Anaemia continues to be highly prevalent in Bailhongal taluk with no or irregular supplies of Iron and Folic Acid supplements to fight it. By Nikita Gupta Anaemia is neither a new problem nor a serious issue if viewed from medical science which deals with cancer and covid-19. According to World Health Organization, ‘Anaemia is a […]
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After remaining submerged in water for nearly 6 months, Belagavi district of North Karnataka is facing the aftermath of floods. Belagavi received 652 mm above normal rainfall this year. On average Belgaum receives 1391 mm of rainfall but this year it was 2067 mm. Agricultural crops spread over more than 1 lakh hectares of land […]
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Those who lost their homes in the heavy monsoons of Karnataka last year are between a rock and a hard place, literally between the ruins of their houses. By Riya Sharma The heavy rainfalls of August 2019 left Mallavar Bassva Yeti in dire straits overnight when she lost a significant part of her house to […]
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Irregular attendance in government schools cost children a shot at a brighter future. Parents prefer their children working and consider it to be the only solution to their weakening financial conditions. By Chirag Dutta April 5, 2020 The address leads to the edge of Chikoppa, fifth house on the right in the last row of […]
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There are no LPG connections for people in Bailhongal taluk. Madhavari.L, a resident of Anigol village in Bailhongal taluk in Belgaum district, doesn’t have an LPG connection from the past 30 to 40 years. She applied, under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, for an LPG connection but she didn’t get a connection, Hence, she has to […]
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Soybean farmers face loss as Malaprabha floods; fields still drowned months after the floods Surbhi Shah As the grey clouds loomed over the sowed fields of Bailhongal on the onset of the monsoon last year, farmers dreamed of full and profitable crops. Little did they know that the river they worship was going to flood […]
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