With idols downsized and celebrations muted, their annual income is severely reduced WITH the onset of India’s biggest festive season – Durga Puja, Dussehra and Diwali – there are strict guidelines in place for the celebrations. Most states and the central government are also nudging organisers to cut down on excesses. Festivities will be restrained, …
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Lockdown Woes: Millions of labourers still far from home
Your small contribution can mean a safe passage for thousands THE coronavirus lockdown has hammered the poorest of the poor, leaving them with no work and no means to earn their livelihood. Migrant workers and daily wage labourers have been the most adversely affected by it and from the time the nationwide lockdown was imposed…
10 unforgettable tales of lockdown despair
You can help ease the pain by contributing to our Covid relief missions WE have all heard countless stories of the anguish caused by the nationwide lockdown due to the Coronavirus spread, especially to poor communities. And migrant labourers and daily wage earners have taken the brunt of it, most abandoned by their employers, evicted…