The readership of digital libraries and the number of downloads of e-learning apps have shot up due to the nationwide lockdown. By Manasvi Gupta Stuck at home and bored of reading the same syllabus books, Inayat—a college student, tried to surf through the college’s and state’s digital library for additional resources that could help broaden […]
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Rise in concerns over job security among recruited students in the country amidst the corona crisis. Arti Peethambaran Bangalore, April 16, 2020 Students recruited in campus placements have been struck by the threat of layoffs amid the Coronavirus crisis. Usually, most business schools run campus placements every year between December and April. But now, COVID-19has […]
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The 500-year-old Sannati temple is being reconstructed by local villagers without taking care of the historical significance of the temple. By Yashasvini Razdan Sannati village in Gulbarga district houses a 500-year-old temple built on the banks of the Bhima river to worship Goddess Chandralamba Parmeshwari. On entering the temple, one is greeted by the clanging noise of […]
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The man has now tested negative for the virus; had escaped fearing a 14-day quarantine. By Niket Nishant A COVID-19 suspect from Jamshedpur, who had run away from his house at Kaveri Road after local police and health officials came to take him for tests, was found yesterday after a two-day search. His test results, […]
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Floriculturists in the cities of Karnataka are facing losses due to Coronavirus followed by the nationwide lockdown; dumping the flowers instead of selling them. By Apoorva GS Shimoga: Tejesh, a florist in Shimoga, has resorted to going from door to door, giving away his expensive harvest of flowers for free. He said he loves what […]
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With the increasing number of homeless laborers and workers, the city falls short in providing shelter homes to them while the nation fights the COVID-19 outbreak. By Batchu Rushali Each year the number of workers and labourers coming to Bangalore for work from different parts of Karnataka keeps increasing. The trouble is when the workers […]
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Although the government is stressing on maintaining social distance, people who go out for buying groceries have to deal in cash. By Shalu Chowrasia Howrah: At 7’oclock in the morning, when Shambhu leaves his house to buy groceries, he makes sure he is wearing a mask. He says he is worried that social distancing norms […]
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Netizens flock to pandemic memes as a way of coping with stress. By Niket Nishant “NASA: Air pollution is dropping because of Covid-19 lockdown The guy who ate the bat: See, told ya!” Termed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as the worst crisis to hit the world since World War II, the coronavirus pandemic […]
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By Ankita Mukherjee The day the college asked us to go home, we were so shocked that we didn’t know how to react. We frantically called our parents or cried our lungs out as it was our last day in the college. Those booking their own tickets got a shock when news came that there […]
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A lot of people have become addicted to online gaming and binge-watching due to the ongoing lockdown By Tamanna Yasmin Kolkata: “I’ve developed this addiction after the lockdown,” says Sayani Ghosh, an MSc student at West Bengal State University. “I spend four to five hours on gaming and around six more hours watching web series. It […]
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