With the state government making it mandatory to wear a mask in Bengal, the requirement for masks has seen a rise. Though there are enough hands ready to ply the sewing machines, supply of cloth is pr...

Brahmaputra Fables, an Assam start-up supplying handloom and handicraft products to customers around the globe, has started an initiative to supply cloth masks to protect against the Covid-19 pandemic...

Chinese authorities have encouraged people in the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic, to wear surgical masks in public to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus. The question is: do the...

Dinesh Das, 55, is stitching together protection for his fellow beings during the Covid-19 pandemic, making use of his skills as a tailor. For when intentions are right, no occupation in life is too h...

A trailer plying on the NH-33 near the Chutupalu valley, rammed into another trailer and two tractors, killing two drivers and one co-driver in Ramgarh on Wednesday.The incident occurred at around 9:3...

Sir — Numbers indicate that, in the United States of America, it is mostly women who have been laid off as industries such as hospitality and leisure, which largely employ women, have been hit the h...

A 40-year-old Indian-origin woman in Singapore was charged with five counts, including use of criminal force, in a court here on Saturday for refusing to wear a face mask for protection against Covid-...

Teachers, students and researchers at Jadavpur and Calcutta universities have gone on an overdrive to produce masks at a time the Bengal government has made it mandatory to cover one’s face before s...

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last week that all Americans should wear cloth face coverings to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the not-so-crafty parent...

Almost overnight, masks in a variety of colours, styles and materials have appeared on the faces of people around us. While it’s good news that many people are doing their part to slow the spread of...