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Mehak Luthra

🔭 IIA involved in making ‘Dark Sky Reserve’

Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Bengaluru will help set up India’s first ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ in Ladakh.

🚌 Students demand extension of pass validity

Following multiple requests to extend the validity of BMTC bus passes, college students staged a protest for the same on Saturday.

🍽️ Review: Fox in the field

Here’s a review of the ‘Fox In The Field’ restaurant by Vignesh (founder of The Local Brief).

📱 Students win Smart India Hackathon

Students from CMR Institute of Technology were one of the winners at the Smart India Hackathon for developing a website as well as a mobile application for farmers that suggests crops based on the season and water availability.

💲 Motorists to be fined for halting at an underpass

Bikers who take refuge from the rain under underpasses will be penalized, with a ₹500 fine imposed for first-time offenders.