Bengaluru: In what could be an after-effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, the proportion of households in Karnataka with at least one member covered under a health insurance or financing scheme has nearly doubled—from 31.8% in National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 (2019-21) to 63.3% in NFHS-6 (2023-24).Karnataka’s health insurance coverage is higher than the national average…
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Julian Hill MP, Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs and Assistant Minister for International Education at the inauguration of Australian Consullate General in Bengaluru on Friday at Cunningham road Hilary McGeachy, Australian Consul General at the inauguration of Australian Consullate General in Bengaluru on Friday at Cunningham road Julian Hill MP, Assistant Minister…
BENGALURU: Residents of Mico Layout in southeast Bengaluru were left outraged after two unidentified men allegedly went on a late-night rampage on Thursday, smashing flower pots outside homes and hurling verbal abuses in a quiet residential neighbourhood.The entire incident was captured on a nearby CCTV camera, providing clear footage of the vandalism.According to the CCTV…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only BENGALURU: A woman from Bengaluru has alleged that she was harassed by a food delivery agent after he repeatedly asked to enter her home, according to a video that has gone viral on social media. However, the woman did not file a police complaint. The video also does not…
Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra and party workers were detained protesting water release MANDYA: Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra and several party workers were detained on Friday while protesting near the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) dam against the Congress government‘s handling of the Cauvery water dispute, after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed the…
BENGALURU: Pro-Kannada organisations have called for a statewide Karnataka bandh on August 13 from 6am to 6pm, protesting the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) direction to release water to Tamil Nadu.Former MLA and Federation of Pro-Kannada Organisations president Vatal Nagaraj appealed to businesses, associations and other organisations to extend their support and cooperate with the…
BENGALURU: A member of the All India Students Association (AISA) was allegedly attacked over a remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The incident, according to AISA, occurred on Tuesday night when a 19-year-old student was assaulted by a group of unidentified persons, who also threatened him, saying: “You dare to demand the resignation of Modi?”Four unknown…
Image Credit: A woman has shared a video on social media alleging that a Zepto delivery partner repeatedly asked to enter her home (Instagram) BENGALURU: A woman has shared a video on social media alleging that a Zepto delivery partner repeatedly asked to enter her home and continued insisting even after she refused, leaving her…
Bengaluru: Thieves made away with cash from a temple hundi at Mallathahalli, northeast Bengaluru, and from a neighbouring grocery shop, causing a total loss of around Rs 55,000.Sashikala, who worships at Angala Parameshwari Temple daily, told police the burglary took place in the early hours of July 28. After completing rituals around 10pm on July…
