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Each of the affected sectors and verticals are covered so extensively by the virus-induced lockdown restriction measures that most of us actually would not have spared a thought for the abodes of extremely popular deities stretching across the length and breadth of the country. There are any number of adorable/venerable gods and goddesses who too […]

Millions of migrant laborers have moved across the country to reach their respective native places in the past fortnight or so. Lakhs are still hoping to head home after duly following the registration processes as mandated by the State Governments.  Indian Railways are scheduled to run several hundred trains every day ferrying stranded laborers from […]

It was a sight to behold watching teeming people flock when the Government allowed the opening of liquor outlets to sell the bubbly after almost 50 days of successive lockdowns. Cutting across age and gender, people of all hues and shades stood in serpentine queues to lay hands on their favorite alcohol observing due social […]

Unmitigated plight and sufferings of millions of migrant laborers are known to the entire country and beyond because of the widespread coverage the issue attracted. Even now there are lakhs of laborers held up at different places, especially major cities, who are desperate to reach their native places. Though hundreds of trains are ferrying stranded […]

Several departments’ have undertaken daunting tasks set out by the Union Home and Health Ministry’s, respectively in line with the World Health Organization defined guidelines while handling the entire ambit of novel coronavirus pandemic. Foremost amongst the exhaustive guidelines issued were measures recommended leading to the lockdown to shore up the healthcare infrastructure and to […]

No sooner the nation was gradually coming to terms with the easing of pandemic enforced lockdown restrictions for the first time since Mar 2020, the country – especially West Bengal and Odisha – was subjected to one of the cruelest sufferings owing to Cyclone Amphan leaving behind trails of incalculable destruction on lives and properties. […]

The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan will take over the Chairmanship of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board with effect from 22nd May 2020. India as a nation was chosen by the 194 nation strong World Health Assembly signing the proposal to appoint the Minister as the nominee to the executive board. As […]

As many of us might recollect, there were any number of bizarre pronouncements and statements made by political masters right from the early days of lockdown, traversing in between successive lockdowns to present-day happenings. We have heard how Gaumutra (Cow Urine) would keep the marauding virus at bay. How heat generated by lighting of diyas […]

Let us not beat around the bush any longer. Successive lockdowns imposed have served its purpose hopefully and the nation should return back to normal functioning sooner than later alongside the virulent virus.  As many experts predict and forecast, we all have to learn to live with the virus in the foreseeable future.  As such, […]

Almost two months of successive lockdowns and the accompanying stringent restrictions had rendered millions of citizens from different walks of life confined to their respective homes. Nothing new in this bit of information. As we are also aware, except of course huge community of struggling migrant laborers who still, unfortunately, continue to undergo hardships in […]