Health experts say that almost all discharged Covid patients suffer from persisting symptoms of the disease. When the government lifted the ban on travel, Simran’s* grandmother went to Haridwar. She was longing to go there but could not go due to Covid related restrictions. Little did she know it would be her last visit there, […]
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After the pandemic, their old clients have not come back, leaving them unsure about what to do next. Maya is a 45-year-old sex worker in Bangalore. The road construction on Mysuru Road has made her life very difficult, as it is diverting traffic away from her area. “We believed our lives would go back to […]
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The fatal virus is infecting puppies, devastating pet owners across the city. Goutham, a resident of Whitefield, got a three-weeks-old puppy from a pet store. The puppy contracted parvovirus after some time and died within weeks. It was a golden retriever. “After I brought him home, within a week he was diagnosed with parvovirus. He just […]
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Despite trains providing amenities like newspapers, food and other comforts, senior citizens face many challenges while travelling in Indian trains. *Vaideh is lowly trudges along the platform—the train has already arrived, and she has made it just in time. The 72-year-old adjusts the folds in her sky-blue saree and clutches her prayer beads as she […]
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In an exclusive conversation with the Softcopy, Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Nishad Kumar and ace para-shuttler Prem Kumar talks about the Asian Games postponement. Nishad Kumar was having lunch on Friday noon when he got a phone call from his coach, Satyanarayan to inform him that the Asian Games have been postponed. He didn’t feel […]
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Minister of higher education of Karnataka is accused for being involved in various scandals. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson and Ex MLC, Ramesh Babu has urged the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to take legal action against Dr. C.N Ashwath Narayan, Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka. In the press conference held at the KPCC […]
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The bus drivers are also currently admitted to hospital. A Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus lost control and crashed into a metro pillar near Kengeri. Around 30 of the 45 passengers were injured and admitted to Supra, BGS GIMS, and Victoria hospitals. Saiphan, the traffic control in charge at Kengeri Police Station, said that […]
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‘If We Vanish’, a sound exhibition is letting people experience the sound-world of places where human have no imprint yet. We think that nature is silent or has minimal sound. Thus, we tune into sounds of nature for peace. But, have you ever wondered how the nature sounds like without humans? ‘If We Vanish’ — in […]
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Reports suggest that the demand for vegan and organic beauty- products is growing in the market due to a rising trend in ethical consumerism. Hiya , a young professional, walked into the store, headed towards the aisle that had her usual moisturiser on display. When she picked it up from the shelf, she stopped, and […]
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Health experts say that in general, people only go to doctors when the medication turns ineffective. “A few years ago, when I was in my first year of college I remember a time when one of my friends had a mild allergy and decided to take cetirizine, an antihistamine that relieved the allergy symptoms,” Jasween […]
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