People in a village in Haryana were scared of getting vaccinated about a month and a half ago, but a surge in Covid cases is helping them change their minds. Haryana: About a month and a half ago, an incident in Siwan village put the scare of the vaccine into the villagers. The wife of […]
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While the centre has ramped up production of Amphotericin-B, it is still not reaching the states where it is needed. Bengaluru: Dhananjay, a resident of South Bangalore, ran around the city for three days. He connected with as many chemists as possible, in hopes to find the drug that could treat his mother, who was […]
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Wine lovers who need no reason to drink wine; now have no reason to celebrate National Wine Day. Vapi -You can’t raise a glass to it. The Covid-19 pandemic, among other things, poured cold water over National Wine Day on Tuesday. “Even if I want to drink and celebrate National Wine Day happily, I can’t. […]
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Centre has sent more vials for the treatment of fungal treatment. An additional 19,420 vials of Amphotericin-B have been allocated to all states/UTs and Central Institutions on May 24, 2021, according to a press release. Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V Sadananda Gowda in the press release said that Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and […]
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A report shows that since the 2009 general election, the number of winners with declared criminal cases has increased from 30 percent in 2009 to 43 percent in 2019. Delhi: A majority of elected Members of Legislative Assemblies across the five states of Assam, West Bengal, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala were found to be […]
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Parents suffer an increased level of stress due to the education going online from the past one year. Vapi: Online education has changed the way children study. It’s not the same anymore. Rupali Behani, a mother of two children, said, “Managing two children having their online class simultaneously is one big task. I had to buy them their […]
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The evacuation process is expected to start today. Bengaluru: Disaster response teams equipped with boats, tree-cutters, and telecom equipment have been deployed in five states and union territories in view of Cyclone Yaas. Odisha is setting up cyclone shelters and temporary medical centres for relocating people who will be evacuated today. In Jagatsinghpur district alone, […]
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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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Domestic workers are facing financial constraints as most of the families have stopped calling them for work. Kabita, a household worker traveled for approximately 54.8 kilometers from Canning to Kolkata to work daily. She would travel by train during the pandemic, land in Kolkata at 7:00 am, and take a train back at 9 pm […]
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As Covid-19 cases continue to rise and cities go under lockdown again, driving schools across the country suffer over 70 percent loss. Bengaluru: Pre-Covid days used to be hectic for Aniruddha Gupta, owner of Best Bangalore Driving School. He taught at least 20 students a day before the pandemic. Now the situation is different. “We […]
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