After a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in Haryana seem to have stabilised their operations while teachers continue to suffer. Sonepat: Teachers continue to struggle on a low salary during the second wave of the pandemic while schools seem to recover their losses. Working on a sum that is 50 to 70 percent of […]
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The daily lockdown, along with the rising number of bird-flu cases, has dimmed meat-shop owners’ hope of earning a profit. Ludhiana: Balwinder Singh, owner of Friends Chicken Centre, is distressed because his business has been running in losses since the pandemic started. The 17-hour-long daily curfew has only added to his woes. “The number of […]
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Street food vendors say business has not picked back up, as their regular customers have not returned from their hometowns for fear of the second wave of the virus. Bangalore: Before the street food vendors could recover losses induced by the lockdown, another wave of Covid-19 became an obstacle to their business. Street food vendors say that they […]
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The bustling crowds of the book-market have been replaced by vast empty spaces with only a few buyers and sellers in view. Delhi: Due to low footfall and high operational costs, the Daryaganj book market faces a permanent shutdown. Booksellers said their sales figures ranged from Rs. 5,000 – 10,000 per day before COVID-19; after […]
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