Truck drivers have to cover double the distance in one day to avoid penalties under the new e-way bill system. There is a continuous hustle in Kalasipalya loading warehouses People are loading goods on the trucks; truck drivers are unloading consignments; the staff at the offices is hastily generating e-way bills for the upcoming packages, […]
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Many people complain of not receiving LPG (cooking gas) subsidies or direct bank transfers even with prices constantly climbing in the last three months. Bengaluru– Neelamma, a domestic helper working in Bengaluru, had lost most of her savings during the lockdown. Her husband had lost his job and she had no work. In the last […]
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Small private hospitals are still struggling to pick up pace as non-Covid patients have Covid-19 related hesitancies, say owners of private hospitals. BENGALURU- Dr. A.H. Lokesh had to make a difficult decision to save his hospital amidst a pandemic. “I had to sell my house to keep the hospital afloat because I cannot lose my […]
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In-store furniture shop owners say they have been struggling to get back on their feet post-lockdown. DELHI- Furniture sales have declined due to the work-from-home (WFH) culture caused by the pandemic, say store owners. Tarun Juyal, whose family has a 55-year-old furniture retail business in Delhi, said, “Overall, the sales have declined by 40 – […]
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Lack of a round-the-clock health centre or a pharmacy makes healthcare relatively inaccessible for IGNOU campus residents in the pandemic. Delhi– The residents of Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) need more accessible healthcare facilities close to home, as the capital deals with rising cases of Covid-19. A resident in IGNOU, Ghazala Parveen, said, “The healthcare […]
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Connecting with students is proving to be difficult as teachers struggle with network issues and lack of access. Delhi: Attendance in online Physical Education classes in Delhi Government Schools has started to improve in September as restrictions on movement across States were lifted. Students who had gone to their villages after the lockdown have started […]
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