They work 12 hrs; pandemic has hit BMTC hard When you enter a state transport bus in Bengaluru, the first thing you see is a conductor trying to find his way through the crowd in the bus so he can sell tickets. He stumbles from one place to another while wiping his sweating face. This […]
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Potholed road is now slippery following rain People walking on Mysuru Road feel they will be blown away when heavy vehicles speed by them. As vulnerable as the pedestrians are riders of two-wheelers who struggle to not get hit by buses and trucks on the road, now slippery following continuous rain. On Wednesday, a two-wheeler […]
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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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They destroy the beauty of the place, say pedestrians By Tina Freese Loose hanging wires on the Infantry Road footpath are troubling pedestrians. They are demanding swift action from authorities. Rakesh Menon, 35, informed The Observer: “These wires have been here forever now. It is a nuisance to walk on this footpath. Firstly, it is broken […]
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Members say they get no government support Members of Karnataka’s Katikcommunity on Tuesday staged a protest demanding their inclusion in the list of Scheduled Castes. R.K. Siddaramanna, former MLC and chief convener of Sanchalana Samaj, an organizationthat helps the Katiks,said: “Our demand is that they give us SC status and all the benefits that come […]
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Crossing I Cross, Magadi Road, is a big challenge People trying to cross I Cross, Magadi Road, face a big challenge. The reason: The foot overbridge is broken, forcing them onto a road with overspeeding vehicles. The Observer found several pedestrians struggling to cross the road. A young woman clutched the hand of her five-year-old […]
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Are forced to pay interest at 20% a month Sex workers in Bengaluru are struggling to repay loans they took during the pandemic. High interest rates and few clients have made it difficult for them, they say. Every business was adversely affected when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country in March 2020. Sex workers were the worst […]
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Members of the Akhila Karnataka Rajya Raste Sarige Nowkarara Mahamandali protested on Tuesday at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, demanding a hike in the wages of state transport workers. B. Jayadev Rajarasa, secretary general of the Mahamandali, informed The Observer: “We want the government to revise the wages. It has not been done since 2020. They claim […]
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Maken says BJP raising non-issues to divert attention The Congress on Thursday condemned the remark of the al-Qaeda on the hijab controversy in Karnataka. “The al-Qaeda is a terrorist organisation; it is a banned organisation. It has no business commenting on our country’s internal affairs.… We condemn the statements of the organisation,” AICC general secretary […]
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Say it is tough to lead normal life in India Indian students evacuated from Ukraine are worried for the safety of their Ukrainian friends in the war-torn country. Vavilthota Yuktesh, 18, a student at the Kharkiv National Medical University who was evacuated from Ukraine, informed The Observer: “I am back here safe, but I feel […]
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