A fruitful recovery

Given the high demand for fruits in the diet of recovering COVID-19 patients, fruit vendors in Sonepat have been making a profit. Sonepat: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. And yet, the doctor-prescribed diet for covid recovering patients is making headway for the circulation of fruits in the market. With the rise of […]

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No weddings: Lawn owners suffer

Lawn owners are hard hit with the second wave of Covid. Jaipur: Due to lockdown, and restrictions in events, wedding lawn owners are facing a loss in their business. Om Sodhani, director of Sodhani Farms Banquet and Garden said, “Our lawn has been shut since the lockdown started. As per the government guidelines, we have […]

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Internet access delayed as Covid hits KFON

The Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON), which aims to provide quality internet at reasonable rates to the poor and free internet to BPL families, will take longer to complete due to Covid-19. Kerala: Kerala government’s ‘revolutionary’ KFON initiative, which was supposed to provide free internet to 20 lakh citizens by December 2020, has been delayed […]

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Bakeries not a breakfast place during lockdown

Online orders are not enough for the bakery business to survive. Ludhiana: Anubhav Grewal, the CEO at Bake Fresh feels miserable when freshly baked cakes, wrapped in colorful fondant, pastries, puffs and patties remain unsold.  “You won’t really find people in the city waking up early in the morning to step out and buy cakes, […]

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Maintenance workers struggle to keep their business afloat

With lockdown imposed, electricians and plumbers have difficulty procuring raw materials for their work. Bengaluru: As fewer people are availing the services of electricians and plumbers during the ongoing  lockdown , they are finding it difficult to procure raw material and run their businesses.,  Mahesh P of Arya electricals said, “We have closed our shop […]

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