With bookstores closed due to the lockdown, some online stores like The Comic Book Store saw a growth of 5000 percent they say. Bengaluru: Hundreds of paperback graphic novels lie stacked in the comic book aisle of the Blossom bookstore. Many writers and artists had to stop their production because stores were shut during the […]
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Schools around Bangalore assure safety; however, students are often reckless with the rules. Parents find it hard to relax as their children attend classes every day. Bangalore : At 3:30 pm when the school bell rings to mark the end of the day, students crowd outside to chat with one another. Without masks or sanitizers, […]
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Due to no payments of salaries, rural private school teachers are forced to shift to MGNREGA work. Bangalore: Latha C.S, 32-year-old kindergarten teacher in a private school is now working in the sun, rejuvenating lakes, about two kilometers from her school, in Mandya, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). “I did […]
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Government restrictions on events impacted the tent businesses. Bengaluru: Tent wholesalers struggles to sustain their business after the pandemic. Sudhakar, owner of Bharath Tent Wholesaler, said that he is getting only 30percent business after Covid-19. “I started this business in 1994. The income I used to get in 1994 is equal to what I am […]
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Parents are reluctant to send their children to school, citing the surge in Covid-19 cases in the city. Bengaluru: Upper primary schools in Bangalore are witnessing low attendance. Classes from sixth to eighth standards recorded only about 40 to 50 percent attendance. Parents are still unsure about their children’s safety, mainly because the number of […]
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The large-scale restaurants and cafes are recovering economically after the lockdown but small-scale restaurants and tiffin centers are still financially struggling. Bengaluru-: The empty chairs at Annapoorneshwari Tiffin center, a small eatery on Cottonpet Main road wait for diners in vain. The place used to witness 50-60 people in a day, but hardly anyone turns […]
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Organ donations in Karnataka have been badly impacted since Covid-19. Government numbers indicate that 4636 organ recipients are still awaiting. Bangalore: Despite several initiatives taken by the Karnataka government to promote organ donations, 4636 registered receivers are yet to receive organs. Coordinator of JeevanSarthakathe program, Chetan Kumar, said, “Out of total registered patients, 4636 are yet to […]
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Children in Karnataka are vulnerable to growth stunting and malnutrition as the mid-day meal program is affected because of Covid-19 guidelines. Bengaluru: Malnutrition, anaemia and stunted growth have worsened in children in Karnataka because of the pandemic. According to the fourth round survey by National Family Health Survey (NFHS), 39 per cent of children between the […]
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“Lack of outreach and hesitancy among women are the reasons for low screening rates”: Pratima Shankar, NGO coordinator, PSCF . Bengaluru: Only 0.4 percent of women in Karnataka have undergone screening for breast cancer, according to the data by the National Family Health Survey. With this, Karnataka has recorded the lowest number of breast cancer […]
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COVID-19 and less revenue have forced BMTC to operate only a handful of air-conditioned buses. Bengaluru: Only 180 air-conditioned Volvo buses are operated currently by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) as against 761 before the pandemic. The services have been scaled down due to less revenue generation and lesser demand induced by COVID-19. A bus […]
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