Plant goes kaput, villagers get water from 15 km away

A water filter established around seven years ago in Jigeri, Gajendragad taluk, is in a dilapidated condition.  Jigeri is a small village with a population of 600 people. The residents want filtered water as they say tap water is not good for their health. They want the water filter plant to start working again.  Parshuram […]

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Ban on outside food OK, but cut canteen prices, say moviegoers

‘Reduce popcorn price, cinemas will be houseful’ Moviegoers feel the ban on outside food in the cinemas is a right step, but the prices of food items in theatre canteens should be brought down. Venkata Prasad, who came to watch the Telugu movie Veera Simha Reddy at Director’s Cut PVR, a multiplexon Brigade Road, informed […]

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Reeling under losses, farmers demand fixed prices at APMCs

Say contractors stall payment for months Farmers in Karnataka incur heavy losses as their produce is not bought for fixed prices at Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs). Farmers complain there is no fixed price in the APMCs due to which contractors buy their produce at lower rates, leaving them at a loss. Tulsabai Rajput, a […]

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Distracted driving continues to be a threat to people’s lives

Use of mobile, drunk driving are instances Despite the number of deaths and injuries caused due to distracted driving, people continue to neglect its consequences.  According to the World Health Organisation, drivers who use mobile phones while driving are four times more vulnerable to road accidents. Bankrate describes distracted driving as an activity that diverts […]

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Despite a law, many cos do not have internal complaints panels

Women demand them to deal with the cases of harassment Despite a legal mandate, many workplaces do not have Internal Complaints Committees to deal with complaints of sexual harassment of women employees. Under Section 4 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, an employer who has 10 or […]

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Dev Deepawali is a sight to behold

One should witness Varanasi’s most important festival at least once “Varanasi is a city older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together,” said Mark Twain. Varanasi, India’s oldest city, is the world’s most inhabited city. Originally, it was named Kashi — a […]

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Bengaluru silk reelers alien to new technology

Not aware of Silk Samagra Scheme, they say The Silk Samagra Scheme implemented by the Central Silk Board (CSB), which focuses on improving the quality and productivity of domestic silk hasn’t benefited the silk reelers of Bengaluru. Subhash Nayak, director of post-cocoon production at the Central Silk Board on the occasion of National Technology Day, […]

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Sexual abuse of boys remains unacknowledged, unaddressed

Society thinks only girls are victims of abuse Rakesh Sharma (name changed), now 49, was 18 years old when he was first sexually abused. Rakesh forgot to take his quilt on a train journey to Ludhiana with his brother. An old man, in an army uniform, offered Rakesh his quilt as he was feeling cold. Rakesh […]

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Growing cyber threats worry youngsters

Say awareness  various threats is required An increase in cyber terrorism in the country has left Bengaluru’s youngsters worried. India is among the top five nations in Asia that have received cyber security threats.  Cyber terrorism refers to mainly the use of the Internet and information technology to spread fear in society. According to a […]

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