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No ease of living in Karnataka, seven cities rank below 40, score low on all indicators

TNN
August 14, 2018

Bengaluru, Aug 14: The state of Karnataka, including its globally happening capital Bengaluru, have failed miserably in the country’s first Ease of LivingIndex announced on Monday. None of the seven cities in the state ranked under the exercise found themselves among the Top 40.

IT-BT-Startup hub Bengaluru, adjudged the most dynamic city in the world ahead of Silicon Valley and Boston by the JLL City Momentum Index, came a dismal 58 among the 111 cities ranked by the ministry of housing and urban affairs. Mangaluru (41), Belagavi (52) and Hubballi-Dharwad (57) ranked better than Bengaluru, while Shivamogga (67), Tumakuru (70) and Davanagere (83) fared worse.

According to the survey, seven of the 111 cities have a population of 4million or more. Bengaluru was in sixth position in the Ease of Living Index in this peer group, ahead of only New Delhi. Greater Mumbai, Chennai and Surat, in that order, were in the top 3 positions.

The Ease of Living Index has 78 indicators classified across 15 categories and organized under four pillars: Institutional (Governance), Social Institutions, Economic and Physical infrastructure.

Even in the sub-index category in its peer group, Bengaluru fared poorly in Institutional (Governance), Social and Economic categories.

Only in the category of public open spaces has Bengaluru performed better, landing 16th rank. The indicators in this category reflect the per capita availability of green space and public and recreational places. The study says livable cities have access to green and public open spaces such as parks, playgrounds and beaches. This helps promote physical activity, which has a positive effect on the mental and physical health of citizens, it adds.

Bengaluru fared worse

(107) under the safety and security category. Under the study, the level of safety in a city can be captured quantitatively by examining the number of crimes recorded, especially against vulnerable groups (women, children and elderly). The number of streets and public places in a city that are covered by surveillance systems is a way to assess the efforts of the city to prevent all forms of violence.

The city’s performance was abysmal in health, power supply and other categories. The city scored poorly in housing and inclusiveness and identity and culture as well.

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Ramprasad
 - 
Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018

Soon Bengaluru will be garbage area for electronics parts

Danish
 - 
Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018

Indian Sillicon valley only for industies. Not for residential projects

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July 19,2020

Mysuru, Jul 19: Residents in the vicinity of the Chamundeshwari temple alleged VVIP racism against the administration for allowing BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje for a special visit there on Friday.

Even though the district collector had ordered the closure of temple visits due to the COVID pandemic, an exception was made for VVIPs.
The BJP leader claimed that she visited the temple on Thursday evening but the temple officials confirmed that she visited the temple on Friday at 7 am. It is her routine every year to visit the temple on the last Friday of Ashada Masa.

Locals, who tried get darshan of Chamundi Devi, were barred by the police leading to an altercation between locals and cops at the entrance to the temple.

Ashada Masa is considered an auspicious occasion and it is a belief among politicians that for the longevity of their political career, they need to visit Chamundeshwari temple every last Friday of Ashada Masa.

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April 29,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 29: A fire incident was reported inside the premises of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Wednesday morning.

According to official sources, the fire was noticed at the Forge and Foundry division in the HAL complex and as many as eight fire tenders are engaged in fighting the mishap.

According to initial reports, the fire was noticed at a stockyard, where magnesium stockpile caught fire.

The fire fighters had cordoned off the entire area in the vicinity and the fire has been contained.

No casualties had been reported, due to the incident, the sources added.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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