Pollution board, health dept find foetus isn't bio-medical waste
Foetal realisation dawns late "It is not a municipal waste and does not come under BBMP jurisdiction. There is no clarity on its disposal. We also don't have any statistics on the number of foetuses disposed in the State," said Dr H C Sharatchandra, KSPCB Chairman.
Shift, not cut, them To create awareness about the process of tree transplantation among forest/horticulture officers and project engineers of BBMP, a training programme was jointly organised by BBMP and Bangalore Environment Trust on Tuesday.
BU's distance dreams BU Syndicate, which met on Tuesday, discussed the draft statutes for the directorate, which include guidelines for preparing course material, conducting examinations and setting up of study centres.
Bomb hoax in IT firm An unidentified person called IBM office in Koramangala on Tuesday and said that a bomb had been planted which would go up any time.
IISC SUICIDE CASE
Guides harassed my son: Father The father of V Ajaya Sree Chandra (21), a student of Indian Institute of Science who committed suicide recently, has alleged that harassment by guides had driven his son to take the extreme step.
Tall order...The Ashoknagar Youth Association and Bengal Welfare Society jointly display a 40-foot Ganesha at Ashoknagar Corporation grounds on Tuesday, on the occasion of Ananth
Padmanabha Vratha.DH Photo
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.
