The manufacturers had a massive shortage of primary products during the pandemic. The sales of leather products have still not reached the pre-pandemic level. The leather product manufacturers are still struggling to get back on their feet. A representative from Ashish Enterprises, a manufacturing unit based out of Hebbal said that they had a massive […]
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Tour guides and local shopkeepers fear that the proposed Mekedatu dam project will destroy their livelihoods. Prakash, a tour guide at the Chunchi waterfalls (five kilometres from the Mekedatu dam site) and nearby locations, has been working for the last six years. But, now he fears he might lose his job because of the proposed […]
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Fish sellers see a dip in sales due to less footfall and construction work. As the afternoon heat dries up the water around the fishes in his stall, Saaed sprayed some water on them. With a half-empty bucket, Saaed looks at the sun, fearing how much more water he can spray on the fishes. “I […]
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Many users complain of bugs and other issues while using the DigiLocker application that could potentially lead to hacking. Accessing and uploading documents on the DigiLocker application is a challenge for users as they encounter multiple issues. Rishit, a DigiLocker user, explained that whenever he tried accessing his driving license, the application did not work. […]
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Bangalore University (BU) recently launched their electronic office (e-office) system for electronic documentation of administration and filing work. With fans moving at a snail’s pace, the workers in the finance department of BU quickly work with bundles of files and papers. “For now, we are not yet trained for electronic work. We work with papers […]
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Over seven lakh workers in the media and publishing industry either lost jobs or quit between September 2016 and August 2021, said a Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) report. Preparing for the civil services exam, Ritu Chaurasiya, a freelance journalist based out of Bihar remembers writing articles for various publications. It was not so […]
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The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested four people involved with the ShareHash application. After arresting four people involved in a Crypto Ponzi scheme, the CCB, Bengaluru is on the hunt for two main accused. “We have arrested four people who worked with the ShareHash application. With the information received from them, we are looking […]
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There were rumours about people not buying mangoes and meat from Muslim sellers in several Bengaluru markets. “Politicians and their games. Sitting in power and doing nothing”—these were the words from one of the Muslim mango sellers from the Mango market on Jayachamrajendra (JC) road. “I have not faced any business loss over my religion. […]
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The delay in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections has led to many problems for companies and citizens. It is nothing but a routine morning for the workers at Bridgeicon IT services in Jeevan Bima Nagar. One of the members of the company said that some weeks ago, a power cut at their office […]
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Many long-term contract workers of the Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI) who were laid off without notice are protesting in Bengaluru for the last 86 days. Hemanth Kumar has been heading the contract workers’ protest from day one. He has been arranging meetings, gathering all the workers, and planning the next steps of the protest. […]
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