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New structure around shrine inside Bengaluru's Lalbagh triggers concerns

Art historian Suresh Jayaram, who has authored ‘Bangalore’s Lalbagh: A Chronicle of the Garden and the City’, remembers the shrine being much smaller, 'like the folk deity shrines you see under trees'

New structure around shrine
inside Bengaluru's Lalbagh triggers concerns

New structure around shrine
inside Bengaluru's Lalbagh triggers concerns

New structure around shrine inside Bengaluru's Lalbagh triggers concerns

3,400 calls a day to national mental health helpline

Sleep disturbance and mood-related sadness are the most common problems reported by callers from Karnataka.

3,400 calls a day to national mental health helpline

3,400 calls a day to national mental health helpline

3,400 calls a day to national mental health helpline

Teens among frequent callers to helplines

Callers with suicidal thoughts form a small percentage of those seeking help, Metrolife found.

09 October 2024, 03:42 IST

Teens among frequent callers to helplines

Teens among frequent callers to helplines

Teens among frequent callers to helplines

09 October 2024, 03:42 IST

Students object to Israel-linked events in Bengaluru

Protestors argue this is not the time to stay “neutral”. This comes at a time when the criticism of Israel, which stands accused of genocide in Gaza and of widening tensions in the Middle East, is mounting globally.

04 October 2024, 01:03 IST

Students object to Israel-linked events in Bengaluru as a mark of protest

Students object to Israel-linked events in Bengaluru as a mark of protest

Students object to Israel-linked events in Bengaluru

04 October 2024, 01:03 IST

Bengaluru: Hesaraghatta biodiversity in focus after dung beetle reporting

The last remaining piece of grassland in Bengaluru is near Hesaraghatta. There has been a long-standing demand from citizens and academics to declare the 345-acre grassland, shrublands, and wetlands surrounding the Hesaraghatta lake as a conservation reserve.

02 October 2024, 03:09 IST

Bengaluru: Hesaraghatta biodiversity in focus after dung beetle reporting

Bengaluru: Hesaraghatta biodiversity in focus after dung beetle reporting

Bengaluru: Hesaraghatta biodiversity in focus after dung beetle reporting

02 October 2024, 03:09 IST

Difficulty in filing a complaint? Call this NGO for assistance

The NGO is called Broseph Foundation, and it has 10,000 volunteers across Bengaluru. They have a smaller base in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Pune as well.

27 September 2024, 00:38 IST

Difficulty in filing a complaint? Call this NGO for assistance

Difficulty in filing a complaint? Call this NGO for assistance

Difficulty in filing a complaint? Call this NGO for assistance

27 September 2024, 00:38 IST

More Bengalureans are learning to use sign language

Mostly corporate companies, schools and colleges are coming forward for ISL training, NGOs working with persons with disabilities in Bengaluru told Metrolife. They offer a mix of offline and online training — some paid; some free.

25 September 2024, 02:21 IST

More Bengalureans are learning to use sign language

More Bengalureans are learning to use sign language

More Bengalureans are learning to use sign language

25 September 2024, 02:21 IST

Game tells teens to insult friends, get suspended

Just this week, an online gaming publication wrote about a simulation challenge that requires a player to be a troublemaker. The tasks listed include insulting your classmates, getting suspended from school, and having a poor relationship with one’s parents.

25 September 2024, 01:33 IST

Game tells teens to insult friends, get suspended

Game tells teens to insult friends, get suspended

Game tells teens to insult friends, get suspended

25 September 2024, 01:33 IST

CJI Chandrachud calls for equitable gene therapy access

The CJI was speaking at the inaugural address of a two-day conference on gene therapy and precision medicine. The event was attended by policy makers, including Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, and scientists and patient advocacy groups.

21 September 2024, 21:38 IST

CJI Chandrachud calls for equitable gene therapy access

CJI Chandrachud calls for equitable gene therapy access

CJI Chandrachud calls for equitable gene therapy access

21 September 2024, 21:38 IST

Doctors advice against mouth taping

Mouth taping requires going to bed with your mouth taped in a bid to promote nasal breathing. There are thousands of posts on Instagram accompanied with #mouthtaping.

19 September 2024, 22:04 IST

Doctors advice against mouth taping

Doctors advice against mouth taping

Doctors advice against mouth taping

19 September 2024, 22:04 IST