after the pandemic. Admissions to online art classes continue to increase even after the lockdown restrictions have been eased. Some of them have attracted students from around the world. Shahina Ashraf, artist and founder of Konsult Art and Design Academy, Bengaluru said they […]
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