Mysuru district administration, to avoid crowding, has asked all vegetable and fruit vendors to get push carts if they have to sell at open marketplaces. Mysuru: Tayamma has wonderfully arranged brinjals, carrots, tomatoes and capsicums on a push-cart. However, her face, tattooed with wrinkles, does not reflect the emotion involved in doing so. “It has […]
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Forty nine covid centres across eight zones, beds remain vacant Bengaluru: Only 31.02 percent of beds are occupied out of 1270 beds available in covid care centres, across eight zones in Bengaluru. Dr. Amulya TS, Nodal Officer at Karmikara Bhavana, Dasarahalli zone said only 21 beds out of 107 beds are occupied. She said, “We […]
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With lockdown imposed, electricians and plumbers have difficulty procuring raw materials for their work. Bengaluru: As fewer people are availing the services of electricians and plumbers during the ongoing lockdown , they are finding it difficult to procure raw material and run their businesses., Mahesh P of Arya electricals said, “We have closed our shop […]
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The incident came into light when a video of two officials beating up a boy for not taking the COVID-19 test went viral on Monday. Bengaluru: The officials seen in the viral video of a boy being beaten up and forced to take a Covid-19 test are not Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials, but […]
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Art galleries of Odisha are facing losses as exhibitions have moved online due to the pandemic. Cuttack: Odisha Modern Art Gallery, which used to host at least one or two shows every month before the pandemic, has conducted only one show in more than a year. Subrat Mohanty, in charge of the gallery, said, “The […]
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Drag queens are facing financial as well as mental health challenges due to Covid-19. Kolkata: Most people know Alex as ‘Maya’. He gained recognition after being part of various shows as a drag queen, a journey he started in 2014. But he is among many drag queens, who have been hit financially by the pandemic. […]
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Work under the MGNREGA has come to a halt in 44 out of 404 villages in Warangal due to the fear of a second wave and surge in Covid-19 cases. Warangal: Due to the fear of the second wave of Covid-19 and the increase in Covid-19 cases in rural villages, a few gram panchayat secretaries […]
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Cold storage owners in the city are at a loss as they have to run the facility despite not many farmers turning up to store their produce. Mysuru: Ramu, the owner of BTC warehouse in Vidyaranyapuram that has cold storage facilities for farm produce is worried over his business prospects. As Covid-19 has spread to […]
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Mysuru district administration launched door-to-door surveys, but most of these surveys are being conducted without thermal scanners or pulse oximeters. Mysuru: Sheila, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker was screamed at during a door-to-door health survey in Mysuru because she did not have a working pulse oximeter, and she did not have a thermal […]
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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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