Debris waste, a major cause of pollution, has only one under-utilized Construction and Development (C&D) waste recycling plant in the city. Bengaluru: If you’re on the Ulsoor Road stretch, within a couple of minutes a thin layer of dust will cover your phone like a screen guard. This thin layer, which you would casually wipe […]
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Steep increase in metals hikes the selling price of electronic goods. Bengaluru: The limited availability of raw materials like copper and aluminium has resulted in the price hike of electronic goods. Electronic coils and components manufacturers said that the selling cost may increase by 1.6 times. Hariharan N., Technical Director, m2nxt, a company that manufactures electronic […]
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They are unable to find papers for their homes Bengaluru: A tedious document-verification procedure for houses built on notified land for the construction of Dr. Shivaram Karanth Layout before August 2018 is proving to be a hassle for citizens. “We built our house in 2019. Now we do not have all the documents and are […]
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With bookstores closed due to the lockdown, some online stores like The Comic Book Store saw a growth of 5000 percent they say. Bengaluru: Hundreds of paperback graphic novels lie stacked in the comic book aisle of the Blossom bookstore. Many writers and artists had to stop their production because stores were shut during the […]
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Out of the 41,403 vendors who have applied to the PM SVANidhi scheme, only 8522 have received the amount. They say that they get pushed around from one office to another. Bengaluru: For the past two months, Munilaxmi has been going to the State Bank of India (SBI) office in Kumara Park every other day. […]
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Some schools are buying them with their own funds. Bengaluru: The Karnataka government’s decision to halt funds to the Shuchi sanitary napkin distribution scheme in the 2020-21 budget has adversely affected students of rural schools and colleges. P. Jagadani, a 15-year-old student at a government school in Gollahalli, Kumbalgodu, informed The Observer: “We have not […]
Continue ReadingRoad-side vendors sell 10 to 15 non-ISI mark helmets a day as compared to one or two ISI mark helmets in a week. March 2, 2021|Sayantan Chandra Bengaluru: Sales of cheap, non-ISI mark helmets are high in the city. Sonu Kumar Choudhury, a footpath vendor near the Mysore Road Metro station said that he sells […]
Continue ReadingSoaring fuel prices in the city decrease the business of motor driving schools. By Shreya Asopa| March 7, 2020 Bengaluru: The cost of driving lessons in the city is set to become more expensive with the rise in fuel prices. Moreover, driving schools have reduced their training sessions from 20 classes to 16 classes in a week. […]
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Bengaluru: Namma Metro’s cashless transaction policy has put commuters without smartphones and digital payment methods in trouble. BMRCL had discontinued token sales at counters to ensure contactless and cashless travel in the wake of the pandemic. Rakesh Ranjan, a BMRCL customer care employee, informed The Observer: “There has been no update from the government about […]
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Many people complain of not receiving LPG (cooking gas) subsidies or direct bank transfers even with prices constantly climbing in the last three months. Bengaluru– Neelamma, a domestic helper working in Bengaluru, had lost most of her savings during the lockdown. Her husband had lost his job and she had no work. In the last […]
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