Railway canteens and stalls find few takers

Restricted issue of general and seasonal tickets coupled with the prevailing Covid-19 scare has impacted the livelihoods of Railway canteen owners. Bengaluru:  Imran Sheik, a native of Bihar came back to Bengaluru, after the lockdown to reopen his tea stall on Platform 8 of K S R City Railway Station, expecting that the storm had […]

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Child nutrition goes dry with dry grains.

Children in Karnataka are vulnerable to growth stunting and malnutrition as the mid-day meal program is affected because of Covid-19 guidelines.    Bengaluru: Malnutrition, anaemia and stunted growth have worsened in children in Karnataka because of the pandemic. According to the fourth round survey by National Family Health Survey (NFHS), 39 per cent of children between the […]

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Start-ups at a standstill due to the pandemic

Seventy percent of start-ups hit hard by the pandemic says a report.  Swathi Nair | October 22, 2020 Durgapur: COVID 19 and the economic repercussions that accompanied it has affected start-ups due to erratic funding and fall in demand according to a recent report by FICCI and IAN. A survey of 250 start-ups conducted by […]

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