There is an increase in demand for bike ambulances in the city especially from areas where there are no hospitals. GVK EMRI (Emergency Management an d Research Institute) says there is a 65% increase in demand since the inception of bike ambulance in 2015. There is one paramedic ambulance driver per bike and there are 19 […]
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Several companies now choose to market their products and services through bloggers instead of turning to mainstream advertising media. Companies and startups that deal with Fashion and Lifestyle now choose to market the products and services via bloggers rather than mainstream advertising media. Bloggers in the city earn up to eight thousand for one Instagram […]
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The SSLC exams for the tenth grade start tomorrow. The exams will go on until April 6th and our reporter Chaithra Srinivas tells us what the students and parents have on their minds. The students are set to write the SSLC exam starting tomorrow causing anxiety to students and parents. The Karnataka Secondary Examination Board (KSEEB) has announced that the […]
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Only 8.2 per cent of newborn babies in Karnataka have access to healthcare at the neonatal stage reveals National Heath Survey data Bangalore, March 8, 2018: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) has revealed that in Karnataka only 8.2 per cent children get access to neonatal healthcare. The data has been collected from both the […]
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With more and more Bangaloreans buying t-shirts printed with catch phrases in Kannada, their sales are steadily rising. Bangalore, March 22, 2018: Startups manufacturing t-shirts with quirky Kannada phrases, movie dialogues or idioms have seen a surge in sales as more people are buying into the trend. “Our unique concept has picked up really well […]
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Minister of State- External Affairs, Dr. V.K.Singh had earlier stated that it will take eight to ten days for the bodies to return. Bangalore, March 22, 2018: Uncertainty over the return of the bodies of the 39 Indians, who were found dead in Iraq’s Mosul, continues to persist as families allege that they have received no […]
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Prevent people from dumping trash in drain Citizens stepped in, regulated disposal of waste and educated people when the storm water drain at Agara lake near Begur, became a garbage dump. Residents of the area foresaw the danger and took it upon themselves to try and clean the drain up. Mohan Govindaiah, a resident of […]
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Nobody wants to travel to faraway anganwadis The Karnataka government’s Mathru Poorna scheme to provide nutritious food to pregnant and lactating women in rural areas seems to have no takers in Hosanagara taluk of Shivamogga district. None of the 1,800 registered beneficiaries goes to anganwadis to eat meals provided under the scheme. They say they […]
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A lack of health facilities and doctors has forced residents of villages in Shikaripur to travel to the taluk headquarters. Begur is one of the villages without a proper medical facility. Residents say ambulances arrive late, forcing people to borrow vehicles to take patients to hospital. Some women in labour gave birth in ambulances that […]
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Bangalore, March 20, 2018: Installation of CCTV cameras in Karnataka’s PU colleges has reduced the malpractices done by students during exams. Karnataka Education Minister, Tanveer Sait says, “A total of 2818 examination centres and colleges in Karanatak have installed CCTV cameras. The number of students caught using unfair means last year was 48 where as this […]
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