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Nikhil Cariappa
Karnataka: Pourakarmikas Announce Statewide Strike From July 1
25 Jun 2022
The action has been called by safai karamchari and pourakarmika unions across the state.
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COVID-19: FSMI Writes to BBMP on Testing Data being Exposed
26 May 2021
Data like Name, Age, Gender, Patient ID, ICMR Test ID, Lab Name, Test Result, Sample collected and received date, Sample type, Hospital name (if the patient was hospitalised) and the status of…
Ayswarya Murthy
Contract Healthcare Workers in Bengaluru Get a Raw Deal
21 Jul 2020
A series of protests in the city on Monday exposed the vulnerability of contract healthcare workers, who work in close quarters with the COVID-19 patients in the city’s hospitals.
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Responsibility on Karnataka Govt to Revive Bengaluru’s Fuming Lakes: SC
23 Nov 2019
The Supreme Court took the NGT’s side and has ordered the Karnataka government to set aside Rs 500 crore for the maintenance of the lakes in Bengaluru.
Sumedha Pal
Despite Court Order, Street Vendors Evicted From Vijayanagar in Bangalore
03 Jul 2019
In 2016, the Karnataka High Court had exempted street vendors from the definition of encroachers.
Sumedha Pal
Transferable Development Rights Being Used for Grabbing Land in K’nataka
22 May 2019
The land has been earmarked to be used as a landfill, which is expected to have severe impact on its residents.
Yogesh S
Bengaluru Municipality Civic Workers’ Protest Continues
13 Dec 2018
The promises made by the BBMP to pay wages directly, in time, abolishing the contract system and providing all the facilities, stand unfulfilled.
Yogesh S
Street Vendors in Bengaluru Demand ID Card and Certificate of Vending
17 Jul 2018
Street vendors face a lot of challenges and biases from local government representatives, and also in urban policies and regulations
Yogesh S
Demanding Wages for Last Six Months: Protest by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Civic Workers
13 Jul 2018
Instead of a corrupt privatised contractual system the workers are asking for a system of direct payment of wages to the pourakarmikas.