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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Maski taluk of the Raichur district has an increasing number of girls’ dropout rates from schools and colleges. Lack of awareness about education is the prime reason behind it. Alfiya is a 4th standard student from an Urdu Primary School of the Digganayakanabhavi village of the Maski taluk in the Raichur district of north Karnataka. […]
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Lambani art still awaits a place on the marketing map Twenty-five years of Santhi Bai’s life been given to suirkam embroidery and Sandur Kushala Kala Kendra (SKKK). She has received a national award in the year 2000. She is the supervisor of the lambani community who works at the Kendra, sometimes sitting on her chair, […]
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Construction of houses for nearly 25 percent beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin scheme has been stalled indefinitely in Gangavathi taluk. Villagers, who are enlisted to get the money for the country’s flagship scheme have no clue where their fate lies. By Ritam Chatterjee Savitri Amma and her 70-year-old husband Anjinappa live […]
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Cotton farming in the villages in Sirwar has taken a hit due to irregular and unpredictable rainfall. The yield has reduced drastically. Farmers growing this crop are facing heavy losses. They are forced to live in poor conditions or migrate to the town for better job opportunities. April 5, 2020 Flanked by swathes of cotton […]
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Economically weaker sections and underprivileged people of Sandur Taluk fail to benefit from the Janaushadhi stores under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ (PMBJP). By Batchu Rushali As the day kicks off, Mariamma, a 40-year-old vegetable vendor walks out of her home and sits at her usual place with a basket full of vegetables. After days of […]
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Weavers in North-Karnataka still weave in hope of getting fair remuneration for their hardwork. The weavers face hardship because of the unregulated sector and lack of government policies to preserve this traditional art. Neetu Saini Sitting under the cracked roof of his tin house with rays of sunlight seeping in during the day Mubarak Nabi […]
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There is a lack doctors in the hospitals and PHCs Every morning Ramkumar, a villager from Chornur village in Sandur Taluk goes to Sandur for the medicine under DOTS programme for the deadly infection or disease like Tuberculosis. Ramkumar is a father of two children and a very poor man. He has to spend two […]
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Shahapur Taluk has experienced a rapid downfall in the number of cattle in the last seven years due to a change in livelihood after the Upper Karnataka Irrigation Project. By Archita Chakraborty Shahapur: “A cow is God but she doesn’t help us make money,” said Sangeeta, a housewife from Shahapur whose husband is a farmer. […]
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The elderly of Maski taluk have been going through a financial catastrophe as pensions fail to come from the district offices due to misplacement of records during establishment of the taluk. By Yamini Chincholi They say old age is the second childhood, but in reality, it is the most stressful and worrying for those who […]
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