Staff at the Majestic metro station say that metal frame deterrents are not enough to manage the crowd. Despite two suicidal deaths at metro stations and two instances where people jumped onto metro tracks, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has no plan to have Platform Screen Doors (PSDs). B. L. Yashavanth Chavan, Chief […]
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Auto drivers in the city offer rides without wearing khaki uniforms, union says drivers are unaware of the rules. Many auto drivers in the city do not wear khaki uniforms while on duty, which is a violation of the traffic rules. . As per the information from the Traffic Control Room, Basavangudi, the rule was […]
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Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has no plans to remove the cycle ban around lakes. It was 2008. Venkateshwara Rao was working in an Information and Technology (IT) company. Hours and hours in front of the computer started to take a toll on his health. “I have to do something,” he thought. That something turned […]
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While shoppers hope for pedestrian-only streets, shopkeepers are afraid of losing business. The making of “pedestrian-only streets”, a guideline laid down by the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) remains on paper, even as many pedestrians wish its implementation. Shopkeepers are opposed to it however; they say it will affect their business. Officials at the […]
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Women get to know about the centers only from police stations or hospitals. The Nirbhaya Kendra –SakhiOne Stop Center (OCS) in Bangalore remains unreachable to women who are subject to abuse and violence.The existing helpline numbers including 181 remain out of service and women are still unaware of the services. A victim of domestic abuse […]
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Data from 2020 states that Bengaluru has the second highest number of cases among the metropolitan cities. Nidhi Shah recalls a painful experience of a car accident—a few years ago on a cold January afternoon, her grandfather was on his way back home after attending a wedding. Suddenly, the car crashed into a bridge railing, […]
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Self-defence classes could be beneficial in real situations, say trainers however others doubt their impact. Despite University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recommendation to give self-defence training to women studying and working on campus, many colleges and universities do not organize such sessions while some have stopped mid-way. Most college students have never been trained. They wish […]
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UGC colleges and universities lack a cyber security ecosystem as they do not have required handbooks, courses and policies on cyber safety. University Grants Commission (UGC), has not taken necessary action to develop a cyber security ecosystem in educational institutions. This comes after the Ministry of Education’s notification to UGC regarding development of a cyber […]
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National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) report states that in 2019, 1,570 deaths were reported due to road crashes near educational institutions in India. Experts said no footpaths, broken and occupied footpaths, lack of road sign-boards, lack of pedestrian crossing and non-working traffic lights near schools are a threat to the life of school students. Poorvi, 12, […]
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More students are attending offline classes after schools and colleges began RT-PCR tests. Parents are willing to send their wards to schools and colleges after administrations decided to conduct a Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction test (RT-PCR) once a week. A Public Relations Officer (PRO) of a school in Kumbalgodu said, “We are conducting RT-PCR tests […]
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