Stores unsure when supplies will come back Aarthi N Bengaluru, March 05, 2020 Bengaluru has a shortage of face masks and hand sanitizers as a large number of people have started to buy them after the outbreak of coronavirus. Eight out of the ten medical stores Newsnet visited on March 5, did not have masks […]
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Cuts stamp duty on flats costing less than Rs 20L Shoby Krishna G Bengaluru, March 05, 2020 The Karnataka budget for 2020-2021 reflects the government’s resolve to boost the state’s revenue. It proposes raising tax on petrol and diesel, and excise duty on liquor. In his budget speech on Thursday, chief minister BS Yediyurappa announced […]
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In his seventh budget for Karnataka state, B S Yediyurappa, who also holds Finance portfolio in the state, focused on agriculture and allied activities, irrigation and development of the capital. By Vivek Kumar M Bengaluru: The budget allocated for Karnataka state is around Rs. 2.37 lakh crore for 2020-21. Around three per cent of the […]
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India’s only Sanskrit daily newspaper, Sudharma, is in doldrums, as government remains irresponsive to the company’s shout for financial aid. By Sheikh Saquib Bengaluru, March 05, 2020 The two page, A3 size newspaper established on July 14, 1970, with the sole purpose of propagating Sanskrit is facing a possibility of financial ruin. Sudharma will turn […]
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Do you still use quilts as blankets? Several women artists have woven their way to fame and have transformed old-style quilts into something new, creative, and thought-provoking. By Shalu Chowrasia, Bengaluru: About 40-50 women at Bilal Bagh are weaving a quilt to send it to Shaheen Bagh. The women call it ‘Aman Ki Chadar’ and […]
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The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD) has set up an isolation ward for the treatment of Coronavirus-infected patients. By Priyansh Verma Bengaluru: Three patients who are suspected of being infected with Coronavirus have been admitted to the RGICD. The Karnataka Health Department said that Government as well as private hospitals are planning to […]
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Karnataka is expected to receive scattered rainfall for next 4-5 days. By Anushka Sharma Benagluru: After the Meteorological Department predicted unseasonal rainfall in the state, grape farmers are worried for their produce. During the season of harvest, the Horticulture Department said, that the crops are heavily affected because of rainfall. In 2013 the farmers had […]
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Opposition parties geared up to challenge the city corporation’s resolution to ban protests outside Town Hall. By Arti Peethambaran Bengaluru: Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) opposed the ban on holding protests outside Town Hall on March 3. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had passed a resolution on March 2 citing revenue loss. The […]
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With new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 being detected in India, stocks of surgical masks, pollution masks and the basic N-95 masks are selling like hot cakes. By Savyata Mishra City chemists and druggists opened their shops today to a new surge in demand for masks, as Bengalureans brace themselves to the coronavirus epidemic, after a […]
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Due to the indefinite suspension of classes amid coronavirus outbreak, the parents of Indian-origin students pursuing MBBS degrees in China are seeking accommodation of their kids in Indian medical universities. By Neetu Saini Juggling her books and clothes, Apurva Issar, a fifth-year student of Tianjin Medical University in Beijing was packing when she received a […]
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