Government’s response to Omicron is not at expected level, say officials. Despite a rise in Omicron cases across the world the Indian government has not issued new guidelines except for international arrivals. D. Randeep, state commissioner of health and welfare services said that the department is not planning to introduce any new measure for citizens. […]
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Karnataka’s digital libraries saw a huge gain in membership during the pandemic. Readers turned to digital libraries during the pandemic when they had no access to physical libraries that were shut. Dr. Satishkumar S. Hosamani, Director, Department of Public Libraries said that they saw exponential growth in membership of digital libraries during the pandemic increasing […]
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Most large and popular amusement parks have regained their pre-pandemic revenue levels, but the smaller ones are still struggling. Amusements parks are receiving a mixed reaction as the government lifted restrictions after nine months. “The crowds are good now and we can say it’s better than the last few months,” said a spokesperson for Wonderla, […]
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People are not visiting temples as frequently as they were pre-Covid which is impacting the income of priests and vendors. Several temples have seen a drop in revenue to below Rs. 25 lakh a year due to the pandemic. Hence, several group- ‘A’ temples have become group- ‘B’ temples. “Pandemic has caused most of the […]
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The festive season in Bangalore helped shopping malls to get back good revenues but they still have not reached the pre-pandemic levels. Malls saw more footfall during the festive season as more people shopped from malls, unlike last year, when most of the malls were shut and people shopped online, said mall officials. “The festival […]
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Measures like composting and donation have been adopted by restaurants to tackle food waste. Food wastage in restaurants in the city is handled better due to rising awareness of effective food waste management. Donation and recycling is being practiced. Madhukar M Shetty, secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Hotel and Restaurant Association (KPHRA) said restaurants either donate the […]
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Food delivery services will charge the customer more to tackle the compliance cost added by the government. Food delivery services will now collect five per cent GST from restaurants which will increase their compliance cost leading to an increase in the final charges. Pradeep from Bengali Delicious, Rajarajeswari Nagar said, “As this new change in […]
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As companies are getting ready to welcome employees back, tech parks are preparing for a safer environment. Tech parks in the city are getting ready to bring staff back to offices with several safety measures. They are sanitizing offices, cleaning filtration systems in air conditioning and creating socially-distanced office desks said people manning tech park […]
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