Around 57 percent households are still using chulhas. Low consumption of refill of cylinders is also found in the taluk. Shubhangi Mathur Women in Kushtagi taluk can be often seen coughing and squinting due to the smoke coming out of the chulhas while they are cooking food. Manju shares the problem his wife goes through […]
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The Central Ground Water board reports say, out of 33 districts in Karnataka 19 districts show concentrated levels of fluoride in groundwater making it unsuitable for drinking. By Swati Ekka Panduranga, a villager of Tujaram Nayak tanda in Sirwar, cannot access filter water as there is no filter water station near his village. His family […]
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Learning has the power to transform an individual’s life but government schools in Maski taluk fail to provide quality education due to lack of teachers and bad infrastructure. Yumna Ahmed April 6, 2020 Sania who was quietly sitting on the classroom floor and looking at the broken board in the hope of learning something new […]
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While we happily bargain with vegetable sellers and buy at printed price from super markets, farmers in Shahapur live in extreme poverty along with debts. So much that, farmer suicide is a common issue in Shahapur’s villages. Bangalore, March 22, 2020 By Sanchari Ghatak Mehboobi, who lives in a joint family with her husband, son, […]
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Though uranium mining was supposed to stop in 2007, it still continues in Gogi making people suffer. Gogi, Shahpur: Coming out of his old single bedroom house in the corner of the Gogi village, Husensa S, 42, drags his right leg to walk forward, but as he fails to do so, he takes help from his […]
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Even though the patients suffer from Elephantiasis, they refuse to consult the doctors, by choice. Shlok Arya Swelled legs, heavy steps and no rest–this is the life of many Shahapur residents suffering from elephantiasis. Situated in the north of Karnataka, Shahapur taluk suffers from elephantiasis, but most of the patients, however, refrain from undertaking the […]
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Jan Aushadhi stores which aim to provide generic medicines at economical prices fail to have a larger impact Nissim Jacob Two years ago, Sanjeev Pattanshetty met with an accident when he was riding a motorbike towards the neighbouring town, Almel from his village Korahalli in Sindagi Taluk. Since then he has been suffering from chronic […]
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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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Despite getting GI tag, the chappal makers didn’t receive an authorised user certificate With orange stains on his fingers, Bayaji Babu continued to paint the Kolhapuri chappals with vegetable colour using a piece of cloth. The leather smell in the cramped airless room never tires the family. They all sit together as a group and […]
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the Hungund taluk of Northern Karnataka many villagers are still trying to get compensation money for the land and houses loss after seven months of the flood. By Bibek BaidyaApril 5, 2020. Bangalore. In 2019 March-April and then September-October north Karnataka was twice flooded. More than 5,81,897 peoples are affected due to flood and almost […]
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