Senior citizens, who aren’t digitally savvy and don’t have ATM cards, find it difficult to carry out cash transactions. Mysuru: For Kanthi S Rao, it has not been an easy year since the pandemic struck. She lives alone in an apartment and since the pandemic, she has not been able to go to the bank […]
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India’s active cases have dipped to 27,20716 and the recovery rate has improved to 88.69 percent. Bengaluru: India recorded 2.2 lakh fresh Covid cases taking the overall count to 2.67 crore. 4,454 people died in the last 24 hours taking the total number of deaths to 3,03,720. Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Karnataka have extended the […]
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Taking note of ground realities and challenges faced by citizens, NHRC emphasized that the centre and states need to “put its acts together” to meet the ongoing COVID-19 challenges. Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for an Action Taken Report (ATR) within four weeks from various state chief secretaries and the secretary […]
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Equated Monthly Installment(EMI) become a nightmare for cab drivers, as pandemic induced lockdown hits their income. Drivers look towards the government for assistance. Warangal: In the midst of the pandemic, cab drivers in Telangana, who are slowly recovering from the impact of the first lockdown, fear financiers as they struggle to pay their monthly installments […]
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The Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated in not-so-traditional ways amid the pandemic. Bangalore: Mrs Ilaf Saqib Hakim’s husband went to Saudi Arabia after marriage and he couldn’t return due to the pandemic. For the past two years, she has been celebrating Eid virtually. “We thought we would be meeting at least this year […]
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As thousands of people battle the second wave of Covid-19 across India, social media comes to the rescue of people who are unable to find quick medical assistance. Bengaluru: On April 12 this year, Shoba Mary’s world turned upside down when she found out her 58-year-old brother, with comorbidities, tested positive. Shoba, a resident of […]
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Mental health has taken a backseat for teachers dealing with the pressures of their work amidst the horrors of the second wave of Covid-19. DELHI- The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on teachers’ mental health all across the country as the second wave of the pandemic has increased their work stress and burdened them […]
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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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Due to the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, many government hospitals aren’t able to admit non-COVID patients with terminal diseases. Kolkata: Due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, most government hospitals are only admitting COVID patients. This coupled with the unavailability of hospital beds, patients with health problems like […]
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Around 3 Indians are dying every minute due Covid-19 in the country. Bangalore: India on Tuesday recorded over 3.29 lakh cases, which was the lowest count of daily Covid-19 cases in fourteen days, as per the data updated by the Union health ministry. Karnataka moves to the top with the highest number of cases recorded […]
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