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Reasons: Lack of manufacturing and disruption in transport Adilin Beatrice C Tiruchirapalli: Grocery shops in Tamil Nadu are running out of essential supplies. Public apprehend that the lack of food products might bring starvation.  Flora Carolin (name changed), who runs a grocery store in Chennai for the past 30 years, said: “This is the first […]

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Not a Covid-19 patient? No admission even if you are critically ill

Private hospitals in Trichy refuse to admit patients with sicknesses other than Covid-19, leaving them to fend for themselves By Adilin Beatrice C Tiruchirapalli: Private hospitals in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, are not admitting patients with ailments other than Covid-19, causing them grave distress. Some hospitals that are still admitting non-Covid patients are reportedly asking their […]

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States Decide Measures Post- Lockdown extension

With the lockdown being extended till May 3, 2020, the states are gearing up to take stringent measures to fight the coronavirus. By Astha Oriel On April 14, 2020, Prime Minister  Narendra Modi, gave the green signal for the lockdown to be extended  till May 3, 2020. However even before the nationwide lockdown was announced, […]

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The grief of leaving college abruptly, and the long road home

By Shoby Krishna G Two weeks before March 23, 2020, a phone conversation with my parents had the following question for me: “Other colleges have declared a holiday till the end of March due to coronavirus. What about your college? When are you coming home?” The answer they expected came on March 23, 2020, at […]

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People fear COVID-19 can spread through newspapers

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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MGNREGA workers suffer amid extended lockdown

The lockdown imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 is taking a toll on the livelihood of workers dependent on MGNREGA wages Shoby Krishna G Sivakasi: The lockdown imposed to contain Covid-19 is affecting workers dependent on MGNREGA for livelihood. They are left without any alternative source of income and livelihood in the villages surrounding […]

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Tanners in a lather over India’s myopic leather policy

Traditional Indian tanneries are at the brim of extinction due to loss of markets and government’s sloppy approach towards the leather industry. In the suburbs of Athani city that is famous for its Kolhapuri chappals, lives Yuvraj Kadam, a lone warrior fighting an existential battle against Athani’s dying leather industry. A 16 per cent of […]

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