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Societies seek freedom from RWA tyranny; new order helps residents

There has been a sharp rise in complaints against RWAs across the country as they have been tampering with the MHA guidelines on COVID-19 lockdown and imposing their own set of rules.

May 20, 2020

No need to be afraid of flying during COVID-19 | Reasons Explained

Airbus India's Krittivas Mukherjee shares some facts about flights to help ease people's concerns about flying during coronavirus times.

May 20, 2020

APMC amendment 'truly empowers and frees our farmers', tweets DyCM Ashwathnarayan

The APMC is a marketing board established by a state government to ensure the safety of farmers from exploitation by large retailers, while ensuring the farm to retail price spread does not reach excessively high levels.

May 20, 2020

Did Congress-ruled states handle migrant crisis any better? Nirmala Sitharaman asks

The finance minister also said that the Modi government will help migrant workers, who walked back to their homes amid the pandemic fears, to return back to cities and towns.

May 20, 2020

Birthdays, engagement celebrations leave many infected with coronavirus in Hyderabad

Birthday party in LB Nagar left 45 people positive for COVID-19, while 25 other patients were traced to a similar celebration at a gated society in Malakpet

May 20, 2020

What caused the loud boom heard across Bengaluru? IAF explains

A mysterious boom sound was heard from different parts of the Bengaluru city this afternoon, including Kalyan Nagar in east Bengaluru, CV Raman Nagar, Marathahalli, Whitefield, Sarjapur, Hebbagodi, and MG Road.

May 20, 2020

2 BSF troopers martyred in rifle snatching attempt by militants in J&K

Police sources said that motorcycle-borne militants attacked two BSF troopers with pistols and snatched their service rifles.

May 20, 2020

About 15 teachers teach 13 students in 'this' school in Jammu and Kashmir

Last year, it was reported that rationalisation of teaching staff and Pupil Teacher Ratio are the most hotly debated topics, but even today the situation remains the same.

May 20, 2020

Social distancing, minimum touching: Domestic flight operations to resume from May 25 in India

The special operating procedures (SOPs) for passenger movement are also being separately issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

May 20, 2020

Kerala student insulted by Bengaluru cops when enquired about bus services amid lockdown

In a shameful incident, a student in Bengaluru hailing from Kerala was left humiliated and astray when he approached the Hebbal police station for seeking details for travel amid lockdown.

May 20, 2020

Assist in coronavirus relief work and get bail: MP High Court to prisoners

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a bid to increase manpower to fight the COVID-19 crisis, has decided to grant bail to prisoners in return for their assistance in disaster management work.

May 20, 2020

Karnataka Covid update: 63 new confirmed cases reported, Bengaluru reports a sum of 250 cases

Bengaluru Urban, says the health department bulletin, carries the major number of positive cases, deaths as well as the currently active cases.

May 20, 2020

Karnataka bus services resumed, skyrocketing prices for travel passes receive criticism

As a strong blow on the travellers, the BMTC has increased its bus fares to a minimum of Rs 70 (daily pass) even for single-trip journeys.

May 20, 2020

'Nobody is listening to us': 2000 Kashmiri students in Kyrgyzstan seek evacuation

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, over 2000 Kashmiri students stranded in Kyrgyzstan's Osh region for almost two months are appealing to the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Govt of India seeking evacuation. Currently, the total number of cases recorded in the region are 1,270.

May 20, 2020

What is sonic boom that Bangaloreans are talking about?

Some people are saying they have heard a loud 'boom,' while many Bengaluru residents felt their homes shaking and windows rattling.

May 20, 2020