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Kavvya Sankritik

Satellite payload arrives

Also in this edition: Celebrating Holi the organic way; Transport employees to go on strike

☄️ NISAR payload arrives in Bengaluru

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) payload, one of the world’s most advanced radar systems and the low earth orbit observatory jointly developed by NASA and ISRO, reached Bengaluru in the early hours of March 6.

🌼 Celebrating Holi the organic way

This year, the patients at NIMHANS Bangalore made Holi colours, candles, and bakery items using recycled items.

🚌 Transport employees to go on strike

Government employees are set to go on an indefinite strike from March 24 in a bid to increase wages and get more allowances.

🚧 Unnecessary road diggings

Though the BBMP mandate clearly states that roads can only be dug up in case of emergencies, Bengaluru continues to see several roads that are dug up unnecessarily.