Various studies have shown that COVID-19 survivors and health care workers experience increased sleep disturbances. BENGALURU: If you are staying awake late at night scrolling through your phone, struggling to sleep, you are not alone. Changes in lifestyle brought about by the pandemic have led to a surge in individuals reporting sleeping trouble. Before the […]
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The need for someone to constantly be in close proximity with children who lack motor skills makes it difficult for social distance to be ensured. BENGALURU: Anirban Dutta’s nephew, Kaushik Dutta (6), has non-verbal autism and occasional faces epileptic seizures. He requires constant assistance from a second individual to get his needs met. Be it […]
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Domestic workers are facing financial constraints as most of the families have stopped calling them for work. Kabita, a household worker traveled for approximately 54.8 kilometers from Canning to Kolkata to work daily. She would travel by train during the pandemic, land in Kolkata at 7:00 am, and take a train back at 9 pm […]
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Charging carry bags with logos is an unfair trade practice according to the Consumer Protection Act. Yet, many brands continue to follow this practice. Bengaluru: Your favorite brand is using you as an advertisement tool everytime you carry their carry bags. So, they ought not to be charging you for them, say experts. Further, an […]
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Experts say that these equipments create a false sense of hope to mitigate the threat of the virus. They are not meant for human skin but only for inanimate objects. Bengaluru: If you want to enter the Beggars Colony, Hegganahalli, you’ll have to go through a tunnel that will drench you in a mixture of […]
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Bank officials say that banks too many coins result in them exceeding their minimum balance. BENGALURU: Nagraj Yadav sits at his tea shack, looking despondently at the little cardboard box filled with Rs 10 coins, amounting to about Rs. 2000. He does not know what to do with them. Depositing them in a bank is […]
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Bank officials say the probability of people with disabilities visiting banks is very low. Bengaluru: Sagar and Ashwini, siblings who are differently-abled and use wheelchairs have stopped going to ATMs because they can’t reach them. They always had to be accompanied by people to get their work done. “They sympathize with us more than providing […]
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Reports show that the Average Issue Readership (AIR) percentage has declined from 16.1 percent to 13.8 percent. KOLKATA: The newspaper industry struggled to make ends meet as its sales went down in the financial year 2019-20. The latest report by the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) indicates the changing trends in the print media. Ramesh Singh, […]
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Doctors say overcrowding can worsen health conditions, passengers raise objections but are ignored. KOLKATA: Public buses in Kolkata carry more passengers than the actual number of seats. Despite objections raised by passengers, bus conductors permit people ignoring the advisories issued by the government of West Bengal. Doctors say overcrowding could cause the virus to spread. […]
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Motor vehicles continue being indifferent about their congestion on zebra crossings despite regulations. Pedestrians become prone to accidents. Rittik Biswas |October 23, 2020 Kolkata: Pedestrians said they continue to face difficulties in crossing roads due to vehicles stopping on the zebra crossings. In spite of traffic restrictions being imposed, vehicles continue to crowd the crossings […]
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