A penalty of Rs 1 lakh for hotels, and establishments infringing the Covid-19 rules

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagere Palike (BBMP) has implemented a fine of Rs. 1 lakh for infringement of Covid-19 protocols of social distancing and utilization of masks by hotels, theaters, marriage halls, and event organizers and any other commercial establishments. BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad iterated on the news order issued which clearly directs the commercial…

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BMTC women employees to get self-defence training

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has initiated a special training on gender sensitization for all the staff employees and a self-defence training for the female employees to make them strong and resilient for tackling any form of sexual harassment at work. According to an official release, BMTC stated its objective to make meaningful intervention…

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Bengaluru city police chief to interact with citizens live on Twitter this Saturday

Bengaluru city police commissioner Kamal Pant will be available live on Twitter by tagging the handle #AskCPBlr for live interaction with the citizens scheduled for this Saturday between 11 am to 12 noon. Kamal Pant took to Twitter to share the news, “Mark your calendars! Join me for another live session to discuss your concerns…

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Sharp fall of Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru invokes BBMP to alter bed-blocking policy

With the declining Covid-19 cases in the capital city of Karnataka, Bengaluru, there has been a lack of demand for beds in the private hospitals and medical colleges has invoked the civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagare Palike (BBMP) to make a formal amendment with respect to bed blocking protocol. As per the recent circular dated…

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Yediyurappa directs for an individual body for Veera-shaiva Lingayats

The Chief Minister of Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa has passed an order on Tuesday directing for the formulation of a ‘Karnataka Veerashaiva-Lingayat Development Board’ post a lot of pressure by the legislators triggered him to pass the move. As much as 16% of the state’s population accounts to the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community and can be deliberated as…

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