Women face body-shaming even on the day of body acceptance- the International No Diet Day. Kolkata: Mithila (named changed), a resident of Kolkata, was body-shamed by her brother as he calls her a ‘fat girl’ in public. She said he was just joking but her facial expressions changed and she wasn’t looking comfortable. Walking a […]
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Shopkeepers say that fear of frauds prevent them from using digital payment modes. Kolkata: Shreshta Mukherjee, a resident of Kolkata, was wandering around Bhawanipur asking people if they had a digital payment mode. However, nobody seemed to have one. She urgently needed to buy some groceries and had no cash. She seldom uses cash and […]
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Women said that they prefer using duplicate or fake cosmetic products as they are cheaper compared to the branded ones and fit in their budget. Bengaluru: Ishita Bhagat, a resident of Kolkata, said that she prefers using fake cosmetic products as they are fancy and she can afford them. She said that she has been […]
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Street food vendors say business has not picked back up, as their regular customers have not returned from their hometowns for fear of the second wave of the virus. Bangalore: Before the street food vendors could recover losses induced by the lockdown, another wave of Covid-19 became an obstacle to their business. Street food vendors say that they […]
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Workers say that they can’t quit working at construction sites even after being vulnerable to lung diseases. Bangalore: Bhuneshwar, has been working in road construction for a decade. Standing at the road construction site in Indiranagar, he said lung diseases don’t bother him and he will continue to work as long as he can. “I […]
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Stall and shop owners in local markets said that they lost business by almost 80 per cent, and were forced to reduce their profit margin. Bengaluru: Shopping in local markets isn’t the same. With the fear of Covid-19 and government restrictions, the plight of shop and stall owners in local markets in Bengaluru have increased. […]
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Some cinema theatre staff revealed they are not even getting 10 bookings per show. Kolkata: Movie theatre business in Kolkata has reduced to 50 per cent of what it used to be, despite them opening on October 15, 2020, say staff. Cinema hall managers believe that the fear of Covid-19 has prevented people from […]
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Street food vendors say they have not been given any training on how to maintain hygiene. Kolkata: Multiple street food vendors said that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) Project Clean Street Food is not carried out well in Kolkata during the Covid-19 pandemic. Several pani puri vendors were seen selling food […]
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Some small sweet shop owners believe that the best before tag for sweets is not necessary and is putting pressure on them. Kolkata: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) new directive to have ‘best before’ tags on sweets is not being followed by several sweet shop owners. Small sweetmeat shop owners said […]
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