Hesaraghatta lake: one of the last remaining grasslands of Bengaluru

Once a basin that supplied water to the entire city, now gasps for air as it tries to shelter some of the last of its inhabitants. Harsh Kurup The Hesaraghatta reservoir is about 30 km north-west of Bangalore city and was constructed in 1894. Then the population of Bangalore then, was 1,80,000 and the reservoir […]

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Walk-in and register for vaccination: Centre

People between the age group of 18-44 can now walk-in and register themselves for covid-19 vaccinations. Bangalore: The Centre has now allowed walk-in registration for vaccination for the 18-44 age group, but only at government-run centres. This decision is expected to prevent vaccine wastage.  “In case of sessions exclusively organized with online slots, towards the […]

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