More than 90 percent of home-based garment workers can be called ‘forced laborers’ as they are paid less than the state stipulated minimum wage. By Jagriti Parakh While walking down the narrow lanes of Hosahalli, through the dimly lit basement shops along Mysore Road, and across the dystopian concrete buildings in Peenya and BTM Layout […]
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The government schools face several challenges with children who are irregular to the school. The dropout rate is different than the actual number. By Esther Esha Bangalore, April 4, 2019 Yellappa, a 60-year-old man, with a walking stick in his hand and a turban around his head, constantly worries about his only child Yellappa […]
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Story of an HIV patient in Raichur’s Lingasugur taluk. “I was tested positive during a blood camp organized by school and had no idea about it. The doctors revealed my personal medical information to the Principal, who further complained to the parents, leading to conflicts and removing me from my workplace,” said Vanitha, a […]
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Byadgi taluk in Haveri looks out for ways to change their existing situation. A line of distressed women wipe off the sweat on their foreheads. The wait for water from this one tap in an area of 433 sq metres is very similar to finding God for these women. It’s the first day of the […]
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Room number three in the Lingasugur Government General Hospital is where Lingappa, the general OPD doctor attends patients. A huge crowd can be seen throughout the day outside his room. Hari Prasad (name changed) has been waiting in the queue with his documents from more than an hour. “It is very difficult for me to […]
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Farmers continue to grow sugarcane in the hope that the commercial cash crop will bring them riches, but surplus sugarcane production has led to fall in sugar prices and lesser profits By Abbinaya Kuzhanthaivel Bengaluru April 19 2019 Vimala Vital Halur, a 45-year-old woman is worried that she can’t afford to pay her daughter Cauvery […]
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Despite registering their names online, around 40 voters of Ward nos. 154 and 164 in Basavanagudi, which comes under Bengaluru South constituency, were barred from casting their votes. Pushpawati R, a resident of Basavanagudi, said: “My name was not in the list while my husband’s name was there. This is very unprofessional on part of […]
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Bangalore Rural constituency saw a voter turnout of 32.36 per cent till 1 pm on Thursday, 18th April, 2019. A few voters spoke to the NewsNet team about the various issues that have been concerning them in their constituency. Water shortage has hit the city, said Chandana R, a second time voter. “The next government […]
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Long queues and lack of facilities at polling booths have not affected first time voters from casting their vote, despite Election Commission’s recent decision to provide special facilities for differently-abled voters at polling booths. At polling station 323 located in the Mount Carmel English School, Raja Rajeshwari Nagar, people had to do with mediocre amenities, […]
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There has been an increase in cases of child trafficking in Karnataka in recent years with the year’s count standing at 929 so far. By Oisika Dev Bengaluru, Jan. 17, 2019. “The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), NGOs and the local police station work hand in hand to rescue kids from trafficking. We monitor the activities […]
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