NGOs become helpless due to COVID-19

The pandemic, subsequent lockdowns and lack of access to funds have hit NGOs in Hyderabad and Warangal.  Warangal: Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) are struggling to get the funding they need to help people. They are not getting enough donations during the pandemic and even the government schemes have not helped. Narsing Rao, who has been with […]

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Bakeries not a breakfast place during lockdown

Online orders are not enough for the bakery business to survive. Ludhiana: Anubhav Grewal, the CEO at Bake Fresh feels miserable when freshly baked cakes, wrapped in colorful fondant, pastries, puffs and patties remain unsold.  “You won’t really find people in the city waking up early in the morning to step out and buy cakes, […]

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Emergency Movement: On pause

Blocked roads in  Sonepat, Haryana have delayed ambulance calls — endangering the lives of many.  Sonepat: Ever since the second wave of the pandemic imposed a lockdown in the city, from May 03, 2021, multiple barricades have been erected, acting as watchguards for its streets. These bamboo-blockades appeared unannounced, delaying ambulance calls and disrupting lives […]

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Not so Cosmopolitan

Plans to go abroad get foiled while plans to return get postponed as India goes through the lockdown amidst the second wave. The Indian economy stands to lose with a lower number of international migrants.  Bangalore: Preeti Pathak, a citizen of the United Kingdom, came back to India in February to visit her mother-in-law, who […]

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