Private toll plazas in the country continue to collect tolls in cash as they are not covered under the 10-second rule of the National Highway Authority of India. Lucknow: The Yamuna Expressway (earlier known as Taj Expressway), which connects Agra and Greater Noida, does not accept Fastag. In a stretch of 165 kilometers, the highway […]
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The transgender community remains unsatisfied with government efforts to assist them, they say money is not enough for them to survive. Lucknow: Dhananjay Chauhan, a transwoman from Chandigarh said that their lives as transgender people have always been challenging. They have been a discarded part of society, who have never been accepted or respected. “Most […]
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People in need of emergency healthcare face a hard time getting Ayushman cards issued. Lucknow: Salma, a resident of Lucknow, has made several attempts along with her husband to get their Ayushman Bharat card made. Yet, they haven’t seen any progress so far. Salma, now a mother of a four-month-old daughter lives in a slum […]
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Oxygen concentrators, used widely due to the shortage of oxygen cylinders, can not treat critical patients. Lucknow- As India continues to register a sharp rise of cases in the second wave of Covid-19, oxygen becomes a necessary part of the treatment process. With the shortage of oxygen supply in the country, patients are now being […]
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Just as students saw reprieve from online learning as the first wave of the pandemic receded, the second wave is forcing summer camps to choose between moving online and shutting down. Bengaluru- This year, after the Covid-19 graph started plummeting, summer camp organizers considered conducting the summer camps online. But, with the second wave, they […]
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A lot of comedy clubs suffer losses during the pandemic. This has hit the comedy scene in the city. Bengaluru: Due to the abrupt shutdown of prominent comedy clubs, stand-up comedians have been affected in several ways. On the one hand, a lot of small comedy clubs have been established lately in the city to […]
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Pets on one hand were a stress buster for the owners during the lockdown, but on the other hand, owners had to face problems finding vets. Bangalore- Owning a pet can be a great stress buster but lockdown and unavailability of veterinary doctors made things difficult for pet parents. In the initial months of the […]
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“The thermal guns mostly do not give the right results; therefore, we seldom use it,” said the security guard at the Bangalore Fort. Bangalore—Visitors and authorities at several tourist spots and monuments in the city ignored Covid-19 protocols. The multi-tasking staff (MTS) at the Bangalore Fort said that they sometimes forget to use the […]
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Potters in Lucknow face a hard time as the customers seeking sanitization do not consider their products to be safe. Lucknow- Street potters in Lucknow suffered a massive downfall in their pottery business during this season of Diwali. Potters say that the bigger shops attracted their customers which hit them hard. People preferred bigger shops […]
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Many cancer patients missed their chemotherapy cycles during the lockdown and have faced adverse effects on their health. Lucknow – Doctors say many cancer patients have missed their chemotherapy cycles during the lockdown. This has left them with adverse side effects and have pushed their treatment back to square one. A lot of them faced […]
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