The use of monocrotophos, a poisonous pesticide is thriving in Soraba Taluk in rural Karnataka. Bangalore, May 2, 2018: Prasanna Patil, a farmer from Sasurahallu village owns 20 acres of paddy and corn farm and has no knowledge about harmful, banned or safe use of pesticides. Patil works hard on his farm to produce the […]
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Despite the Medical Council of India allowing only a pathologist to sign laboratory reports, many path-labs in the city have technicians signing them. Bangalore, April 09, 2018: Though his laboratory report may say, “Urine test results are in normal range”, Mr. Joseph [name changed] still has cause for worry as his report from the Kanva […]
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A report from BPAC reveals the top spends of 27 assembly constituencies in Bangalore. Infrastructure, water, education, sewage and drain, and sports and youth services were the top five spends of MLAs under the local area development scheme, says report from Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC) Out of the 208 Crores which was at the […]
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National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) data show a decrease in the number of reported leprosy cases, but that may not be the real story. Bangalore, February 1, 2018: The number of leprosy cases across the state may have gone down, if one goes by the NLEP data. Yet, this fall doesn’t show the actual scenario as […]
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