Bengaluru water crisis: ₹20 lakh fine collected from over 400 families for using potable water in activities like washing vehicles and gardening

The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has fined 407 people in the city for using potable water for gardening and washing vehicles. A fine of Rs 20.3 lakh was collected from these people in the city that has been facing acute water scarcity for the last 2 months. Notably, since 10th March, a fine of … Read more

Bengaluru water crisis: ₹20 lakh fine collected from over 400 families for using potable water in activities like washing vehicles and gardening

The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has fined 407 people in the city for using potable water for gardening and washing vehicles. A fine of Rs 20.3 lakh was collected from these people in the city that has been facing acute water scarcity for the last 2 months. Notably, since 10th March, a fine of … Read more

Every penny due for Karnataka given on time, no special grant recommended by Finance Commission

In a push-back against allegations of fiscal bias against Congress-ruled Karnataka and non-provision of funds, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday every penny due to the state is accounted for and was released on time. Speaking at an informal interaction organised by the Thinkers Forum here in the Karnataka capital, Sitharaman said, “The … Read more

IT employees’ union protests before labour commission against unfair mass layoffs, demotions by IT companies exempt from labour laws

In India’s tech capital Bengaluru, employees of the IT/ITeS firms gathered under the flag of the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) to stage a protest march in front of the Karmika Bhavana, the office of the state labour commission on Saturday, March 16. The employees of the IT/ITeS firms demanded that the exemption given to IT/ITeS companies … Read more