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Concerned over the increasing number of fatal accidents involving Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage trucks, the traffic police have asked the civic body to install speed governors in the vehicles. B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said the speed limit of garbage trucks has been fixed at 40 km per hour within the city, and the traffic police at the jurisdictional level have been directed to regularly monitor if drivers are complying with the regulation. The truck drivers have been trained on safe driving and traffic rules in batches at the designated centres. As many as 40 drivers, who were part of the first batch, have completed the training and have shown drastic changes in their driving skills and traffic discipline, Mr. Gowda said. The training will be on how to drive safely in school zones, residential areas, and silent zones, where and how to park and follow rules accordingly. The jurisdictional traffic police have been directed … [Read more...] about Install speed governors in garbage trucks: traffic police to BBMP

In its initiative to make the sprawling campus spread over about 300 acres carbon neutral, the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K) at Surathkal has now designed and developed 11 electric vehicles on its own for use by its students, faculty and staff members. The institute has also built a solar powered charging station to feed the e-vehicles. Thanks to major financial support for its E-Mobility Projects at the Centre for System Design (CSD) by its alumni and donors. Of the e-vehicles included three scooters, a foldable scooter, two bikes and five cycles. Pruthviraj U., Head, E-Mobility Projects told The Hindu that of the two bikes one is being used by the institute’s security personnel for campus surveillance. Another bike has been given to the Forest Department for the surveillance in the Kudremukh National Park area. The other vehicles are in use in the campus and are geo fenced. “The initiative began when the COVID-19 lock down began. The team comprising … [Read more...] about NIT-K rolls out electric vehicles to make campus carbon neutral

People’s representatives, planters and residents of Sakaleshpur taluk staged a protest at Bage village on Monday demanding a permanent solution to the man-elephant conflict in the taluk. Hundreds of planters, farmers and agriculture labourers took part in the protest. More than 60 elephants have been roaming in estates of Sakaleshpur, Alur and Belur taluks. A person was trampled to death near Ballupete last week. Another lady suffered serious injuries in a similar incident. In the last 10 years, more than 75 people have died in elephant attacks in the district. The protesters alleged that neither the officers of the Forest Department nor the State Government had understood the seriousness of the problem being faced by the public. The wild tuskers have been roaming in villages throughout the day and night, leaving the residents in fear. In some incidents, the elephants had barged into houses and godowns to take away food grains. Sakaleshpur MLA H.K. Kumaraswamy said that people … [Read more...] about Locals, planters demand permanent solution to man-animal conflict in Sakaleshpur taluk

Justice Sibghat Ullah Khan Gist of findings: 1. The disputed structure was constructed as mosque by or under orders of Babar. 2. It is not proved by direct evidence that premises in dispute including constructed portion belonged to Babar or the person who constructed the mosque or under whose orders it was constructed. 3. No temple was demolished for constructing the mosque. 4. Mosque was constructed over the ruins of temples which were lying in utter ruins since a very long time before the construction of mosque and some material thereof was used in construction of the mosque. 5. That for a very long time till the construction of the mosque it was treated/believed by Hindus that some where in a very large area of which premises in dispute is a very small part birth place of Lord Ram was situated, however, the belief did not relate to any specified small area within that bigger area specifically the premises in dispute. 6. That after some time of … [Read more...] about Highlights of the judgments

Parents do everything to keep their kids safe. When it comes to younger kids, some members of the family are always there to take care of their safety. However, sometimes parents have to go out of the house due to some urgent work and have no other option but to leave the kids alone at home. This becomes a huge cause of concern for some parents. But some safety hacks, if taught to children, can prove to be reassuring the next time you leave the whole house to yourself. Some of the tips are: Before going out, give an extra phone number to the children so that they can contact you. You won’t worry, too, much about the kids that way. Do not forget to keep some food items in the house available before leaving the children alone at home. Always explain to them what to eat and what not to eat in detail so that they help themselves to a meal when you’re not at home. Make sure you turn off the gas switch while going out of the house. Turn off the electrical appliances installed in the … [Read more...] about Leaving Children at Home? Teach Them These Safety Tips

On May 9, the largely peaceful anti-Rajapaksa protests in Sri Lanka took a violent turn. In the resulting violence, nine people died, including two policemen, with the agitating crowd burning down the home of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Subsequently, while the Prime Minister resigned, his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa remained the President. Facing nationwide civil unrest, the government imposed a curfew on May 9 and issued shoot at sight orders on those engaging in violence. Though the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister has provided a semblance of political stability in the country, the protesters have refused to budge from their demand for the resignation of President Gotabaya. The continuing political and economic instability in Sri Lanka gave voice to the Indians on social media, supporting military intervention in the country. On May 10, former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy tweeted that “India must send in the Indian Army to restore … [Read more...] about If India Wants Political Stability in Colombo, It Must Act in Interest of Sri Lankan People

Kichcha Sudeepa’s highly anticipated film ‘Vikrant Rona’ has been making huge waves of conversations even before its release. After the announcement of its release date, the audience and the reviewers around the globe were high on reverence for the same as the cinephiles were excited about the film’s release on July 28th. Adding more to the glory, Vikrant Rona will now be presented by Salman Khan’s production house SKF in North India. Said to be a marvel vision of director Anup Bhandari, the film is all set to give people an edge of the seat experience. Taking to the social media, Salman Khan wrote, “I am still spell bound by the visuals brother @kichchasudeepa Happy to present the Hindi version of #VikrantRona – The biggest 3D experience in Indian cinema.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Salman Khan (@beingsalmankhan) For the unversed, Kichcha Sudeepa’s Vikrant Rona is an adventure mystery … [Read more...] about Salman Khan to Present Hindi Version of Kichcha Sudeepa’s Vikrant Rona, Praises Visuals of the Film

A frustrated homeowner uses her wheelie bins to reserve parking outside her house. Helen Barrell said the parking situation on her road is a "nightmare", in part due to parents and teachers from a nearby school using it as an overspill. The 43-year-old also said despite the heavily congested road, many motorists still opt to drive at dangerous speeds and she fears there will be fatality, reports BirminghamLive. When the author and librarian, from Smethwick, West Midlands, had contractors coming to replace a window, she decided to try the trick to ensure they had somewhere to park. "I couldn't leave the contractors to carry it all the way up the road otherwise it risked being broken," said Helen, whose lived in Gladys Road, in the Bearwood area, for 12 years. "And they needed access to their tools while working." Outlining the congestion issue, she said: "The road I live in is right by a primary school which doesn't have any parking for staff, so they all park on my road … [Read more...] about Homeowner forced to use wheelie bins to save parking space on ‘nightmare’ road

A speeding driver Facetimed his girlfriend just moments before mowing down and killing a two-year-old girl as she walked home from a playpark, a court has heard. Luke Pirie ploughed into little Harlow Edwards at 50mph as she headed back from the park in Perthshire, Scotland, with her older sister and a five-year-old boy. The 23-year-old motorist had been sending "angry" texts to his partner, Heather Eaton, and was racing to confront her at the time of the crash , the Daily Record reports. He suspected her of cheating on him, and just seconds before his Ford Focus careered into Harlow and two others last year, he Facetimed her, the court was told. Witnesses told how Harlow’s teenage sister Dionne and the boy – who can’t be named for legal reasons – were hurled more than 30ft over a wall in the incident close to the A94. Luke Pirie ploughed into the toddler at 50mph, a court heard Harlow's middle name was Elizabeth in honour of her granny, who was killed in a car … [Read more...] about Speeding driver Facetimed ‘cheating’ girlfriend just moments before mowing down and killing two-year-old girl near her home

C ongratulations to Jake Daniels , the Blackpool FC player who has come out as gay aged 17, becoming the first active male player to come out at the top of the British male game since Justin Fashanu , who tragically took his own life in 1998. Conversations have spiralled for decades about why male footballers haven’t come out when statistically there are obviously gay men playing – and by contrast, the women’s team is replete with “out” players. Daniels becoming the first openly gay professional player in 30 years should be rightly praised, but questions remain: namely, why has it taken so long? In many ways, football feels like the last bastion of sexual intolerance; the last sport where you can’t say you’re gay, even though rugby, cricket and swimming have all had openly gay players for years. And while not enough praise can be heaped on Daniels for coming out, the reality of the scale of representation at the top of the Premier League is woeful. While football … [Read more...] about Jake Daniels is a hero – more LGBT+ football players should follow suit