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Members of the Wadhwani Foundation conducting entrepreneurship workshops in the city.

Best gift you can give? a high-quality job!

The foundation's entrepreneurship training course has been actively adopted by some 300 colleges across the country.

23 May 2016 1:45 AM IST

Thimmaveddi with his wife at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Victoria hospital gives back injured man his leg

A happy Thimmavedi has been discharged from the hospital after a month of physiotherapy.

22 May 2016 7:41 AM IST

Fortunately Ramya did not end up becoming yet another statistic like two other children, Sridevi and Manjunath, who were mauled to death by stray dogs in the city in 2007.

6-year-old girl mauled by 15 stray dogs in Bengaluru

Local villagers rushed to her rescue and shooed the dogs away, saving her life.

21 May 2016 2:58 AM IST

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccinations would be a possible solution. (Representational image)

Bengaluru top among metros in cervical cancer

Chennai ranks second with 17 cases, followed by Delhi with 15 cases.

20 May 2016 3:16 AM IST

75 girls between the ages of three and 17 are now taking shelter at the Kodihalli Government Model Primary School

Bengaluru: Giving home, education to trafficked women

The focus of the NGO is not just providing shelter for the underprivileged but also making them employable.

16 May 2016 1:13 AM IST

Dr Praharaj and his team stabilized the bones by fixing them in place with rods and screws, from the back. (Representational image)

Bengaluru: Hospital helps Nigerian walk again

A serious road accident rendered the 50-year-old banker paralyzed, as he suffered a spinal injury.

10 May 2016 3:22 AM IST

Mitra Jyothi trust has facilitated jobs for more than 1,000 members who are either blind or have some other disability.

Helping visually impaired live with dignity

A registered charitable trust, it was formed in 1990 with the objective of integrating persons with disability' into...

9 May 2016 1:43 AM IST

Carrots, in Koramangala, opened three years ago, and is already a hit among vegans.

Next course organic and vegan: Healthy, compassionate, green eating is...

Green Theory, which claims to be India's first organic restaurant, opened five years ago.

8 May 2016 4:32 AM IST

What begins as social drinking turns into alcoholism for many, but there are many who want to come out of it.

Alcoholics Anonymous: The helping hand for addicts

This group is not a rehabilitation centre or an NGO, but just a fellowship of men and women who share their experiences.

3 May 2016 3:24 AM IST

A Braille prescription

Now, blind can read' these prescriptions

Dr Shetty, first ophthalmologist in state, to print out med list in Braille.

25 April 2016 7:22 AM IST

Hari Prasad during one of his trips

This Parkinson's patient in Bengaluru doesn't let the disease stop him

Within a year, Hari with his family, friends has travelled 10 Indian states in 41 days.

21 April 2016 4:41 AM IST

Founded by Anamika Majumder, a software engineer in May 2010 , the NGO aims to empower children in state-run schools with English language and computer skills.

Bengaluru techie's NGO empowers government schoolchildren

To begin with the foundation has begun adopting government primary schools in Anekal taluk.

20 April 2016 2:22 AM IST