DTH companies lost an active user base of 5.4 million over the past two years. Over a span of eight years, Srinivas G V has been working for multiple Direct-to-home (DTH) companies. Despite listening to customer complaints and repairing DTH dishes in the scorching sun and cloudbursts, it now becomes tough for him to lead […]
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Official says that there is a shortage of blood donations as many IT companies are still functioning in work-from-home mode. Blood banks are facing an acute shortage of blood donations from Information Technology (IT) companies after the pandemic, as most companies are still continuing the work-from-mode culture that was initiated during lock downs. Ashok H […]
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After the pandemic, their old clients have not come back, leaving them unsure about what to do next. Maya is a 45-year-old sex worker in Bangalore. The road construction on Mysuru Road has made her life very difficult, as it is diverting traffic away from her area. “We believed our lives would go back to […]
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Paralegal volunteers have not been able to provide free legal services to vulnerable groups due to low pay and communication gaps. Bengaluru: Karnataka Child Rights Observatory (KCRO) along with other child rights organizations and UNICEF have decided to work on strategies to work on child issues that worsened during the pandemic. Child marriage, violence against […]
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Many couples had to postpone their weddings due to the third wave, as venues are filling up quickly. Wedding venues in the city are full to capacity right now. There was an increase in demand as people rushed to get married after their weddings were postponed in the Covid lockdowns. Srinivasan, front office executive at […]
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The sale of exotic dog breeds has dropped, but Indian breeds are not in demand, either. In the last two months, the sale of dogs of foreign breeds has dropped by 60 percent. According to breeders, the increasing number of home breeders and the buyers’ work-from-office situation contribute to drop. “During the complete lockdown, the […]
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Karnataka Premier League match fixing scandal which kept the matches on hold has pushed players out of the state. Bengaluru: Many Karnataka Premier League (KPL) aspirants have had to move on out of the state due to Covid and legal reasons. KPL was not conducted in the state stating the covid reasons, however, there are […]
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Even as lockdown restrictions ease, independent musicians struggle to perform live concerts in restaurants and clubs. Independent musicians in the city lost their performing opportunities at hotels and restaurants due to the pandemic. Most of them shifted from music to other occupations, to earn their bread. Sachin Banandur, a drummer with the band Parvaaz in […]
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Karnataka has seen a 60 percent increase in organ donations post the pandemic. Karnataka is witnessing an increase in the number of organ donations. Yet the numbers aren’t enough to cater to the patients waiting for transplants. Lijamol Joseph, Chief Transplant Coordinator of the State said, “Around 5045 patients are in the waiting list in […]
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The pandemic shut their shops, leaving them searching for other means of survival. Uniform sellers are hoping to get their businesses back on track as schools re-open. Shankar, a worker in the Modern School Uniform said they sold the leftover stock of 2019 before the pandemic. When the lockdown arrived, they went into a complete […]
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