Let’s make our talk walk for safety sake! The best cities in the world are taking to walking like never before. We are motoring in the opposite direction with 150,000 road kills annually. Read this for health and safety For more read
Your ride on a KSRTC bus is about to get even safer. In an exemplary move, the leading government-run bus operator has tied up with Golden Hour to empower its drivers and conductors with essential life-saving skills. Under the arrangement, Golden Hour will train thousands of KSRTC staff who man its large fleet of inter-state […]
Cities with a happy mind
In many ways, a city’s culture is a reflection of the collective mindset of its people. Though it might not always be obvious, the way a city looks, feels and functions is, in most cases, a physical manifestation of its mental attitude: countless neuronal-waves rendered into roads, parks, gardens, buildings and, most importantly, human conduct. […]
Every year countless people die on our roads because of that extra New Year drink. Alcohol and driving make a deadly cocktail. Stay away from it, says leading neurosurgeon Dr N K Venkataramanaa in this blog Read more…
Marking the World Ambulance Day, eminent neurosurgeon and Vice Chairman of the BGS-Global Hospitals, Bangalore, Dr N K Venkataramanaa announced the launch of the Golden Initiative, at a press conference on Jan 8. The initiative is designed to ensure speedy, life-saving medical intervention for accident victims in the city regardless of their ability to pay. […]
Caught up in nerve-jangling snarl ups ambulances wail in despair even as precious lives are lost in Bengaluru and cities across India. We have the worst road safety record in the world because of dysfunctional infrastructure and cultural indifference says Dr N K Venkataramanaa in an article published by The Times of India. Click here […]
In a huge but seldom talked about national tragedy, around 300 Indian soldiers die every year in road accidents during peace time, according to a just published newspaper report. Further, the report says that the force has lost as many as 6500 of its fully trained men in accidents since the 1999 Kargil conflict, twice […]
Isha Prasad was only 16 years old when suddenly a blood vessel snapped in her brain triggering a massive stroke and robbing her of her ability to walk, talk and hold up her head. In a story of remarkable recovery, Isha, now 18, is like a normal girl her age—able to walk, talk and hold […]