Government Schools Crawl Towards Improvement

The government schools in Belagal village in the Bagalkot district lack the basic necessary facilities of electricity, clean drinking water and washrooms. The children studying in the school sit on the floor near the doors as sunlight is the only source of light. Visibility in the classrooms for both the teachers and the students is […]

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For small farmers, local money lenders bring destruction in disguise.

More than one-third of farmers in India take loans from local money lenders and end up bearing the burden of paying interest rate three to four times more than what banks and co-operative societies charge. These farmers do not get the benefits of loan waivers as well. Vivek Kumar MApril 05, 2020 Ningappa, a farmer […]

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Mudhol swallows the bitter pills of HIV and poverty

Mudhol taluk has witnessed an increase in the number of HIV patients in the past five years. While on paper, only 10 per cent are registered with the taluk hospital, doctors estimate that about 30 per cent of the population suffers from this deadly disease that not only affects them physically but also mentally and […]

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