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Inspectors reviewing BBMP PHC at Ulsoor, Bengaluru

“Primary healthcare should remain with BBMP”

June 18, 2021 Kathyayini Chamaraj

When Phase I of COVID waned, BBMP ward-level committees should have been planning to meet the healthcare needs of the local area.

Bengaluru home gardeners find their mojo during the pandemic

June 17, 2021 Anila Kurian

Home garden enthusiasts have got into growing veggies, fruits and more with DIY tutorials, support groups and online workshops.

Bengaluru's COVID testing numbers have increased, but it's largely targeted at patients' primary contacts and ILI/SARI cases

The fall and rise of COVID test numbers in Bengaluru

June 15, 2021 Navya P K

From 30,000-40,000 COVID tests per day during the peak of the second wave, Bengaluru Urban is currently clocking 65,000-70,000 tests per day against the health department target of just over 24,000.

Vrishabhavathi, Arkavathi, Cauvery, my mother

June 15, 2021 Nirmala Gowda

Waiting in line to perform my mother’s last rites at Sumanahalli Crematorium, the familiar smell in the air took me towards the valley. The Vrishabhavathi river flowed dark and foul next to the crematorium.

Bengaluru Buzz: Partial lockdown | Prep for third wave | Power tariff up … and more

June 12, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup

A guide to fire safety in hospitals

June 10, 2021 Sumit Khanna

For fire safety focus on 3 aspects – Protection, Protection, Preparation

These Bengaluru volunteers filled gaps in COVID management

June 7, 2021 Navya P K

In the second wave of COVID, many issues could be managed only with the support of volunteers. Here are some that can be easily replicated.

Bengaluru Buzz: Lockdown till 14th | II PUC exams cancelled | Property tax discount extension … and more

June 5, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup

mental health spelt out on scrabble tiles

How to cope with mental health fallout from COVID

June 4, 2021 Navya P K

A mental health fallout looms over Bengaluru with the coming of COVID’s second wave. It has to be dealt with at the individual and systemic levels.

Importance of participatory design in tactical urbanism

June 3, 2021 Swathi K

Participatory design is a way to make community engagement real. Only when the community feels ownership of their public spaces can tactical intervention serve its purpose.

smartphone needed for cowin appointments

Digital divide worsening vaccine hesitancy – Part 2

June 1, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

The combination of digital misinformation about the vaccine and its unavailability is creating vaccine hesitancy among the less privileged, say experts.

What’s the toll COVID is taking on mental health?

May 31, 2021 Navya P K

Around 10% of the population could have long-term mental health issues due to the COVID pandemic. Support systems should be built to help people recover.

A century in pursuit of freedom

May 30, 2021 Leo Saldanha

This freedom fighter remained a fighter for fundamental freedoms all his life. Just as he opposed the CAA and NRC, he fought encroachment of lakes and discrimination of Dalits and Adivasis.

Bengaluru Buzz: Testing sewage for coronavirus | Vaccine drive improves | Cases decline, not fatalities … and more

May 29, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup

Report exhumes plight of workers who bury/cremate Bengaluru’s dead

May 28, 2021 News Desk

The city owes much, in terms of dignity, pay and benefits, to crematorium and burial ground workers, especially in the pandemic, the report recommends.