Residents and commuters in the vicinity of cement factories complain of respiratory infections and dust accumulation in their houses. Bengaluru: Residents of Kumbalgodu who live in close proximity to cement factories bear the brunt of dust emissions and other pollutants. A report by the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy states that cement industries contribute to […]
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National Centre for Disease Control Bangalore reports an acute shortage of ARV units since three years. Bengaluru: State-run and privately-owned veterinary hospitals in Karnataka are falling short of rabies vaccine. These hospitals are facing a shortage of ARV units that is anti-rabies vaccine since 2018. According to these hospitals, the issue has been taken up […]
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Customers say they faced skin and eye infections after visiting the water parks. Bengaluru: Diseases like diarrhea, vomiting, skin rashes and respiratory illness are caused by water parks because of not changing water regularly, officials claim. They say water parks are supposed to change water in every five hours but not following it are leading […]
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Emotional connect missing in online adoption process. Bengaluru: The online system has reduced the waiting period for adoptive parents, but the government has failed to provide safety to abandoned children by not registering them on the system, say people connected with the process. Gayatri Abraham, an adoption counsellor and founder of the Padme Foundation, informed […]
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With no event or competitions, stores revenue hit Bengaluru: Trophy and medal shops across Bengaluru have incurred losses due to the pandemic. “We had no money during the lockdown. Business was low last year and is still low. We don’t know how to get out of this situation,” said Kalpana Gowda, a sales retailer at […]
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Sales at galleries still open have dipped by 70%. Bengaluru:The coronavirus pandemic has caused an unprecedented crisis for painters and art galleries across Bengaluru. According to a recent survey conducted by the International Council of Museums, about 95% of museums worldwide closed due to the pandemic. With art galleries shut, art fairs cancelled or postponed, […]
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SoundCloud has come up with a payout model that will help independent artists earn directly from their fans. Bengaluru: SoundCloud, online audio distribution and music sharing website based in Berlin, has found a way to bring artists closer to their fans. They have introduced a new payout model that lets fans directly pay their favorite artists. Earlier, artists […]
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A CAG report says that BBMP could have saved Rs. 8.2 million by adding waste plastic mix to road construction. Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had to shell out more than Rs. 8.2 million since the municipal body failed to follow through on compulsory guidelines laid down for road construction. A Comptroller and Auditor […]
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April 22, 2021 Parakh Sinha A loophole in PHC (Public Health Centre) COVID testing machinery breaches the privacy of Bangalore citizens. The auto-generated message you receive on your registered mobile number after gettingtested for COVID 19 in a PHC (Public Health Centre) in Bangalore provides you with two 13 digit SRF (Specimen Referral Form) Ids, […]
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Most belong to broken homes, poor families. Bengaluru: The pandemic has added more cases of children in conflict with the law to the already rising trend of delinquent acts in Bengaluru. Data received from various helplines for women and children indicate that there has been an increase in domestic violence and sexual attacks on women and […]
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