Fear of possible COVID-19 transmission via newspapers has amounted to a drop in newspaper circulation figures. Shivani Mishra April 17, 2020 Sashi Mandya, a newspaper vendor said, “Initially it started with one or two dropping off the list. Seeing each other almost all of them—almost 80 per cent have asked me not to deliver the […]
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Pharmacies and hospitals across Bengaluru have run out of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) medicine—widely used for treating COVID-19 patients currently. Shivani Mishra | April 15, 2020| Bangalore People are not able to buy HCQ tablets as pharmacies and hospitals have run out of the medicine, after India recently removed a ban from its export. Mohammed Abraz, a […]
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Illegal sale of liquor is rampant in the city via outlets and social media. Shivani Mishra April 13, 2020 Bengaluru: Liquor is illegally being sold in the city despite the ban on liquor sales. The services are up in speed amid this lockdown.People in Bangalore have found ways of selling liquor via outlets, social media […]
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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People of Sindgi taluk use the traditional method of the charcoal kiln to produce charcoal which has harmful effects on their health and environment. Mehboobi Khan is one among the many charcoal-kiln workers of Sindgi, who work round-the-clock to produce charcoal. She, along with her family remains exposed to the smoke produced during the process […]
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Doctors feel that the mere deployment of home guards isn’t the solution. Bengaluru, March 05, 2020 By Shivani Mishra Hospitals in the city do not have adequate security measures for their doctors. With a lack of surveillance system, doctors say that they feel unsafe when patients become agitated in the hospital. Bangalore Medical College and […]
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