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Articles by Harsha Raj Gatty

About Harsha Raj Gatty
Harsha Raj Gatty is a former State correspondent with The Indian Express. He has been Guest-faculty at Nitte Institute of Mass Communication (NICO), and is the co-founder of StoryInfinity.
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Why Mangalore citizens feel that the #10yearchallenge was made for them!

January 25, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

2019 will mark 10 years since the flyover project at Mangalore’s Mahaveer Circle was started under the National Highways Development Project. After countless missed deadlines, failed promises and futile dharnas, citizens have now taken to social media and other creative ways to vent their frustration.

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Cyber crime: A guide to understanding, prevention and redress

November 8, 2018 Harsha Raj Gatty

From ministers and celebrities to trusting seniors, every category of citizen seems to have fallen prey to online fraudsters and cyber criminals, and with increasing regularity of late . How do these people con you and what can you do to prevent yourself from being the next in a long line of victims?

COVER STORY

Whitewashed roofs or Whatsapp alerts: How is your city planning to beat the heat this summer?

April 30, 2018 Harsha Raj Gatty

IMD spells a gruelling summer ahead with temperatures 0.5°C to 1°C higher than the long term average. From Ahmedabad to Nagpur to Hyderabad, what are cities doing to minimise heat-related casualties?

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Mangalore fuming over 202 trees felled for new government complex

January 25, 2018 Harsha Raj Gatty

Even as environmentalists cry foul over the reclamation of forest land, over a 100 species of plants and 22 species of fauna have been sacrificed for the construction of the proposed new complex.

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Meet the Good Samaritans helping Mangalore’s understaffed traffic police

October 16, 2017 Harsha Raj Gatty

As the Mangalore traffic police force struggles to manage the explosive rise in motor vehicles, traffic wardens and civic volunteers step in to make their work easier and the city commute smoother.

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