The garment manufacturers and retailers struggle to keep their businesses alive, ahead of the Bengali New Year. Srijita Sen April 13, 2020 West Bengal: Due to the pandemic and lockdown, garment retailers and manufacturers who waited for the ‘Chaitra sale’ or the annual shopping festival of Bengalis, ahead of the ‘Poila Baishakh’ (Bengali New Year) […]
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Lives of health care workers and doctors are at stake in Lucknow as they do not have Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) available, which is essential when treating a COVID-19 positive patient. By Archita Srivastava April 13, 2020 Lucknow: As the number of Coronavirus patients increases every day, doctors and health care workers, in the hospitals […]
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The nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 has impacted various sections of society and the red-light area workers are no different. By Labani Mahanandy Kolkata: With the lockdown being extended to April 30 across the country, the sex workers struggled to survive, and have had to bear its brunt. Sonagachi—in West Bengal, is the largest red-light […]
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Cattle are feeding on packed foods amidst the Covid-19 crisis. Harshith V April 11, 2020 Due to the Covid-19 crisis, milk dairies in Bengaluru are facing a shortage of fodder to feed cows. They have been forced to feed them with untraditional feeds like Indi and Busa in excess. About 15,486 dairy farms in major […]
Continue ReadingStudents resort to abusing teachers and creating mischief in Zoom classes rather than studying. Shivani Mishra Bengaluru, April 11, 2020 Across the country, students are reportedly paying no attention during the classes scheduled on Zoom. They resort to abusing teachers in different ways. S. Venugopal, a Physics professor at CMR University, expressed her disappointment with […]
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Aarthi N Until 10.30 am on March 23, 2020, I had no clue I would be asked to leave for home the next day. Everything happened so suddenly. I still cannot understand how I coordinated with my parents for them to pick me from Hosur, and how I packed and vacated the hostel. Phew! Everything […]
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Despite clarifications that papers are untouched by people in presses, many in Tamil Nadu have stopped buying them Aarthi N Newspaper delivery men in Tamil Nadu are at high risk of being exposed to coronavirus as they are not provided with safety gear like gloves and face masks by their agents. Also, many readers have […]
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North India is to witness a low-spirited “Baisakhi” celebration this year due to the threat of coronavirus. The total number of COVID-19 cases in India has crossed 9000. By Archita Chakraborty Kolkata: Celebrations for the festival of Baisakhi are on a low key this year because of the pandemic the world is facing at the […]
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As the COVID-19 situation is worsening across the globe, stranded Indian students in the United Kingdom are finding it hard to survive amid the crisis. By Nihan Parveen Bengaluru: With the imposition of a 21-day lockdown in India, till April 14, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and amidst the growing number of coronavirus positive cases […]
Continue ReadingFew obey government instructions about wearing masks and maintaining social distancing Adilin Beatrice C The temporary market set up in Trichy in old Palpannai-Chennai highway in Tamil Nadu poses a threat of COVID-19 spread as traders who come to purchase vegetables don’t wear masks or follow social distancing. Albert Edison, who owns a vegetable shop […]
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