Live: Union Budget 2020 Updates
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2020-21 in the parliament today. Here are the live updates from the Parliament and the main highlights of her speech:
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Transgender fear inclusion in NRC
The transgender community, unable to have access to documents and residence proof, fear the worst Swalpi Bajpai The contentious NRC bill lacks inclusivity of the transgender community putting them at risk of being stateless. They are often disowned by their family, leaving them with no access to important documents like identification and residence proof. Sophie […]
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Threadbare lives of Bengaluru’s seamstresses
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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Schools irresolute on Child Protection Policy
After some initial action, schools now lack provisions that are mandated under the state protection policy. Adilin Beatrice C Many schools in Bengaluru do not have Child Protection Committees (CMCs), suggestion or complaint boxes as mandated by the Karnataka State Child Protection Policy (KSCPP). Some schools initially followed the rules but later gave up. Amruth […]
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A COLLECTIVE UNDERGROUND CHAOS
The 2019 IIJNM Investigative Journalism Report “Metro Mess” by the Watchdogs Team. By Anuradha Sriram, Ayanti Bera, Sahana Sanjeev, Samanth Lanka, Sharathkumar Nair, and Yajush Gupta. A COLLECTIVE UNDERGROUND CHAOS How the miscommunication and ignorance of urban authorities are deliberately putting millions of lives in danger. Namma […]
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Bengaluru logs lacklustre polling in second round of polling
Voters turnout at the end of polling today for the 16 Lok Sabha Elections in Karnataka stood at 67.67 percent till 6 p.m. according to the Election Commission. Four constituencies that went to polls in Bengaluru city recorded a voter turnout of 54.35 percent till the end of voting. Bengaluru’s four constituencies – North, South, […]
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Party workers canvassing despite ban
Party workers campaigning at Mahalaxmi Layout, Bangalore North, are persuading voters to vote for their candidates. One party worker asked our reporters to press the second button on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), after assuming that they were citizens going in to cast their vote. In a flagrant violation of the Election Commission’s directive, canvassing […]
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Volunteers lend an empathic hand
Disabled people are being helped by volunteers of different NGOs across polling booths in the city. The volunteers are helping the disabled by providing them with wheel chairs and assisting them in casting their vote. They are also being provided with auto transport till the main road. Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) is […]
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Ready for the next round
Second Round of polling on 14 Parliamentary seats in Karnataka begins tomorrow. Voting for 14 Lok Sabha Constituencies in Karnataka, with 1,621 candidates in the fray, will begin at 6 am on April 18 across half of the 28 Parliamentary constituencies. The seats going to polls on Thursday in Karnataka are Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Udupi Chikmagalur, […]
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