An increase in home gardening has not only added more green pockets in the city but has also opened profitable margins for nurseries. Bangalore: During the lockdown, many professionals and homemakers took up home gardening as a hobby. Due to this, nurseries saw a steady increase in their sales post lockdown. Nurseries in Ramohalli and Ketohalli […]
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Bellandur lake bed catches fire for the second time in a month. Bangalore’s largest lake bed was on fire twice this month. The area has been prone to burning since 2015, when the increase in froth caught. Since then instances of burning have decreased as the lake water kept on adulterating, until again in March 2021, when […]
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Parents demand a new tender for the facility. Bengaluru: The closure of the BBMP swimming pool at JP Park since March 2020 has affected the training schedules of swimmers competing in national and international events. “As the pool is closed, I am finding it very difficult to train,” said Sambhav R, a national-level swimmer. In […]
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Only male dummies are used during crash testing in India. Bengaluru: When a woman buys a car with a five-star safety rating, she assumes she’s safe. She’s mistaken. For the car was produced with men in mind. In 2020, most automakers produced cars based on data from male crash test dummies. These cars can have deadly […]
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Women’s apparel either has very small pockets or non-existent ones. Women have no choice but to find a bag to carry stuff that can fit in men’s pockets. Bengaluru: The size of the pockets of her jeans really annoys Pratheeksha. “If we’re fighting for equal pay, we should also have equal pockets,” she said. Pratheeksha […]
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Left-handed people still wait for products that cater to their needs. Bengaluru: Poonam Rath, a southpaw, explained how difficult it was being a left-hander when everything around you is made only for right-handed people. “When you are a lefty, you have the basic instinct of doing everything the ‘ulta’ (reverse) way.” “I have never come […]
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in its 2021-22 budget announced that they are planning to build 67 new public toilets in the city Bengaluru: Shabeer Ahmed, an auto driver, travelled to two areas in the city looking for a public toilet. “We don’t have many, that is why you can’t find any easily,” he […]
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As domestic violence cases go up amidst the pandemic, All Women Police stations want a larger workforce. Bangalore: Dimpul a victim of dowry and harassment has been making rounds of the All Women Police Station (AWPs) seeking justice for the past eight months.“My husband threw me out of the house without any reason. He didn’t want […]
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BBMP introduces a bridge course for the underprivileged children but the delay in the survey of street kids holds back the initiative. Bangalore: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palike (BBMP) introduced a scheme named “School on wheel” which was to start at the end of February. However, even after a month, the initiative has not rolled […]
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A decrease in the interest rate of home loans has led more people to buy properties. Builders say there is still a long way to go before the real estate market starts to make profits again. Bangalore- Bangalore saw a rise in the sale of real estate in the first quarter of 2021 as compared […]
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