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Economy

Will your neighbourhood grocery store recover from COVID lockdown?

May 5, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty

Neighbourhood shops selling essentials have stayed open during lockdown, but even they have suffered severe losses. Disrupted supply chain, extremely low footfalls, lack of movement passes and home delivery staff meant they have a long road to recovery.

Health

Lockdown distress: People with HIV unable to buy medicines and food

April 30, 2020 Radio Active 90.4MHz

During lockdown, people living with HIV (PLHIV) have not been able to step out and buy critical medicines and food. Many have had no work or wages either.

Sakuntala, 80, seated on the stage in the yellow saree, interacting with senior citizens at Nightingales Centre in Malleswaram before the nationwide lockdown came into effect. Pic courtesy: Sakuntala Narasimhan
Society

“Middle-class senior citizens left in the lurch during lockdown”

April 28, 2020 Sakuntala Narasimhan

The government had promised much during the lockdown – availability and home delivery of essentials, financial relief for senior citizens, and so on. Yet middle-class senior citizens have been left in the lurch.

Society

How Bengaluru cyclists are helping the elderly during lockdown

April 27, 2020 Sathya Sankaran

Cyclists across the city are volunteering to distribute groceries and medicines to seniors during lockdown. Here’s how they got together and ramped up the initiative.

Governance

Bengaluru Buzz: COVID testing scaled up | Home delivery of essentials | BMTC seeks Rs 100 cr to pay staff…and more

April 20, 2020 News Desk

Bengalureans are dealing with a range of problems arising from the lockdown – rising food prices, restrictions in accessing essential commodities, job insecurity and difficulty paying rent. Read the updates on these issues, in our weekly roundup.

Society

Help for senior citizens during COVID-19 lockdown

April 17, 2020 Ekta Sawant

Senior citizens are highly vulnerable now, both due to difficulty accessing services and their higher risk of contracting COVID-19. Here are some initiatives – delivery of essentials, help with hospital visits, counselling services etc – specifically to help seniors in this period.

Health

How well is Karnataka govt dealing with the COVID-19 crisis?

March 29, 2020 Pranshu Rathee

In just three weeks, COVID-19 has severely impacted life in Bengaluru. What issues have cropped up during this period, and how well has the State responded to these?

Health

Bengaluru Buzz: Lockdown tensions | Passes for commute | Pourakarmikas under stress…and more

March 28, 2020 News Desk

As the city copes with the lockdown, there’ve been concerns about passes for commute, availability and price of essential commodities, and so on. Read more in our weekly roundup.

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