With lockdown imposed, electricians and plumbers have difficulty procuring raw materials for their work. Bengaluru: As fewer people are availing the services of electricians and plumbers during the ongoing lockdown , they are finding it difficult to procure raw material and run their businesses., Mahesh P of Arya electricals said, “We have closed our shop […]
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While the centre has ramped up production of Amphotericin-B, it is still not reaching the states where it is needed. Bengaluru: Dhananjay, a resident of South Bangalore, ran around the city for three days. He connected with as many chemists as possible, in hopes to find the drug that could treat his mother, who was […]
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More than 50 percent of competitive exam aspirants stopped studying, and coaching institutes are struggling to survive due to continual postponement of exams. Mumbai: Umesh Patil dreamt of becoming a police officer and had been preparing for Maharashtra Public Service Commission’s (MPSC) Police Sub Inspector’s (PSI) exam for the last four years. When the exam […]
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The incident came into light when a video of two officials beating up a boy for not taking the COVID-19 test went viral on Monday. Bengaluru: The officials seen in the viral video of a boy being beaten up and forced to take a Covid-19 test are not Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials, but […]
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Art galleries of Odisha are facing losses as exhibitions have moved online due to the pandemic. Cuttack: Odisha Modern Art Gallery, which used to host at least one or two shows every month before the pandemic, has conducted only one show in more than a year. Subrat Mohanty, in charge of the gallery, said, “The […]
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Around 20,000 people have already been evacuated in Odisha and the government is hiking payments for restoration work post the cyclone. Cuttack, Kolkata: A storm is coming. Within a year of the cyclone Amphan, another cyclone called Cyclone Yaas will make landfall on Odisha and West Bengal within the next 12 hours. While the state […]
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Wine lovers who need no reason to drink wine; now have no reason to celebrate National Wine Day. Vapi -You can’t raise a glass to it. The Covid-19 pandemic, among other things, poured cold water over National Wine Day on Tuesday. “Even if I want to drink and celebrate National Wine Day happily, I can’t. […]
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Drag queens are facing financial as well as mental health challenges due to Covid-19. Kolkata: Most people know Alex as ‘Maya’. He gained recognition after being part of various shows as a drag queen, a journey he started in 2014. But he is among many drag queens, who have been hit financially by the pandemic. […]
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Centre has sent more vials for the treatment of fungal treatment. An additional 19,420 vials of Amphotericin-B have been allocated to all states/UTs and Central Institutions on May 24, 2021, according to a press release. Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V Sadananda Gowda in the press release said that Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and […]
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Women occupy less than 10 percent of positions in sports associations and governing bodies in the country. Indore: When Siddhayani Patni, the first woman office-bearer of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), joined the body seven years ago, the workplace was dominated by men. “I joined as a convenor, and all we had were male […]
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