Society

There was a link to a Facebook group that contained a long list of male undergraduates, mostly white (like me), a few Latinos and Indians, and one black guy. The list also contained the avatars of a few other dead guys, like Crosby, and the identity of the Group itself was similarly concealed beneath another guise: “Vote Arthur Watkins for Second Circuit Judge.” … [Read more...] about How Secret Societies Stay Hidden on the Internet

67-year-old patient’s wife and daughter shift to relative’s house in Kanjurmarg; society members threaten them over WhatsApp. The police and the BMC have warned residents of a society in Kanjurmarg for allegedly harassing the family of a Covid-19 patient and asking them to leave their building. The family went into isolation after one of them, a 67-year-old man, was admitted to hospital with fever and cough. Soon news broke that he had tested positive for coronavirus, and neighbours allegedly started harassing the family to leave. According to the family, the man has no history of foreign travel. The BMC is trying to trace all the people he came into contact with over the past few days. The BMC authorities have sealed the residence and moved two members -- the man’s wife and daughter -- out of their flat and into their relative’s house in the same area. containment zone and put up notices asking citizens to be more cautious. However, the family said they soon … [Read more...] about Covid patient’s kin say housing society wants to throw them out

The three-month contract was extended and extended, but the owners could sell at any time. Leal partnered with Yarda Krampol a towering Czech economist. They met managing art galleries on Brick Lane. In 2012, and Giuseppe Percuoco was appointed secretary. These “cultural guardians” cover rates demanded by the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 through ingenuity and a conscious CSR-first model, partnering with schools, universities and charities. … [Read more...] about The cultural revolution starts here

Street salesmen, from hotdog vendors to homeless magazine sellers, have enthusiastically adopted iZettle, a cheap and easy Swedish system designed to allow sole traders and small businesses take card payments via an app and mini card-reader plugged into their phones, with many reporting sales increases of up to 30%. … [Read more...] about Sweden leads the race to become cashless society

Grains and other necessary food items were recently distributed among three Adivasi padas by a cooperative housing society in Kalyan with the help of the police. Around 112 houses of the Amivarsha cooperative housing society in Kalyan collected ~55,000 and distributed grains among 150 Adivasi families in Wadeghar, Umbarde and Mohane village. Apart from this, the society members also distributed 1 litre cooking oil, 5kg rice, 2kg wheat flour, 1kg sugar, 1kg toor dal, and spices to the families. … [Read more...] about Kalyan housing society gives grains to 3 adivasi villages