'Master plans are failing to achieve results' The conference, 'Town Planning at Crossroads: Crisis in Urban Development and Governance', threw open debates on various aspects in town planning that have over the years impacted cities including Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.
Conjunctivitis on the rise Conjunctivitis cases have become rampant in the last two weeks and is spreading like wild fire, warn opthalmologists.
Bangalore depressed In recent times, Bangalore has been witnessing an increasing number of suicide cases, mostly among youngsters. The number of suicide cases reported in 2007 (till August) is 1,570, of which 994 are males and 576 females. The reason has been traced to factors like lifestyle changes,depression, societal and academic pressures and low self-esteem.
Traffic thrown out of gear in City Traffic was affected on Mahatma Gandhi Road for nearly four hours as three massive protests were held on Saturday.
Cricket betting: Three arrested Police on Saturday arrested three persons for alleged cricket betting and recovered Rs 1.5 lakh cash and four cell phones.
The State government has proposed a ban on the use of cellphones by schoolchildren saying that it would affect their mental and physical growth. Is the government justified? Deccan Herald had invited readers to send their responses.
Most readers opine that the ban is a wise move since the use of cell phones has affected the health and academic performances of students. Others argue that these gadgets are quintessential to this globalised world.
