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Kavvya Sankritik

🏘️ Iconic guest house converted into constitution club

Bengaluru January 19, 2023

On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court approved the state government’s plan to convert the Balabrooie guest house into a constitution club for legislators.

👮 Illegal eviction of street vendors

Bengaluru January 19, 2023

An illegal and forced eviction occurred on Tuesday by the traffic police, leaving almost 35 street vendors helpless.

🚕 Cabbies in Bengaluru being harassed

Bengaluru January 18, 2023

Recently, there has been a high number of cab drivers being raided and harassed by their customers around the city. Despite seeking help from the authorities, there has been no improvement.

🥶 Cold weather leading to filled hospitals

Bengaluru January 18, 2023

As the weather in Bengaluru continues to be cold, various hospitals in Bengaluru are seeing high footfall of patients with influenza-like symptoms.

🍷 21 remains the minimum age to buy booze

Bengaluru January 18, 2023

On January 9, the government released a draft notification that proposed to reduce the age of buying alcohol from 21 to 18. But the plan has been scrapped now.