The queues seem to be longer and so is the waiting time for the people who want some amendments in their Aadhaar cards. Citizens in the city have been complaining about the untimely services at the Aadhaar centres. Some say they are using Twitter and other online forums as a medium for voicing their complaints […]
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The world has lost the world-renowned physicist and the author of A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking, at the age of 76. Bangalore, March 15, 2018: “I met Hawking when he visited India and earlier I had met him in Harvard too. Of course, whoever was getting into this field was inspired by him,” said […]
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With hundreds lining up to grab their tickets, the scene at Kanteerva Stadium turns chaotic Bangalore, March 15, 2018: Come Saturday, the city will see what people are calling the Cauvery Derby between Bengaluru FC and Chennaiyin FC for the Indian Super League in football. But, a battle for tickets has already started at the […]
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Members of the Anandapuram Church of Christ are seeking a CBI investigation. Bangalore, March 15, 2018: Land allocated for building of a church and surrounding areas have been encroached upon in a land fraud case where the key accused is former BJP MLA for KR Puram, Nandeisha Reddy, say church members and other site owners. […]
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By Sanjana Udiaver and Radhika Sarkar Direct flights between Kathmandu and Bangladesh have been cancelled. Travel agencies selling tours to Sri Lanka have suffered losses. The US-Bangla plane crash in Kathmandu yesterday and the state of emergency in parts of Sri Lanka have disrupted scores of people’s travel plans. Flights from India have been delayed […]
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BMTC has refused to issue bus passes to visually impaired people on grounds that they need to produce Aadhar cards. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has refused to issue bus passes to members of a society of visually challenged people because they did not have Aadhar cards. Members of a society of blind people had […]
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Acute water shortage and lack of maintenance has resulted in saplings drying up in Bangalore The saplings which have been planted by BBMP are drying up, owing to less watering. BBMP planted almost one lakh saplings last year in all the eight zones of the city. The BBMP gave tenders to contractors who take charge […]
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The Industry says regulation in Internet-of-things (IoT) will kill innovation in the sector Internet and telecom industries are calling for relaxed regulation and licensing framework for the IoT (internet-of-things) sector in the National Telecom Policy 2018 due later this year. TRAI in its consultation paper that came out in February 2018 was bullish on licensing […]
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The Government of Karnataka launched the Transgender Policy in October last year to uplift the community and bring it into the mainstream but it now seems to turn a blind eye, letting down the community in the state The State Government has allotted little money for the implementation of its transgender policy. The government had […]
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BBMP says it is working on provisions While mobile Indira Canteens have gained popularity in Bengaluru, other food trucks are finding it tough to do business. Police force the private vehicles to move away, operators say. Neither government officers nor the private operators have any clarity on the licence required for the food trucks to […]
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