Ghaziabad hospitals were directed to reserve 10 ICU beds for children, in order to gear up for the ‘third wave’ of the pandemic, which is expected to primarily affect children. Ghaziabad: Private hospitals treating Covid-19 in Ghaziabad have been unable to reserve Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for Children, as directed by the district magistrate. […]
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Residents in Sonepat find their homes stacked with recyclable waste, as the lockdown halts collection. Sonepat: It’s been almost a month since Nirmala, a resident of Sector 15, Sonepat, has seen a scrap dealer around. The rack of newspapers in her house has started piling up beyond capacity. She had saved other non-reusable items such […]
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As oral storytelling events in Bangalore have moved online during the pandemic, they are bringing together storytellers and audiences from all over the country. Bengaluru: Shift to online events has helped oral storytelling events to reach more people. Events which would otherwise have been local meetups, are bringing together people from all over the country, according […]
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Due to the closure of schools, online exams were conducted and students were promoted without learning anything in the previous academic year. Haryana: Students of first and second standards were given marks based on oral assessment through Shiksha Mitra’s contact numbers, while students of third, fourth, and fifth standards had to give online exams through […]
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The pandemic, subsequent lockdowns and lack of access to funds have hit NGOs in Hyderabad and Warangal. Warangal: Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) are struggling to get the funding they need to help people. They are not getting enough donations during the pandemic and even the government schemes have not helped. Narsing Rao, who has been with […]
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Olympic organisers say they’ll hand out 150,000 condoms to athletes. Jammu: As Japan prepares itself to host the Tokyo Olympics, despite the backlash and the protests from the public, local condom companies are looking forward to capitalise on the influx of athletes. “Only two companies, Sagami and Okamoto, are producing the 0.02 and 0.01-millimeter condoms, […]
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With families facing cash crunch amid lockdown, people refrain from buying and adopting pets. Ludhiana: Twinkly eyes and sloppy smiles, the four-legged best friend that is known for relieving stress is suffering in cages. Pet shop owners expressed their concern on how their sales have been affected amid lockdown. The increasing number of cases in […]
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Keeping in mind the hike in the number of covid patients, hospitals have started recruiting new doctors. Ludhina: Hospitals across the country have started conducting recruitments, to hire new doctors for treating covid patients as the health system of the country nearly collapsed. Karnataka has hired 1,763 new doctors under direct, walk-in recruitment. This includes […]
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To celebrate the 2565th Buddha Purnima Diwas today, Prime Minister Narendar Modi delivered a keynote address in the international event, Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations, organised by the Ministry of Culture. Sonepat: For a second consecutive year, devotees are either celebrating Buddha’s birthday at home, online, or amidst COVID-19 restrictions in public spaces. “As Delhi is […]
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Small NGOs that stitch clothes or bags and bigger NGOs that work on sustainability and infrastructure benefits have found themselves in a pickle as lockdown restrictions grip almost the entire country. New Delhi: Rani, a single mother living in Mundka, stitches masks for a living ever since the start of the pandemic. In the beginning, […]
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