Dengue & COVID-19 can be a deadly cocktail: The near-death experience of a young survivor in Bangalore

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By Nagashree N About two months ago, I was admitted to the hospital because I had tested positive for both dengue and COVID-19. Thankfully, I am more or less fine now but it will still take me a month to recover completely. How it started For more than six months since the pandemic, I had … Read more

COVID-19: How scuba diving lessons are helping me during the pandemic

Neha Contractor

By Neha Contractor In May 2020, I returned to Bangalore from the Andamans as the island was shutting down due to COVID-19. Before this, I had quit my corporate job and spent all of 2019 learning more about the ocean and teaching scuba. I was able to dive whenever I could. On my days off, … Read more

SHOCKING! Despite opposition, BBMP floats tender for HSR Layout sports stadium!

HSR Layout sports stadium

By Zahid H Javali While the residents protested against a full-fledged ticketed sports stadium for 5000 people in HSR Layout, the BBMP has floated a tender in October. This is in stark contrast to what the HSR Federation was told by the BBMP earlier that only the playground will be improved, and there will be … Read more

COVID-19: A 22-year-old’s painful ordeal after testing positive

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By Shristi Deb  I am in Bangalore for my Masters. I live in a rented flat with two other friends. I recently tested positive for COVID-19. Though my second set of tests were negative, I am still recovering, and the last few days were painful. How it all started I remember every day of my … Read more

MOST WANTED: He violated traffic rules on 77 occasions; paid Rs 42,500 as fine!

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By Qamar ZJ In a special drive, the city traffic police have nabbed several people in the last one week who were repeatedly violating the road rules. One such person who violated the rule was found guilty on 77 counts. The proprietor of the two-wheeler was caught and fined Rs 42,500 today by Madiwala sub … Read more

Mobile phone theft caught on camera!

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By Qamar ZJ Mobile phone snatching is more common than two wheeler thefts today. They are relatively effortless to do than vehicles. One such mobile phone snatching was caught by CCTV cameras in Sector 2, HSR Layout. The video has gone viral… click the image above. Stolen phone traced to SP Road Victims of smartphone … Read more

Revise KMC Act and avoid limiting number of wards, says CIVIC Bangalore 

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By Zahid H Javali In a 6000-word revised letter to chief minister BS Yediyurappa, CIVIC Bangalore, the 25-year-old non-profit trust aimed at bettering the city, has asked for modifications to the KMC Act rather than pass a new (download BBMP’s new bill here) to take care of all the future needs of the city. Besides, … Read more

Fraudsters promise job at IndiGo; take Rs 1.16 lakh as refundable company expenses in eight instalments

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 By Zahid H Javali Scamsters are getting brainier by the day and using names of well-established firms like IndiGo to defraud citizens. You can’t argue with the cheats as they have answers to every question you throw at them. The only way to smell a rat is when someone asks you for money before delivering … Read more

Crime in the IT corridor: Whitefield tops, followed by Bellandur and Koramangala

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By Zahid H Javali Whitefield tops the number of crimes recorded this year in the IT corridor. This neighbourhood is followed by Bellandur, Koramangala, HSR Layout, and Electronic City in that order. Compared to the crime trend in all of 2019, the biggest difference is that Bellandur has climbed up in the rankings. Last year, … Read more

A COVID-19 victim’s first-person account of surviving the virus

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By Maneesh Ojha There is much unnecessary fear around the Coronavirus. Almost 99% of people in India have recovered from it. I was one of them. The only problem is that if you have some other serious disease, your health condition can worsen.  Shared snacks with office colleague I had one advantage. I had already … Read more