Local·2026-04-24T15:38:22+00:00
Hospitals instructed to have heat stroke management rooms to mitigate heat-related illnesses
The measures include the implementation of Heat Stroke Management Rooms in hospitals, with two beds in community health centres, five in taluk hospitals and 10 in district hospitals. With several districts in Karnataka experiencing rising mercury levels and heatwaves, the Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare Services has issued an advisory on measures to be taken at healthcare institutions for the management of health problems caused by excessive heat and prevention of risks and deaths from heatstroke. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments.
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Local·2026-04-24T12:36:59+00:00
Unidentified body found stuffed in a gunny bag in Bengaluru
| Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A highly decomposed body of an unidentified individual, stuffed inside a gunny bag, was found in the northwestern part of Bengaluru on Friday (April 24, 2026) morning, police said. Unlock these with Subscription A police officer said that the murder had clearly taken place elsewhere and the body had been disposed of at the location.
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Local·2026-04-23T23:41:23+00:00
Domestic work and its quest for recognition
After trying her hand at a garment factory and a showroom job, neither of which fit around her responsibilities at home, Vijayalakshmi, 27, felt that only domestic work allowed her to hold things together. Married at 18 and widowed five years later after her husband died of kidney failure linked to alcoholism, she now raises two daughters – aged seven and eight – on her own. While there is no fixed pay, hours or leave, it is the only work that allows her to manage her children and still earn enough with her limited education.
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